pickAn accessible read about how our brains process information and store it. An interesting read after recently finishing a book on Alzheimer‘s disease. The brain is fascinating!
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pickAn accessible read about how our brains process information and store it. An interesting read after recently finishing a book on Alzheimer‘s disease. The brain is fascinating!
pickI enjoyed the insights & found this book relatable as my mom suffered a brain tumor in 2015 & recently an aneurysm with a small stroke. It is very scary knowing someone you love could never be the same while they keep on being there physically. This is explored from the first person & scientific perspective. As a director at the NIMH, studying mental health, the author did not recognize symptoms or feel anything unusual while losing her own mind.
The poem “Brain Radiation” composed by Barbara Lipska while in treatment.
I‘m about 75% through this book and doing some googling about the book & author, I came across the linked NYT article by the author‘s son-in-law. Sad update to her condition, but our own decline is a part of everyone‘s life. We can only try to do our best to stay healthy. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/21/opinion/cancer-mental-health-wisdom.html?smid...
https://youtu.be/l0tW0NMgP4o
My book recommendations versus your book recommendations by James Folta: https://lithub.com/my-book-recommendations-versus-your-book-recommendations/
pickShort and concise book on mind and consciousness.
I liked the emphasis on homeostasis, the definition of mind and mental images, and the distinction between mind and consciousness.
Pretty sure I got these at the local book swap. Can‘t remember when though. Love a good dvd when I‘m out of sorts.
pickThis is amazingly philosophical. It addresses the neurology behind in-groups and out-groups. It clearly lays out the ways perception is entirely inside of our brains, and even how by the time we are aware of any given moment, that moment has already passed. Eagleman takes a profoundly complex topic and makes it accessible to the masses to the point that it becomes entirely enjoyable.
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Well, this is intriguing.
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