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The Private Life of the Brain

Author: Susan A. Greenfield
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
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Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars

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Sales Rank: 786948

Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 258
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Dimensions (in): 9.2 x 6.2 x 1

ISBN: 0471399752
Dewey Decimal Number: 152.42
EAN: 9780471399759
ASIN: 0471399752

Publication Date: April 9, 2001
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Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars

The Private Life of The Brain September 1, 2003
38 out of 39 found this review helpful

Greenfield's book is accessible to the general reader with an interest in the field. She herself is a neuropharmacologist, but approaches this book with an open mind. her multidisciplinary approach makes for compulsive reading.
She is tackling an area that is undoubtedly an intellectual landmine. She does it with humour, and delivers an argument both persuasive and personal, both touching and scientific.
You may not agree with every point she makes, but you will definitely be glad that you gave her the chance.

One of the many things that i enjoyed about this book is the fact that it is not huge. Many books within the realm of popular science are far too dense. It is a relatively slim volume that gets striaght to the point. There is an appendix and a detailed set of end notes for those that are interested.
Fans of Antonio Damasio's The Feeling Of What Happens should enjoy this book.

5 out of 5 stars How the workings of the brain makes us who we are. September 20, 2001
34 out of 36 found this review helpful

Susan Greenfield takes us on a wondrous journey of the brain and the chemical processes that produce thoughts and emotions. By making it relevant to our own experiences of others and ourselves she provides an understanding of how the workings of our brains make us who we are. I particularly liked the way Dr. Greenfield uses her own personal experiences to bring alive some of the beautifully written explanations.

She has connected the science of the brain and mind to the behaviour of ourselves in a way that is accessible and understandable to the non-neuroscientist (I don't even have biology GCSE). As an engineer who thinks in pictures I would have benefited from some diagrams to help me understand the structure of the brain and particularly the different fountains of modulating amines.

The excellent "notes" for each chapter gave both further qualification of the narrative and good sources of further reading. I intend to obtain at least 4 further texts on the basis of these.

I identified with her struggle as a woman in scientific research and the limiting caution of research funding bodies, both of which she underplays hugely.

A thoroughly fascinating book. If you are interested in people and science, read this book.