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"Visualising the Brain from Antiquity to the 20th Century", a visual history of the brain from early drawings to modern day computer imaging. 120 colour illus.
Synopsis
Portraits of the Mind: Visualizing the Brain from Antiquity to the 21st Century follows the history of our discovery of the human brain through images, from drawings by the earliest scientists to the advanced techniques used to explore the hidden networks in our minds today.