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Science 2 January 2004:
Vol. 303. no. 5654, pp. 43 - 44
DOI: 10.1126/science.1090319
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Essays on Science and Society

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BEYOND THE IVORY TOWER:
A Distant Mirror for the Brain

Carl Zimmer

Mankind is currently experiencing a revolution in the understanding of the brain, but as Carl Zimmer relates in his essay, it is not the first such revolution. In the 17th century, medieval notions of soul and spirit faded away, to be replaced by a mechanistic, chemical picture of the brain. Zimmer explores the roots of present-day neuroscience in the scientific revolution and finds some useful lessons for both scientists and laymen today

Carl Zimmer is the author of Soul Made Flesh (Free Press, New York, 2004). E-mail: carl{at}carlzimmer.com

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Primitive Knowledge
Robert W. Westafer
Science Online, 30 Jul 2004 [Full text]

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