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Have you ever wondered if a severed head retains consciousness long enough to see what happened to it? Or whether your dog would run to fetch help, if you fell down a disused mineshaft? The chances are that someone, somewhere has conducted a scientific experiment to find out. This book covers some interesting experiments in biology and psychology.
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`Excellent accounts of some of the most important and interesting experiments in biology and psychology' Simon SinghHave you ever wondered if a severed head retains consciousness long enough to see what happened to it? Or whether your dog would run to fetch help, if you fell down a disused mineshaft? And what would happen if you were to give an elephant the largest ever single dose of LSD? The chances are that someone, somewhere has conducted a scientific experiment to find out...`A gripping compendium of the strangest experiments ever conducted in the name of science, from the horrifying to the hilarious' thelondonpaper`One of the finest science/history bathroom books of all time' Kirkus Review
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