He returns laden with phenomenological treasures.which, in his subtle and expert telling, yield more satisfying riches of scientific understanding. Phantoms in the Brain: Probing the Mysteries of the Human Mind (Paperback) Published August 18th 1999 by William Morrow Paperbacks Paperback, 352 pages Author(s): V.S. “Ramachandran is a latter-day Marco Polo, journeying the silk road of science to strange and exotic Cathays of the mind. Phantoms in the Brain: Probing the Mysteries of the Human Mind (also published as Phantoms in the Brain: Human Nature and the Architecture of the Mind) 1 is a 1998 popular science book by neuroscientist V.S. He is the author of Phantoms in the Brain (the basis for a Nova special), A Brief Tour of Human Consciousness and The Man with the Phantom Twin: Adventures in the Neuroscience of the Human Brain. Ramachandran, hailed as ''the Sherlock Holmes of neuroscience,'' tackles four mysterious cases and delivers mind-boggling conclusions. Ramachandran is the director of the Center for Brain and Cognition at the University of California, San Diego, and an adjunct professor at the Salk Institute. In this remarkable NOVA, pioneering brain detective V.S.
His investigations into phantom limb pain, synesthesia and other brain disorders allow him to explore (and begin to answer) the most basic philosophical questions about the nature of self and human consciousness. Ramachandran is a mesmerizing speaker, able to concretely and simply describe the most complicated inner workings of the brain.
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