He has been called “The Marco Polo of neuroscience” by Richard Dawkins and 'the modern Paul Broca' by Eric Kandel. He gave the 2003 BBC Reith Lectures and was conferred the title of Padma Bhushan by the President of India in 2007. Ramachandran has been elected to fellowships at All Souls College, Oxford, and the Royal Institution, London (which also awarded him the Henry Dale Medal). Ramachandran’s early work was on visual perception but he is best known for his experiments in behavioral neurology which, despite their apparent simplicity, have had a profound impact on the way we think about the brain. from Trinity College at the University of Cambridge.

at Stanley Medical College in Madras, India, and subsequently obtained a Ph.D.

He is currently the Director of the Center for Brain and Cognition, Professor in the Psychology Department and Neurosciences Program at the University of California, San Diego, and Adjunct Professor of Biology at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies. 'Rama' Ramachandran is a neurologist best known for his work in the fields of behavioral neurology and psychophysics. Tracing the strange links between neurology and behavior, this book unveils a wealth of clues into the deepest mysteries of the human brain. Ramachandran tackles the most exciting and controversial topics in neurology with a storyteller's eye for compelling case studies and a researcher's flair for new approaches to age-old questions.

And autism-for which Ramachandran opens a new direction for treatment-gives us a glimpse of the aspect of being human that we understand least: self-awareness. Synesthesia becomes a window into the brain mechanisms that make some of us more creative than others. Taking us to the frontiers of neurology, he reveals what baffling and extreme case studies can teach us about normal brain function and how it evolved. Ramachandran is at the forefront of his field-so much so that Richard Dawkins dubbed him the 'Marco Polo of neuroscience.' Now, in a major new work, Ramachandran sets his sights on the mystery of human uniqueness. Drawing on strange and thought-provoking case studies, an eminent neurologist offers unprecedented insight into the evolution of the uniquely human brain.

The tell tale brain by vs ramachandran