![]() ![]() He returns laden with phenomenological treasures.which, in his subtle and expert telling, yield more satisfying riches of scientific understanding. “Ramachandran is a latter-day Marco Polo, journeying the silk road of science to strange and exotic Cathays of the mind. ![]() He is the author of Phantoms in the Brain (the basis for a Nova special), A Brief Tour of Human Consciousness and The Man with the Phantom Twin: Adventures in the Neuroscience of the Human Brain. The syndrome occurs in at least 90 of amputees - in two-thirds. Ramachandran is the director of the Center for Brain and Cognition at the University of California, San Diego, and an adjunct professor at the Salk Institute. Ramachandran's 20-year association with the mirror, and phantom limbs, has driven him to the forefront of experimental neuroscience. His investigations into phantom limb pain, synesthesia and other brain disorders allow him to explore (and begin to answer) the most basic philosophical questions about the nature of self and human consciousness. Ramachandran is a mesmerizing speaker, able to concretely and simply describe the most complicated inner workings of the brain. ![]()
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