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The Brain Takes Shape: An Early History Martensen, Robert L. (James A. Knight Chair in Humanities and Ethics in Medicine and Professor of Surgery, James A. Knight Chair in Humanities and Ethics in Medicine and Professor of Surgery, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, USA)
The Brain Takes Shape: An Early History
Martensen, Robert L. (James A. Knight Chair in Humanities and Ethics in Medicine and Professor of Surgery, James A. Knight Chair in Humanities and Ethics in Medicine and Professor of Surgery, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, USA)
Tells the story of how long-standing notions about the body as dominated by spirit-like humors were transformed into scientific descriptions of its solid tissues. This book shows how debates over investigative methods and models of body order influence biomedicine and the broader culture.
278 pages, numerous black and white photographs
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | May 20, 2004 |
| ISBN13 | 9780195151725 |
| Publishers | Oxford University Press Inc |
| Pages | 280 |
| Dimensions | 241 × 168 × 18 mm · 586 g |
| Language | English |