The Elusive Brain: Literary Experiments in the Age of Neuroscience

by Jason Tougaw

Featuring a foreword by renowned neuroscientist Joseph E. LeDoux, The Elusive Brain is an illuminating, comprehensive survey of contemporary literature's engagement with neuroscience. This fascinating book explores how literature interacts with neuroscience to provide a better understanding of the brain's relationship to the self.

Jason Tougaw surveys the work of contemporary writers--including Oliver Sacks, Temple Grandin, Richard...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300221177
• ISBN13: 9780300221176
• Release Date: April 2018
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.4" x 9.4"