Paul Broca and the Origins of Language in the BrainUndergraduate 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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Contents
| 1 | |
Deep Sulci of History | 9 |
Phrenology and Serendipitous Bumps | 25 |
Relics of Aphasia The Artifacts of Lost Words | 67 |
Turmoil Revolt and Enlightenment Historical Context for Advances in Brain Science | 101 |
Cortical Localization of Function | 115 |
Brocas Nascent Years | 145 |
Medical Student and Developing Dissident | 165 |
Brocas Auxiliary Contributions | 243 |
Brocas Legacy | 281 |
Green Translation ofBrocas 1861 Paperon the Faculty ofArticulated Language | 289 |
Broca Time Line 2012 | 319 |
Editorial
Brocas Brain BrotherWherefore Art Thou? | 321 |
Permission to Access the Collections of the Musee de lHomme Paris | 327 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Paul Broca and the Origins of Language in the Brain |
| Author | Leonard L. LaPointe |
| Publisher | Plural Publishing, 2012 |
| ISBN | 1597566047, 9781597566049 |
| Length | 390 pages |
| Subjects | › Biography & Autobiography / Science & Technology Medical / Audiology & Speech Pathology |
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