Nervous Systems: Brain Science in the Early Cold War

by Andreas Killen

Book Overview

In this eye-opening chronicle of scientific research on the brain in the early Cold War era, the acclaimed historian Andreas Killen traces the complex circumstances surrounding the genesis of our present-day fascination with this organ.

The 1950s were a transformative, even revolutionary decade in the history of brain science. Using new techniques for probing brain activity and function, researchers in neurosurgery, psychiatry, and psychology...

• Format: Audio CD
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0BDHT4ZR3
• ISBN13: 9798212208482
• Release Date: March 2023
• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Length: 1 Pages
• Weight: 0.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.3" x 6.7"