new book – ‘Another Day in the Monkey’s Brain’ by Ralph Mitchell Siegel
Written on July 25, 2012
Another Day in the Monkey’s Brain by Ralph Mitchell Siegel, with a foreword by Oliver Sacks (Oxford University Press, USA, 2012)
Book description from the publisher:
ANOTHER DAY IN THE MONKEY’S BRAIN charts a neuroscientist’s journey to understand the central mysteries of consciousness. Dr. Siegel began his career in the neurophysiology of vision in the 1980s, just when the field was coming into focus with the advent of new computing and imaging technologies. As a pioneer in the technique of mesoscopic imaging, he worked with some of the giants in vision science: Torsten Wiesel, Francis Crick, Tom Albright and many others. With insight and clarity, he shows how science is built on such relationships. Along the way, he gives a vivid sense of the abundant passion and creativity that drive scientists in their pursuit of understanding. From monkey to man, Dr. Siegel finds the beauty in the scientific discovery of self in mind and brain.
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