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Half a Brain is Enough Antonio M. Battro (Argentine Academy of Education)

Half a Brain is Enough By Antonio M. Battro (Argentine Academy of Education)

Half a Brain is Enough by Antonio M. Battro (Argentine Academy of Education)


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Summary

Half A Brain Is Enough is the story of Nico, who at the age of three was given a right hemispherectomy. Antonio Battro charts Nico's 'neuroeducation' with humour and compassion in an intriguing book, part case history, part meditation on the nature of consciousness and the brain, and part manifesto.

Half a Brain is Enough Summary

Half a Brain is Enough: The Story of Nico by Antonio M. Battro (Argentine Academy of Education)

Half A Brain Is Enough is the moving and extraordinary story of Nico, a little boy who at the age of three was given a right hemispherectomy to control intractable epilepsy. Antonio Battro, a distinguished neuroscientist and educationalist, charts what he calls Nico's 'neuroeducation' with humour and compassion in an intriguing book which is part case history, part meditation on the nature of consciousness and the brain, and part manifesto. Throughout the book Battro combines the highest standards of scientific scholarship with a warmth and humanity that guide the reader through the intricacies of brain surgery, neuronal architecture and the application of the latest information technology in education, in a way that is accessible and engaging as well as making a significant contribution to the current scientific literature. Half A Brain Is Enough will be compulsory reading for anyone who is interested in the ways we think and learn.

Half a Brain is Enough Reviews

'A heart-warming charm is to be derived from [this book].' The Times Literary Supplement
'Antonio M. Battro deserves credit and reading for this extremely concise and informative authoritative introduction to hemispherectomy and brain research in general.' Amazon.com

Table of Contents

Preface; Glossary; 1. The heart is in the brain; 2. Sculpting a new brain; 3. Compensatory analysis; 4. First schooling; 5. The cortical shift; 6. The double brain; 7. Brain, education and development; Notes; References; Index.

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GOR005867001
9780521783071
0521783070
Half a Brain is Enough: The Story of Nico by Antonio M. Battro (Argentine Academy of Education)
Used - Very Good
Hardback
Cambridge University Press
2000-11-30
136
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