A review in images of V.S. Ramachandran's book, The Tell-Tale Brain

1. The Enchanted Loom
Teasing sturdy threads from
neuroscience masterworks

2. Teasing 10 threads
from
V. S.
Ramachandran’s…

3. Thread 1:
The brain is our
“organ of destiny”
and at the same
time our “second
favorite organ.”
(pg. xiv)

4. Thread 2:
Small changes in a
complex network
can engender
radical shifts - a
phase transition.
(pg. 12)

5. Thread 3:
Gifted artists may enjoy excess neural
connectivity between various sensory areas.
(pgs. 104-105)

6. Thread 4:
“Gandhi
neurons”
blur the
boundary
between
self and
others –
not just
metaphorically,
but quite literally.
(pg. 124)

7. Thread 5:
The need to
inhibit impulsive
actions may be
the reason for
the evolution
of free will.
(pg. 124)

8. Thread 6:
Imagine:
the only thing
separating your
consciousness
from another’s
might only be
your skin!
(pg. 125)

9. Thread 7:
Brains are made up of modules that are con-
stantly being updated through powerful
interactions with each other, the body, the
environment, and indeed with other brains.
(pg. 126)

10. Thread 8:
If you want to understand art, you have to
understand rasa : the very essence or the
very spirit of something.
(pg. 198)

11. Thread 9:
The Nine Laws
of Aesthetics:
1. Grouping
2. Peak Shift
3. Contrast
4. Isolation
5. Peekaboo
6. Coincidence
Abhorrence
7. Orderliness
8. Symmetry
9. Metaphor
(pg. 200)

12. Thread 10:
Neurology
tells us that
the self
consists
of many
components,
and the notion
of one unitary
self may be
an illusion.
(pg. 247)

13. Image Credits:
Title Page: http://www.rappler.com/science-nature/23193-personality-traits-brain-scans
Slide 3 - http://www.teamjimmyjoe.com/2014/10/18-cool-funny-pics-and-memes/
Slide 12 - http://bit.ly/1I3Ry9k
Slide 2 - http://ti.me/1bGkbgp
Slide 6 - http://amex.co/1PfFBhk
Slide 5 - https://blog.soton.ac.uk/comp6044/tag/brain/
Slide 11 - http://pixshark.com/bilateral-symmetry-in-nature.htm
Slide 10 - http://www.inner-light-meditation.com/
Slide 14 - http://www.rappler.com/science-nature/23193-personality-traits-brain-scans
Slide 9 - http://bit.ly/1qz0ono
Slide 8 - http://www.hindawi.com/journals/drp/2012/198789/fig1/
Slide 7 - http://www.abc.net.au/religion/articles/2012/04/27/3490312.htm
Slide 4 - http://fineartamerica.com/featured/neural-network-mehau-kulyk.html

14. Mark Brady, PhD
TheEnchantedLoom@gmail.com
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