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Michael S. Gazzaniga

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in Los Angeles, California, The United States

December 12, 1939

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Michael S. Gazzaniga, one of the premiere doctors of neuroscience, was born on December 12, 1939 in Los Angeles. Educated at Dartmouth College and California Institute of Technology, he is a professor of psychology at the University of California, Santa Barbara, where he heads the new SAGE Center for the Study of the Mind.

His early research examined the subject of epileptics who had undergone surgery to control seizures. He has also studied Alzheimer's and Parkinson's patients and reveals important findings in books such as Cognitive Neuroscience: The Biology of the Mind.

While many of his writings are technical, he also educates and stimulates readers with discussions about the fascinating and mysterious workings of the brain. Books such as ...more

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Average rating: 3.94 · 10,076 ratings · 799 reviews · 72 distinct works • Similar authors

	Who's in Charge? Free Will and the Science of the Brain really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3,533 ratings — published 2011 — 37 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Human: The Science Behind What Makes Us Unique 4.04 avg rating — 2,640 ratings — published 2008 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Consciousness Instinct: Unraveling the Mystery of How the Brain Makes the Mind 3.87 avg rating — 875 ratings — published 2018 — 21 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tales from Both Sides of the Brain: A Life in Neuroscience by Michael S. Gazzaniga, Steven Pinker (Goodreads Author) (Foreword) 3.61 avg rating — 903 ratings — published 2015 — 24 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cognitive Neuroscience: The Biology of the Mind by Michael S. Gazzaniga, Richard B. Ivry, G.R. Mangun 4.11 avg rating — 779 ratings — published 1998 — 24 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Ethical Brain: The Science of Our Moral Dilemmas 3.75 avg rating — 517 ratings — published 2005 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Psychological Science by Michael S. Gazzaniga, Diane Halpern 3.77 avg rating — 277 ratings — published 2002 — 60 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Mind's Past 3.77 avg rating — 115 ratings — published 1998 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Cognitive Neurosciences III 4.31 avg rating — 72 ratings — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Nature's Mind: The Biological Roots of Thinking, Emotions, Sexuality, Language, and Intelligence 3.75 avg rating — 49 ratings — published 1992 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Science results from a profoundly social process. The common portrayal—that science emerges from a solitary isolated genius, always laboring alone, not owing anything to anyone—is simply wrong.”
― Michael S. Gazzaniga, Tales from Both Sides of the Brain: A Life in Neuroscience

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“The brain has millions of local processors making important decisions. It is a highly specialized system with critical networks distributed throughout the 1,300 grams of tissue. There is no one boss in the brain. You are certainly not the boss of the brain. Have you ever succeeded in telling your brain to shut up already and go to sleep?”
― Michael S. Gazzaniga, Who's in Charge?: Free Will and the Science of the Brain

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“I believe that things just happen in life, and pretty much after the fact, we make up a story to make it all seem rational. We all like simple stories that suggest a causal chain to life’s events. Yet randomness is ever present.”
― Michael S. Gazzaniga, Tales from Both Sides of the Brain: A Life in Neuroscience

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