“The Idea of the Brain”: Matthew Cobb in Conversation with Stephen T. Casper

Café Culture North East presents The Idea of the Brain: Matthew Cobb in conversation with Stephen T. Casper. Part of our Cafe Scientifique programme.

Matthew Cobb is Professor of Zoology at the University of Manchester where his research focuses on the sense of smell, insect behaviour and the history of science. His latest book The Idea of the Brain: A History was published in March and has been praised as “a masterpiece”. @matthewcobb

Stephen Casper is a historian of medicine at Clarkson University. His research interest include the history of traumatic brain injuries and concussions; the politics of neuroscience; and the History of Disturbances of Consciousness. He is currently working on a book about the history of concussion. @TheNeuroTimes

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