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The New Brain is the story of technology
and biology converging to influence the evolution of the
human brain. Once considered a mysterious, hidden organ
locked within our skulls, modern brain science now provides
us with insights about the brain that only a few decades
ago would have been considered the stuff of science fiction.
We can now study the brain and how it functions as we take
a test, practice a craft, experience an emotion, make a
decision, or even tell a lie.
In The New Brain, Dr. Richard Restak
guides us through the frontiers of modern brain science
and offers cautionary but also optimistic thoughts on the
direction of his work. He says that in the era of the New
Brain, it will be necessary to tread carefully, lest we
imprison ourselves in concepts that diminish, rather than
enhance, our freedom.
Dr. Richard Restak, a neurologist and
neuropsychiatrist, is clinical professor of neurology at
George Washington University Medical Center in Washington,
D.C. He has written the companion books to several PBS specials
on brain function, including The Secret Life of the
Brain. His last book, Mozart's Brain and the Fighter
Pilot, was a bestseller. An engaging science commentator,
Restak has appeared on NPR's Morning Edition, All
Things Considered, the Today Show, Good Morning
America, and the Discovery Channel. He lives and practices
in Washington, D.C.
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