Literature, neurology, and neuroscience : historical and literary connections /

• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Stiles, Anne, 1975- (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Finger, Stanley (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Boller, François (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Amsterdam, the Netherlands : Elsevier, 2013.
• Έκδοση: First edition.
• Σειρά: Progress in brain research ; v. 205.
• Θέματα: Neurology > History.; Neurosciences > History.; Neurosciences and the humanities.; Neurology.; Neurosciences.; Medicine in Literature.; History of Medicine.; History, 18th Century.; History, 19th Century.; History, 20th Century.; Neurology > history.; Neurosciences > history.; Physicians.; Electronic books.; History.
• Περιγραφή τεκμηρίου: "This is the first of two volumes ... These ... were preceded in 2013 by two other edited volumes, The Fine Arts, Neurology, and Neuroscience, and they will be followed (in 2015) by two volumes to be called Music, Neurology, and Neuroscience."--Volume 205, page vii.
• Φυσική περιγραφή: 1 online resource (ix, 352 pages) : illustrations.
• Βιβλιογραφία: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• ISBN: 9780444632739; 0444632735
• ISSN: 1875-7855 ;

This volume on the neurosciences, neurology, and literature vividly shows how science and the humanities can come together --- and have come together in the past. Its sections provide a new, broad look at these interactions, which have received surprisingly little attention in the past. Experts in the field cover literature as a window to neurological and scientific zeitgeists, theories of brain and mind in literature, famous authors and their suspected neurological disorders, and how neurological disorders and treatments have been described in literature. In addition, a myriad of other topics are covered, including some on famous authors whose important connections to the neurosciences have been overlooked (e.g., Roget, of Thesaurus fame), famous neuroscientists who should also be associated with literature, and some overlooked scientific and medical men who helped others produce great literary works (e, g., Bram Stoker's Dracula). There has not been a volume with this coverage in the past, and the connections it provides should prove fascinating to individuals in science, medicine, history, literature, and various other disciplines. This book looks at literature, medicine, and the brain sciences both historically and in the light of the newest scholarly discoveries and insights.