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    Vilayanur Subramanian Ramachandran (born 10 August 1951) is an Indian-American neuroscientist. He is known for his wide-ranging experiments and theories...
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    oscillatory-electrical origin of qualia, or important aspects thereof.: 202–207  Vilayanur S. Ramachandran and William Hirstein proposed three laws of qualia (with a fourth...
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    side. It was invented by Vilayanur S. Ramachandran to treat post-amputation patients who had phantom limb pain (PLP). Ramachandran created a visual (and...
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  • reaction to stress, tension, confusion, or anxiety. Neuroscientist Vilayanur S. Ramachandran states "We have nervous laughter because we want to make ourselves...
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  • after the loss of sensory input. Hearing about these results, Vilayanur S. Ramachandran hypothesized that phantom limb sensations in humans could be due...
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    advocate general of Madras State from 1929 to 1944. Neuroscientist Vilayanur S. Ramachandran is his grandson. Alladi Ramakrishnan, an Indian physicist and...
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    another." Neurological differences may play a role in some cases. Vilayanur S. Ramachandran observed that the region processing sensory input from the feet...
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  • in Trends in Cognitive Sciences in 2001. William Hirstein and Vilayanur S. Ramachandran reported similar findings in a paper published on a single case...
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  • phantom pain that was first invented in the 1990s by neuroscientist Vilayanur S. Ramachandran. Individuals place their intact limb in front of the mirror and...
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  • nonfiction book by V. S. Ramachandran that explores the uniqueness of human nature from a neurological viewpoint. Ramachandran discusses seven main concepts...
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  • in nature. The syndrome is discussed in: Vilayanur S. Ramachandran's book Phantoms in the Brain. Ramachandran suggests that James Thurber, who was blinded...
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    The End of Age 2002 Onora O'Neill, A Question of Trust? 2003 Vilayanur S. Ramachandran, The Emerging Mind 2004 Wole Soyinka, Climate of Fear 2005 Lord...
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    documentary series How Art Made the World to illustrate neuroscientist Vilayanur S. Ramachandran's speculation that this might be the reason for the exaggerated...
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  • Architecture of the Mind) is a 1998 popular science book by neuroscientist V.S. Ramachandran and New York Times science writer Sandra Blakeslee, discussing neurophysiology...
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  • Prashad, professor of international studies at Trinity College Vilayanur S. Ramachandran, behavioral neurologist and psychophysicist; Professor with the...
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  • who became the first orthopedic surgeon in space during STS-129 Vilayanur S. Ramachandran – Neuroscientist known for his work in the fields of behavioral...
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  • collectively ascribed to a condition known as Geschwind syndrome. Vilayanur S. Ramachandran explored the neural basis of the hyperreligiosity seen in TLE...
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    when viewing abstract art as opposed to representational art. Vilayanur S. Ramachandran and his fellow researchers including William Hirstein, developed...
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  • Chennai Government Peripheral Hospital, Tondiarpet, Chennai Vilayanur S. Ramachandran, Neurologist and Cognitive Science researcher Govindappa Venkataswamy...
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  • positions of phonosemantics, recently defended by Margaret Magnus and Vilayanur S. Ramachandran.[citation needed] The French mathematician Henri Poincaré was...
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    sightings of UFOs were all caused by the same mental disorder. Vilayanur S. Ramachandran suggests "It's possible that many great religious leaders had...
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  • Mihai Ralea (1896–1964, Romania/France, S/Po) Nilakanta Sri Ram (1889–1973, India, R) Vilayanur S. Ramachandran (born 1951, India/US, M/Ps); Phantoms in...
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  • exaggerated body image continued for millennia. Neuroscientist Vilayanur S. Ramachandran speculates that the reason for this lies in a neurological principle...
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  • co-director of Center for Research in Computing and the Arts. Vilayanur S. Ramachandran, Neuroscience and Psychology. Author of several books including...
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  • Queckenstedt's maneuver R Marcus Raichle 1937- United States R Vilayanur S. Ramachandran 1951- India R Ricardo Ramina 1951 - Brazil R Robert Wheeler Rand...
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  • information to influence cognitive decision-making processes. Vilayanur S. Ramachandran in his research proved that the unconscious brain not only screens...
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  • current president and vice-chancellor of the University of Alberta Vilayanur S. Ramachandran, neuroscientist known primarily for his work in the fields of...
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  • mathematician Ogirala Ramachandra Rao (1905–1957), Indian music director Vilayanur S. Ramachandran (born 1951), Indian-American neurologist Ramachandra of Devagiri...
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    Oberman, Lindsay M.; Edward M. Hubbarda; Eric L. Altschulera; Vilayanur S. Ramachandran; Jaime A. Pineda (July 2005). "EEG evidence for mirror neuron...
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    in neuropsychology, such as the theories of consciousness of Vilayanur S. Ramachandran, Gerald Edelman, and Antonio Damasio. It is also supported by...
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