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The man they called Tan

In 1861, a man who could say almost nothing but one syllable gave Paul Broca a clue that changed the science of speech and the brain. Research and a book its publisher says has sold over 1 million copies then ask how much a damaged brain can recover. This is history and research, not medical advice.

Major #32: Speech-Language Pathology and Communication DisordersThe story: Paul Broca and Louis Victor Leborgne (1860s). The book: The Brain That Changes Itself by Norman Doidge.

About 8 minutes

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In this lesson

  • One syllable, 21 years
  • The brain he chose not to cut
  • What the research says
  • The book: The Brain That Changes Itself
  • What the evidence says about the book
  • Where this comes from
  • Try it today
  • 4 questions to check yourself

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