by Ignacio Morgado · Editorial Ariel · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788434433502
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«Materia gris» is Ignacio Morgado's popular science essay, published by Editorial Ariel in paperback (344 pages, in Spanish).
It traces the history of knowledge about the brain and the human mind, from prehistory to current neuroscience, with contributions from philosophers and scientists such as Aristotle, Galen, Descartes, Ramón y Cajal and Pavlov. It reviews technical advances, from the microscope to neuroimaging, and mental processes such as memory, learning and sleep, as well as the main neurological disorders.
The subtitle of the work is «La apasionante historia del conocimiento del cerebro». Ignacio Morgado is emeritus professor of Psychology at the Autonomous University of Barcelona.
For readers interested in popular science, history of science and neuroscience.
