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Half a Brain is Enough

The Story of Nico

Antonio M Battro author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Published:2nd Nov '06

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The story of Nico, who, at the age of three, was given a right hemispherectomy.

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 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.

'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

ISBN: 9780521031110

Dimensions: 228mm x 152mm x 9mm

Weight: 215g

136 pages