paa choo 2008-09-15
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Dr. Ramachandran has taken the world of nueroscience to common people. The language is easy to understand and the flow is very good. The book consciously stays on the medical side of things, not delving into spirituality. It is often easy to do that especially when dealing with brain, mind and consiousness, and with his eastern background. On the other hand, I wouldn't mind trying to relate to some of the wellknown concepts in spirituality (like the soul) and seeing if there is any relevance in extending some of his neuro/brain concepts there.
There are a few speeches Dr. R gave that is in youtube and TED. Especially the TED one is a good abridged version of this book. One gets the impression while you read this book that there are 100 other researches that can be performed on the brain to understand better on how things work (eg. details on sleep is very less known, dealing with certain pains that don't seem to have any origins etc)
Again, very well written book, and I am hoping he is working on more interesting research and books soon.