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V.S. Ramachandran

The 'Marco Polo of neuroscience' — used bizarre neurological conditions to illuminate normal brain function. Pioneer in phantom limb research and synesthesia studies.

V.S. Ramachandran

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V.S. Ramachandran is renowned for using unusual neurological conditions to illuminate normal brain function. His mirror box therapy for phantom limb pain demonstrated cortical plasticity in clinical practice. He explored synesthesia, Capgras delusion, and body schema disorders, making neuroscience accessible through 'Phantoms in the Brain' and TED talks.

The brain is a lazy piece of meat that tries to minimize its work.

1951Present · Indian-American

Key Discoveries

Mirror box therapy
Phantom limb mechanisms
Synesthesia neural basis
Capgras syndrome insights

Gallery

Body schema

Body schema

Phantom limb cortex

Phantom limb cortex

Mirror neurons

Mirror neurons

Videos

Ramachandran — Phantom Limbs

TED

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2-Minute Neuroscience: Somatosensory Cortex

Neuroscientifically Challenged

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