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Depuis trois jours et trois nuits, le père d'Amina, un neurochirurgien reconnu, est assis sous le porche de chez lui et parle sans discontinuer à tous ses proches restés en Inde et aujourd'hui disparus. Tout le monde le croit devenu fou, jusqu'à ce qu'une photo révèle, derrière la figure de cet homme qui parle à la nuit, l'ombre bienveillante d'une petite vieille femme en sari. Le spectre de sa mère… Amina abandonne tout et saute dans un avion pour le Nouveau-Mexique. En revenant chez ses parents à Albuquerque, dans la maison qui l'a vue grandir, elle retrouve aussi la chambre d'Akhil, son frère décédé dans un accident de voiture des années plus tôt, et peu à peu ses certitudes vacillent. Elle, qui donnerait tout pour une dernière discussion sous les étoiles avec son cher grand frère, devrait convaincre son père de rompre le fil d'or de sa conversation avec les morts ? Avec L'Homme qui parlait à la nuit, Mira Jacob signe un roman drôle et poignant qui ravira tous ceux qui savent que les fantômes existent.

Neurosurgeons --- Accidents, Traffic --- Siblings

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Sir Victor Horsley (1857-1916) was a pioneer who shaped the development of neurosurgery and the direction of clinical medicine through his work with the British Medical Association, Medical Defence Union, and General Medical Council. Before the nervous system could be imaged, Horsley operated successfully on the brain and spinal cord, and performed palliative procedures on patients dying from brain tumours. Nevertheless, he became a social pariah due to his support for nationalised health insurance, child welfare and women's rights, amongst other causes. In this fascinating biography, leading neurologist Dr Michael J. Aminoff places Horsley's life and work in the context of the society in which he lived and explores his influence on the development of neurosurgery and social policies still in effect. The many underlying themes to the book include the interplay of science and politics, and the responsibility of physicians to themselves and for the welfare of society.

Physicians --- Neurosurgeons --- Horsley, Victor,

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Neurological errors. --- Neurologists --- Neurosurgeons --- Malpractice --- Malpractice

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"Wilder Penfield (1891-1976) is famous for his contributions to the understanding of epilepsy and for his discoveries of the relationship between the structure and function of the human brain. His operations, which involved stimulating the cerebral cortex of awake patients with a fine electrode, assured the complete removal of lesions that caused epilepsy. Less widely known is his use of the same technique to localize the interpretation of language, the recording of memories, and the ability to interpret the present in light of past experience. Radical Treatment follows the evolution of Penfield's thinking from his description of brain scars at the beginning of his career to his last thoughts on the human condition. Through a review of his clinical charts, intraoperative sketches, manuscript notes, and other archival material held at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital, this book presents a fascinating narrative of the development of Penfield's career and the processes that led to each of his great discoveries. Richard Leblanc vividly conveys the collaborative nature of Penfield's work at the Royal Victoria Hospital and at MNI, which led to his greatest discoveries. Revealing the duality of a life in science, Leblanc shows that while Penfield was instrumental in establishing the localization of specific functions to distinct regions of the brain, he concurrently stressed the integrative action of the nervous system. Written by the leading authority on the history of Penfield's Montreal Neurological Institute, Radical Treatment is an insightful account of the scientific accomplishments of one of the twentieth century's most influential neuroscientists."--

Neuroscientists --- Neurosurgeons --- Neurosciences. --- Nervous system --- Neurosciences --- Surgery. --- Philosophy. --- Penfield, Wilder,

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Hygiene. Public health. Protection --- Human medicine --- geneeskunde --- gezondheidszorg --- Neurosurgeons. --- Nervous system --- Surgery. --- Nerves --- Neurosurgery --- Neurological surgeons --- Neurologists --- Surgeons --- Surgery