Tales from Both Sides of the Brain: A Life in Neuroscience - Tapa dura

"The story of how science works interwoven with the life of a brilliant scientist who not only created an entire new field of inquiry but just happened to live in the Animal House at Dartmouth. A marvelous, exciting adventure, elegantly written."--Daniel J. Levitin, author of This Is Your Brain on Music: The Science of a Human Obsession and The Organized Mind: Thinking Straight in the Age of Information Overload

"The personal story of a genius famous for one of the rare major discoveries ever made out in the still vast, still baffling terra incognita of the human brain, namely, the split-brain phenomenon."--Tom Wolfe, author of The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Testand The Right Stuff

"Tales From Both Sides of the Brain is a fun, accessible story of not just how both halves of our minds function but also how a group of brilliant and sweetly quirky neuroscientists have struggled to find answers."--Conan O'Brien, host of Conan

"Mike Gazzaniga's personal, charming story of how he uncovered the mysteries of the way our left and right brains collaborate is fascinating. This book makes you think twice about thinking. Two heads really are better than one--and most of us have both in the same skull."--Alan Alda

"Gazzaniga ... reveals the role of ego, politics, jealousy, envy, lust, and all the other deadly sins in the advance of human knowledge. This is a must-read for those who care about science, history, the human brain, and, speaking only metaphorically, the human heart."--Eric Kaplan, coproducer and writer of The Big Bang Theory

" . . . A winding tale of a life lived in science and the joys of bringing science to the public. . . . Gazzaniga's book is of great interest to . . . anyone intrigued by the story of one of the greatest discoveries in cognition."--Publishers Weekly

"It is fascinating to read about the stories going on behind the split-brain experiments that don't make it into the scientific literature. . . . Good for readers who enjoy scientific biographies and anyone interested in neuroscience."--Library Journal

"A fascinating affirmation of our essential humanity."--Kirkus Reviews

"In this fascinating memoir . . . [Gazzaniga's] warmth and good humor virtually jump off the page. . . . Gazzaniga's memoir should delight fans of the television series The Big Bang Theory, but it will also have tremendous appeal for non-nerds, too."--Booklist, Starred Review

"Gazzaniga almost single-handedly initiated and persistently fostered ... the creation of cognitive neuroscience. This is a book full of prescient insights, sage advice, and entertaining anecdotes about how that was achieved. It is an essential read for scientists young and old, policy makers, and an informed public."--Marcus E. Raichle, professor at the Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis