The birth of cognitive science
The birth of cognitive science. In 1861, "Monsieur Tan-Tan" - his real name was Leborgne - died in Bicêtre Hospital. He was nicknamed "Monsieur Tan-Tan" because he had aphasia that prevented him from pronouncing anything other than the single syllable "tan", repeated most often twice in succession. Paul Broca, surgeon and anthropologist [...]
