A Hole in the Head

More Tales in the History of Neuroscience

Charles G. Gross (Professor)

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MIT Press
13 January 2012

Physiological & neuro-psychology, biopsychology; Neurosciences

Series: A Hole in the Head

Essays on great figures and important issues, advances and blind alleys-from trepanation to the discovery of grandmother cells-in the history of brain sciences. Neuroscientist Charles Gross has been interested in the history of his field since his days as an undergraduate. A Hole in the Head is the second collection of essays in which he illuminates the study of the brain with fascinating episodes from the past. This volume's tales range from the history of trepanation (drilling a hole in the skull) to neurosurgery as painted by Hieronymus Bosch to the discovery that bats navigate using echolocation.

The emphasis is on blind alleys and errors as well as triumphs and discoveries, with ancient practices connected to recent developments and controversies. Gross first reaches back into the beginnings of neuroscience, then takes up the interaction of art and neuroscience, exploring, among other things, Rembrandt's ""Anatomy Lesson"" paintings, and finally, examines discoveries by scientists whose work was scorned in their own time but proven correct in later eras.

Essays on great figures and important issues, advances and blind alleys-from trepanation to the discovery of grandmother cells-in the history of brain sciences. Neuroscientist Charles Gross has been interested in the history of his field since his days as an undergraduate. A Hole in the Head is the second collection of essays in which he illuminates the study of the brain with fascinating episodes from the past. This volume's tales range from the history of trepanation (drilling a hole in the skull) to neurosurgery as painted by Hieronymus Bosch to the discovery that bats navigate using echolocation.

The emphasis is on blind alleys and errors as well as triumphs and discoveries, with ancient practices connected to recent developments and controversies. Gross first reaches back into the beginnings of neuroscience, then takes up the interaction of art and neuroscience, exploring, among other things, Rembrandt's ""Anatomy Lesson"" paintings, and finally, examines discoveries by scientists whose work was scorned in their own time but proven correct in later eras.

By: Charles G. Gross (Professor)
Imprint: MIT Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 178mm, Spine: 19mm
Weight: 680g
ISBN: 9780262517331
ISBN 10: 0262517337
Series: A Hole in the Head
Pages: 368
Publication Date: 13 January 2012
Recommended Age: From 18 years
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Charles G. Gross, a neuroscientist specializing in vision and the functions of the cerebral cortex, is Professor of Psychology at Princeton University. He is the author of Brain, Vision, Memory- Tales in the History of Neuroscience (MIT Press, 1998).

Reviews for A Hole in the Head: More Tales in the History of Neuroscience

Readers not familiar with Gross' other works should read them along with the entertaining, stimulating, and informative chapters in A Hole in the Head. -- Helen Bynum The Journal of the American Medical Association