1st Edition
Brainwaves: A Cultural History of Electroencephalography
By Cornelius Borck
Copyright 2018
346 Pages
by
Routledge
346 Pages
51 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
346 Pages
51 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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In the history of brain research, the prospect of visualizing brain processes has continually awakened great expectations. In this study, Cornelius Borck focuses on a recording technique developed by the German physiologist Hans Berger to register electric brain currents; a technique that was expected to allow the brain to write in its own language, and which would reveal the way the brain worked.... Read more
Introduction - Brain Waves Then and Now 1. Electrifying Brain Images 2. Hans Berger’s Long Path to the EEG 3. Electrotechniques of the Live Mind 4. Terra nova: Contexts of Electroencephalographic Explorations 5. Set to and Survey Much! 6. Designing, Tinkering, Thinking Conclusion - Plea for an Open Epistemology
Biography
Cornelius Borck is Professor of History, Theory and Ethics of Medicine and Science and Director of the Institute of History of Medicine and Science Studies at the University of Luebeck, Germany.
