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Che cosa sappiamo della mente

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170 pages, Paperback

Published June 10, 2019

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V.S. Ramachandran

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Vilayanur S. "Rama" Ramachandran is a neurologist best known for his work in the fields of behavioral neurology and psychophysics. He is currently the Director of the Center for Brain and Cognition, Professor in the Psychology Department and Neurosciences Program at the University of California, San Diego, and Adjunct Professor of Biology at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies.

Ramachandran initially obtained an M.D. at Stanley Medical College in Madras, India, and subsequently obtained a Ph.D. from Trinity College at the University of Cambridge. Ramachandran’s early work was on visual perception but he is best known for his experiments in behavioral neurology which, despite their apparent simplicity, have had a profound impact on the way we think about the brain.

Ramachandran has been elected to fellowships at All Souls College, Oxford, and the Royal Institution, London (which also awarded him the Henry Dale Medal). He gave the 2003 BBC Reith Lectures and was conferred the title of Padma Bhushan by the President of India in 2007. He has been called “The Marco Polo of neuroscience” by Richard Dawkins and "the modern Paul Broca" by Eric Kandel. Newsweek magazine named him a member of "The Century Club", one of the "hundred most prominent people to watch" in the 21st century.

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Profile Image for Matteo.
10 reviews
January 30, 2026
Non che abbia molto senso recensire saggi di divulgazione neuroscientifica, dato che non mi interessa granché giudicare lo stile o pretendere che uno scienziato abbia lo stesso slancio artistico di un romanziere (anche se Sacks per esempio fu in grado di emozionare con i suoi scritti che per l’appunto non si limitavano alla divulgazione scientifica) ma a sto giro volevo semplicemente dire che mi sta sul cazzo sto megalomane, anche se in certe righe finge di non esserlo. A proposito di neuroimaging che tanto cita nel libro, sottoponessimo lui a queste tecniche di visualizzazione cerebrale avremmo la certezza scientifica che sia uno stronzo.

(Comunque il libro è molto interessante)
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December 13, 2021
Tolte le teorie personali dell’autore , è un libro divulgativo decente. Tra gli scienziati si sta sviluppando sempre più la tendenza ad improvvisarsi filosofi, inutile dire che sfociano nella superficialità.
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January 30, 2022
Da lettore appassionato dell'argomento una prima parte interessante e consistente. Nella seconda un po' troppe congetture e ipotesi allo stato iniziale. Sicuramente affascinante come tutto ciò che riguarda il cervello.
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35 reviews
August 2, 2025
Interesting, but sometimes I got lost through the author’s words
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