David J. Linden is professor of neuroscience at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He is the author of three books: The Accidental Mind, The Compass of Pleasure, and Touch.
Think Tank was long listed for the AAAS/Subaru SB&F Prize for
Excellence in Science Bk Award.
“Specialists write to specialists. David Linden is well aware of
this but he also understands that science gains its powers when
understood by others. He challenged forty prominent neuroscientists
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opinions but you will walk away with a rewarding
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“Scientists who can effectively communicate science are rare, but
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M. Shepherd, co-editor of Handbook of Brain Microcircuits
“David Linden captures the excitement of forty neuroscientists
concisely discussing the workings of our marvelous brains.
Students, professors, and non-scientists will be drawn in, updated,
and astonished by the exquisite solutions the nervous system has
developed to solve an array of complex problems.”—Robin Lester, The
University of Alabama at Birmingham
“Where can you find clear, concise, yet powerful discussions about
the brain’s many ways? Right here! David Linden has pulled together
a truly remarkable collection of scientists talking jargon free
about the mysteries of life."–Michael Gazzaniga, author of The
Consciousness Instinct: Unraveling the Mystery of How the Brain
Makes the Mind
“Awareness is the first step to change. Knowing why we do what we
do is an essential part of that awareness. This motley crew of
brilliant neuroscientists helps to provide just that insight… not
only in their answers, but more importantly in the questions they
raise.”—Beau Lotto, author of Deviate: The Science of Seeing
Differently and founder of the Lab of Misfits
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