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A review by mischief_in_the_library
The Tale of the Dueling Neurosurgeons: The History of the Human Brain as Revealed by True Stories of Trauma, Madness, and Recovery by Sam Kean
4.0
Loved it! My dad, not a scientist, found it a bit to brain-y, and couldn't finish it, but I did suggest he just skip over those bits, because there was plenty that wasn't quite so neuro-y.
I'm (halfway) a psychologist, and knew most of these concepts, knew what most of these brain areas did. But I was still enchanted with some of the tales, the history of these discoveries. THere are your gold standards, of course, Gage and H.M., for example, but even those stories came with details I hadn't heard before.
That said, I think it's written in a way that would appeal to those who hadn't heard of any of these before, who don't really know anything about brains and neuroscience. Definitely recommended.
I'm (halfway) a psychologist, and knew most of these concepts, knew what most of these brain areas did. But I was still enchanted with some of the tales, the history of these discoveries. THere are your gold standards, of course, Gage and H.M., for example, but even those stories came with details I hadn't heard before.
That said, I think it's written in a way that would appeal to those who hadn't heard of any of these before, who don't really know anything about brains and neuroscience. Definitely recommended.