Human: The Science Behind What Makes Us Unique - Tapa dura

"One could ask for no better guide... compelling, wide-ranging tour."--Daniel Henninger

"[Readers] will enjoy the science he unravels."--Floyd E. Bloom

"Michael Gazzaniga shares his considerable insight... compelling, and at the same time, clear."--Dr. Steven E. Hyman

"Brilliantly written and utterly fascinating. Gazzaniga stands as a giant among neuroscientists, for both the quality of his research and his ability to communicate it to a general public with infectious enthusiasm."--Robert Bazell, Chief Science Correspondent, NBC News

"In this book, Gazzaniga uses science AND some truly engaging, witty writing to explain us to us."--CNBC.com

"A savvy, witty guide to neuroscience today."--Kirkus Reviews

"Wonderfully smart and often funny...I recommend [HUMAN] highly. This book combines succinct views of how we became the amazing animals that we are, the biological bases of morality, and some atonishing futurology."--Titlepage.tv

"The book is an intellectual romp through the cognitive neurosciences . . . a rich testimony to the incredible accomplishments of the human brain in coming to understand itself."--New York Sun

"Readers of Gazzaniga's intriguing insights into the realm of neuroscience are certain to have their consciousnesses pleasantly piqued in numerous ways."--Saturday Evening Post

"Gazzaniga is one of the founders of the field of cognitive neuroscience... full of dazzling insights... engaging."----V.S. Ramachandran

A leading neuroscientist presents an accessible discussion of the psychological brain, drawing on the last fifty years of findings in such areas as language, memory, and biology to offer insight into the unique qualities of the human mind and the relevance of language and art in defining the human condition. 35,000 first printing.