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It looks a little depressing, what did you think?
Carole Brooks Platt I haven't read it yet, but I'm inspired by all of the comments below. A former student of mine, who is quite brilliant and finishing her training to b…moreI haven't read it yet, but I'm inspired by all of the comments below. A former student of mine, who is quite brilliant and finishing her training to become a neurosurgeon, suggested that I read this book. The author is a friend she knew at Stanford. She says he was a wonderful person and his book is beautifully written. I have bought it, but have not read it yet. I just started reading a new book on the neuroscience of left and right hemispheric differences, which is fascinating to me. My own book using neuroscience to explain the workings of the minds of great poets was published in August 2015: In Their Right Minds: The Lives and Shared Practices of Poetic Geniuses. (less)
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When Breath Becomes Air
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