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A review by andrewgillsmith
The Tell-Tale Brain: A Neuroscientist's Quest for What Makes Us Human by V.S. Ramachandran
5.0
VS Ramachandran has rightly been called one of the greatest scientific minds of our time. True, true. He's also hilarious and quite a brilliant writer.
What distinguishes Ramachandran from others in his field--aside from his sheer brilliance--is his method. He engages in "thought experiments." How quaint! A scientist still using the same methodology Einstein used to develop the theory of relativity. The practical outcome is that his work is so accessible, so intuitive that lay readers will immediately grasp his meaning.
This is truly one of the most influential books I've ever read. It inspired me in my own novel, Our Lady of the Artilects, and I continue to go back to it as a resource on the great mysteries of consciousness.
What distinguishes Ramachandran from others in his field--aside from his sheer brilliance--is his method. He engages in "thought experiments." How quaint! A scientist still using the same methodology Einstein used to develop the theory of relativity. The practical outcome is that his work is so accessible, so intuitive that lay readers will immediately grasp his meaning.
This is truly one of the most influential books I've ever read. It inspired me in my own novel, Our Lady of the Artilects, and I continue to go back to it as a resource on the great mysteries of consciousness.