CONVERSTIONS ABOUT THE BRAIN Questions, Answers and Implications

Nearly everyone is interested in how their brains work. Sorting out the relevant information, however, is no simple matter. While one can consult any of the numerous textbooks in the field, these are generally ponderous and not likely to serve the average person well. Moreover an academic format prevents exploring questions whose answers are speculative. The goal this book is to address how brains seem to work in an informal in a series of conversations between a professor and a bright undergraduate who is debating whether to embark on a career in neuroscience. The dialogues cover 18 topics each of which concerns an issue that neuroscientists are still debating.