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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.
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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.”
1951 — Present · Indian-American
Key Discoveries
Mirror box therapy
Phantom limb mechanisms
Synesthesia neural basis
Capgras syndrome insights
Gallery
Body schema
Phantom limb cortex
Mirror neurons
Videos
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