Description
Book SynopsisWith the sensitivity of a dedicated doctor and the curiosity of an accomplished scholar, Trimble offers an insightful analysis of how the study of people with paradigmatical neuropsychiatric conditions can be the cornerstone to unraveling some of the mysteries of the cerebral representations of our highest cultural experiences.
Trade ReviewThis book exists... to explain matters of the heart using our knowledge of the mind... A host of professional students, clinicians, educators, and other well-read individuals will find this worthy of a close and careful read. -- Mark H. Fleisher JAMA 2007 Perfect for either college-level collections strong in science, health, or social science and for public lending collections alike... An intriguing, lively survey. Midwest Book Review 2007 A highly thought-provoking excursion. Scientific American Mind 2007 This scholarly, yet provocative, book from an insightful, observant neurologist... is rich with thought-provoking ideas. -- Chris McManus British Journal of Psychiatry 2008
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments
Introduction
1. Where Did It All Begin?
2. The Neuroanatomy of Emotion
3. Language and the Human Brain
4. The Other Way of Using Language
5. The Breakdown of Language
6. Music and the Brain
7. Neurotheology I: Epilepsy
8. Neurotheology II: Other Neurological Conditions
9. God, Music, and the Poetry of the Brain
Epilogue
Appendix I: Brief Biographies of Some Poets with Bipolar Disorder
Appendix II: Some Notable Religious Poets
Notes
References
Index
