The Tell-Tale Brain: A Neuroscientist's Quest for What Makes Us Human

from GlennBell

The author is a medical doctor with an interest in neuroscience research. He has conducted significant research and conducted experiments on some of his patients. His observations from the research and case studies leads to some insightful concepts. I believe that he is able to see correctly the ...

from MarkBeronte

director of the Center for Brain and Cognition at UCSD, explores why humans, who are "anatomically, neurologically and genetically, physiologically apes," are not "merely" apes. While animals can communicate with sound and gesture, and chimpanzees can even use words to express immediate needs, hu...

from vguy

Clear, thought-provoking, frontier work, sometimes moving about the gradually unfolding mystery of what humans are - and even funny in places. Central theme is mirror neurons; he makes a good case for looking at the detail (reductionist) in order to explain the everyday observable levels of behav...

from snash

I was set to be totally enthralled but ended up disappointed. In the beginning the author seemed to be viewing and thinking very broadly across numerous disciplines and making startling and insightful conjectures. With time, certain blind spots became evident. He pooh poohed psychoanalysis using ...

from flydodofly

Although he lost me in several places, I always managed to get back on track. Great fun, both the brain and the author.