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

Michael S Gazzaniga one of the most important neuroscientists of the twentieth century gives us an exciting behind-the-scenes look at his seminal work on that unlikely couple the right and left brain Foreword by Steven PinkerIn the mid-twentieth century Michael S Gazzaniga the father of cognitive neuroscience was part of a team of pioneering neuroscientists who developed the now foundational split-brain brain theory the notion that the right and left hemispheres of the brain can act independently from one another and have different strengthsIn Tales from Both Sides of the Brain Gazzaniga tells the impassioned story of his life in science and his decades-long journey to understand how the separate spheres of our brains communicate and miscommunicate with their separate agendas By turns humorous and moving Tales from Both Sides of the Brain interweaves Gazzanigas scientific achievements with his reflections on the challenges and thrills of working as a scientist In his engaging and accessible style he paints a vivid portrait not only of his discovery of split-brain theory but also of his comrades in armsthe many patients friends and family who have accompanied him on this wild ride of intellectual discovery.