Phantoms Of The Brain Analysis

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This video was about neurologist Vilayanur S. Ramachandran and his discoveries on brain damage. In "Phantoms of the brain" Ramachandran talked about exhibiting phantom limbs, hemispatial neglect, blind-sight, anosognosia and other disorders with his patients. An example of this, from the video is Derek Steen. One of Ramachandran's patients, suffered a terrible motorcycle accident that caused him to lose an arm. After his surgery, Derek was able to feel the presence of his non-existent arm. Neurologist Vilayanur, explained the reason for this was

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