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Lost words : narratives of language and the brain, 1825-1926 /
In the mid-nineteenth century, physicians observed numerous cases in which individuals lost the ability to form spoken words, even as they remained sane and healthy in most other ways. By studying this condition, which came to be known as "aphasia," neurologists were able to show that func...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Princeton, N.J. :
Princeton University Press,
©2000.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- COVER; TITLE; COPYRIGHT; CONTENTS; LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; Introduction; ONE: Construing Silence; TWO: "The Word Turned Upside Down"; THREE: The Discourse of Aphasia; FOUR: John Hughlings Jackson and the Predicament of the "Speechless Man"; FIVE: Head Wounds; SIX: Dissonant Voices; SEVEN: Making Good; Conclusion; INDEX.