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Oh, this is a conflicted comment I'm posting. I've recently read a very interesting and, while intuitive, very indepth book on the subject of brains, and brain
by klapinat0r 12y ago
Oh, this is a conflicted comment I'm posting.
I've recently read a very interesting and, while intuitive, very indepth book on the subject of brains, and brain evolution/commonalities.
It covers reactions, active choices, responsibilities, creativity, memory, sleeping patterns, learning and much more.
It's written by a famous Danish brain surgeon, and unfortunately written in Danish.
It's called "Dr. Zukaroffs Testamente" (an intertwined story following the books 500 pages explanations, making it easier to digest), by Peter Lund Madsen.
Why am I commenting even though it's in danish? Because it truly is an amazing book, and one I would've loved to read back when I was deciding which path to choose in life (medschool or other), and in the hope that we may be able to push for an English translation.
If you have any means of reading a Danish book, it's genuinely worth it.
EDIT:
Link: https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gyldendal.dk%2Fdr-zukaroffs-testamente-id16656&edit-text= https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=y&pr...
- Filligree 12y agoWell, since I'm Norwegian and can probably read it, I'll thank you for the tip. :-)
- jnbiche 12y agoWe have a neurologist author who writes kind of similar books: Oliver Sacks. If you've never read any of his books, he's worth checking out.
- klapinat0r 12y agoThanks, I'll check him out.
- paulojreis 12y agoAntónio Damásio (portuguese, but based in USC) is also worth checking out. Descartes' Error is a must read.
- septerr 12y agoAnother author (and neuroscientist) is David Eagleman. His book - Incognito: The Secret Lives of the Brain, is fantastic.
- sateesh 12y agoAnother neurologist author whose books are worth checking out is V.S. Ramachandran. His book "Phantoms in the brain" in an interesting read.