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© 1995 ADELPHI EDIZSI.OPN.IA .M ILANO 
ISBN 88-459-1181-0
INDICE 
Ringraziamenti  13 
Introduzione  17 
PARTPER IMA 
1. SCIAGURA NEL VERMONT  31 
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gia4,5  Unap ietmrial i-acroesl e nndoip  oi4,9  
2.I L CERVELLO DI GAGE DISVELATO  53 
Ilp roble5m3a D,i gresssiuolnle' andaetlso imia 
stemnae rvo5s8o L,a s oluzi6o7n e, 
3.U N MODER NO PHINEAS GAGE  71 
Unan uova me7n8t Rei,s poasltlsaafi  d8a3,  Ra
gionaerd eei cdee,r8 6
4.A  SANGUE PIFÙRE DDO  95 
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dal eosnioi tlrleec o rtceecp refron1t70a Ulina,r i
flesosneis ua noamtiaefu  nzoine,1 71 Unas orgne
te1,91  Porved agli satnuidimi1,a l2 s2Du i gsre
soine usllsepe igazoinin eourchimiec,12h 6 Con
clounsei1,2 8 
PARTSEE CNODA 
5. ELEMENTI DI UNA SPIEGAZIONE  133 
Unam isotaesa rlilea1n33z Sauo,  rganicsomiri p,e  
cerv,1e 3l6lS itadteilgo irg anism1i3,7C  orop  e 
cerovi enltleraog:loi 'srgcaonniod samll'oi,1n 3t8er n
Sum enet  ceom portamoen,1t4 0 Organoi sem 
ambieinntrtaeeg ionso:cc onfnroot con mioln do di 
fuori1,4 2D igroeness sui'lalrchidteesitsi ettmuir a 
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tegr1a4t7 a I,mm agindii   aod,ie msmasgidneil  
pasos aietm magdienfulit  uor,1 49La  formaozine 
delilmem agpienritc te,i1 v25e Immazgizananme
tod ii mmagien foir maoznei di miamgipneirr i 
chia,m1 o54L ac onocseznaè  inocproratnae lle 
rappnrteoaszneidi iosispoznial1i6,0 I lp ensoi eèr 
fatot ilna rmgias udriia m mag1i6n2iA ,l cnuia c
cenanoli sl vliuop npeur1a6le5,  
6.R EGOLAZIONE BIOLOGICA E SOPRAVVIVENZA  117 
Dsiopiszipoenlrias   poravnvzi1av1,7e  Ancorsau lla 
reogalziodnibe a s1e7,6 T risot,Iao stnteai  fill ot r
da'more,1 97 Oltrleep  uiloseng ili tisi nit1,28  
7. EMOZIONI E SENTIMENTI  187 
Emzooini1,8 9S piecficidtà ella'roaa pntpeurdailee 
trloe e mozinoi2,0 2S entiim,e6 n 2tI0nagnnare 
icle rov,e2 l1l3V aràid eist einmetnit2,1 5I lr -co
poc omet eoa tdrelelmoezi oni2, 22P orm eneta l 
corop,2 27I lp orcesos desle inmteon,2t 28 
8.L 'IPOTESID EL MARCATORE  SOMATICO  253 
Raoginameon tdee coines,2i 35R aoginameon te 
decoinesn ieol slapzoi perosnalese oc ila,e2 39R a
zoinailtaàllo 'pera24,1 L 'oietpsdile m arocaerst o
matoic,2 44U nad igsrosenie su'llarltuios,2m 48 
Dad ovep orvenogno mia rocairst omact?ii,2 50 
Unar etnee uarlpee irm  arocarist omati25c4i ,Il  
teoa terdim arocairst omatièn ceicl or op nole c er
veol?,l2 58M arocarist omatimcanii feos cteil ati, 
259I nutioznei,2 63I lr aognaimeon futorid el 
domion pieornsael deiq  ulelsooc alie,2 65L 'aoi ut
delel'mozione,p eri lm elgioe   perp egiolg, i 
267A cacnot oetl riem  arocarist omatcii2,7 3I n
claizonini cer eoanezd iio rdin2e7,7  
PARTTEE RZA 
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9.L IPOTESI DEL MARCATORE  SOMATICO 
ALLA PROVA  283 
Sapemraen  on esnti,r2 e83R isch:gi laeirs eepri
menito cng oichid 'aazrozd,2 91M iopiar istopt ael 
futuor,29 8P reveidlfue rtuer: oc orreilfi asoltio
gcii3,0 1 
10.I L CERVELLO PENSOSO DEL CORPO  305 
Nieenc torop,m amie n,t3 e05I clor op comer ife
rimnoet dib as3e1,9 I ls én erulae3,20  
11.L A PASSIONE DEL RAGIONARE  333 
L'rerodriCe a rtoe,s3 i36 
POST SCRIPTUM  343 
Ilc uroeu maon iconn fliot,t3 43 Lan eourbioloiag
modenrae l 'iddiem aei dicna34,5 U nan otas ui 
peresntlii mdietlinl earu oboilgoi,a3 49 Levpee r 
laso pravvevniz3a52,  
Noteef  onbtiib liografiche  361 
Altlreet ture  387 
Indiacnea litico  393
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