Paul Broca and the origins of language in the brain / Leonard L. LaPointe.

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LaPointe, Leonard L [author.]

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text

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computer

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online resource

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1597566047
9781597566049

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Paul Broca and the origins of language in the brain.DDC classification:

616.80092 B 23

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RC339.52.B758 L37 2013eb

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WZ 100

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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.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

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