![]() When Sagan finds it in the Musée de l'Homme, he poses questions that challenge some core ideas of human existence such as "How much of that man known as Paul Broca can still be found in this jar?"-a question that evokes both religious and scientific argument.Ī major part of the book is devoted to debunking "paradoxers" who either live at the edge of science or are outright charlatans. ![]() ![]() To that end, he saved hundreds of human brains in jars of formalin among the collection is his own brain. He believed that by studying the brains of cadavers and correlating the known experiences of the former owners of the organs, human behavior could eventually be discovered and understood. He is best known for his discovery that different functions are assigned to different parts of the brain. The title essay is named in honor of the French physician, anatomist and anthropologist Paul Broca (1824–1880). ![]()
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