Neuroscience
From tomorrow's New York Times, a book review of two new nonfiction books about the brain:
The Brain: False Assumptions and Cruel Operations
By WILLIAM GRIMES
The New York Times
Published: January 26, 2005
Reviews of these two books:
- Promoting Academic Writing
Interesting piece in today's New York Times about writers taking promotional book "tours" via blogs: The Author Will Take Q.’s Now By KARA JESELLA Published: September 2, 2007 [snip] Bloggers have written about books since, well, the beginning of...
- The Three-pound Enigma By Shannon Moffett
Received my copy of this new book today. Looks great! It was reviewed in Sunday's Washington Post, along with two other new neuroscience books: Read the review here. And, up in March, a book by Eric Kandel. Good times for neuroscience books written...
- Brains On Parade
Viewers of C-SPAN's BookTV were treated this weekend to a re-airing of a Brian Lamb interview from 2000 with Michael Paterniti, the author of the book Driving Mr. Albert, about his cross-country adventure with the doctor who retained portions of Albert...
- Dr. Gary Steinberg Of Stanford And Moyamoya Disease
From tomorrow's New York Times, an account of a patient with moyamoya disease and the neurosurgeon who specializes in the treatment of the disease: Out of Nowhere, a Devastating Tangle in the Brain By DENISE GRADY The New York Times Published: March...
- *new* Psychology & Communication Sciences Books
Thanks to WorldCat and Google Reader, I've created some nifty lists that highlight new books I've purchased in communication sciences (either communication or communication disorders) and psychology. As new books come into the library, I add...
Neuroscience
The Brain in Nonfiction
From tomorrow's New York Times, a book review of two new nonfiction books about the brain:
The Brain: False Assumptions and Cruel Operations
By WILLIAM GRIMES
The New York Times
Published: January 26, 2005
Reviews of these two books:
POSTCARDS FROM THE BRAIN MUSEUMRead the book review (free registration required)
The Improbable Search for Meaning in the Matter of Famous Minds
By Brian Burrell
Illustrated. 356 pages. Broadway Books. $24.95.
THE LOBOTOMIST
A Maverick Medical Genius and His Tragic Quest to Rid the World of Mental Illness
By Jack El-Hai
Illustrated. 362 pages. John Wiley & Sons. $27.95
- Promoting Academic Writing
Interesting piece in today's New York Times about writers taking promotional book "tours" via blogs: The Author Will Take Q.’s Now By KARA JESELLA Published: September 2, 2007 [snip] Bloggers have written about books since, well, the beginning of...
- The Three-pound Enigma By Shannon Moffett
Received my copy of this new book today. Looks great! It was reviewed in Sunday's Washington Post, along with two other new neuroscience books: Read the review here. And, up in March, a book by Eric Kandel. Good times for neuroscience books written...
- Brains On Parade
Viewers of C-SPAN's BookTV were treated this weekend to a re-airing of a Brian Lamb interview from 2000 with Michael Paterniti, the author of the book Driving Mr. Albert, about his cross-country adventure with the doctor who retained portions of Albert...
- Dr. Gary Steinberg Of Stanford And Moyamoya Disease
From tomorrow's New York Times, an account of a patient with moyamoya disease and the neurosurgeon who specializes in the treatment of the disease: Out of Nowhere, a Devastating Tangle in the Brain By DENISE GRADY The New York Times Published: March...
- *new* Psychology & Communication Sciences Books
Thanks to WorldCat and Google Reader, I've created some nifty lists that highlight new books I've purchased in communication sciences (either communication or communication disorders) and psychology. As new books come into the library, I add...