| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 358 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color |
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polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Précis -- Early times : deep sulci of history -- Phrenology and serendipitous bumps -- Relics of aphasia : the artifacts of lost words -- Turmoil, revolt, and enlightenment : historical context for advances in brain science -- Cortical localization of function -- Broca's nascent years -- Medical student : developing dissident -- A massive thesis and graduation -- Landmark cases : Leborgne and Lelong -- Broca's auxiliary contributions -- Broca's legacy. |
| Summary |
Undergraduate and graduate students as well as practicing professionals and clinicians in psychology, neurolinguistics, cognitive psychology, communication science and disorders, neurology, neurosurgery, neuropsychiatry, nursing and health-related professions, and philosophy of science will be interested in this book. It both honors the life and work of Pierre-Paul Broca, and in doing so, also honors the many French brains that paved the way for the development of the neurosciences. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Broca, Paul, 1824-1880.
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Broca, Paul, 1824-1880. |
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Neuroscientists -- France -- Biography.
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Neuroscientists. |
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France. |
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Biographies.
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Neurology -- France -- History.
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Neurology. |
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History. |
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Neurology. |
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History, 19th Century. |
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Neurology -- history. |
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Neurosciences -- history. |
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France. |
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Biography.
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Electronic books.
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History.
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Biographies.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: LaPointe, Leonard L. Paul Broca and the origins of language in the brain. San Diego : Plural Pub., ©2013 1597566047 (DLC) 2012022840 |
| ISBN |
1597566047 (electronic book) |
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9781597566049 (electronic book) |
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9781597564786 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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1597564788 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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