{"id":34208,"date":"2024-12-05T18:21:57","date_gmt":"2024-12-05T18:21:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/studentsclub.org\/homepage\/gray-matters-a-biography-of-brain-surgery\/"},"modified":"2024-12-05T18:21:57","modified_gmt":"2024-12-05T18:21:57","slug":"gray-matters-a-biography-of-brain-surgery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/studentsclub.org\/homepage\/gray-matters-a-biography-of-brain-surgery\/","title":{"rendered":"Gray Matters: A Biography of Brain Surgery"},"content":{"rendered":"


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\n An Economist Best Book of 2024<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you are at all curious about the brain or the surgeons who operate on it, Gray Matters is a must read and Dr. Theodore Schwartz is the perfect guide, a master brain surgeon and superbly talented writer. I have not read a better biography of our shared profession, and in Schwartz’s talented hands, the\u00a0most enigmatic\u00a03 1\/2 pounds of tissue in the known universe comes to light in remarkable and revelatory ways.\u201d
\u2014Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN Chief Medical Correspondent, and New York Times and #1 Wall Street Journal bestselling author of Keep Sharp: Build a Better Brain at Any Age<\/p>\n

A popular biography of brain surgery, by one of its preeminent practitioners<\/p>\n

We\u2019ve all heard the phrase \u201cit\u2019s not brain surgery.\u201d But what exactly is brain surgery? It\u2019s a profession that is barely a hundred years old and profoundly connects two human beings, but few know how it works, or its history. How did early neurosurgeons come to understand the human brain\u2014an extraordinarily complex organ that controls everything we do, and yet at only three pounds is so fragile? And how did this incredibly challenging and lifesaving specialty emerge?
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In this warm, rigorous, and deeply insightful book, Dr. Theodore H. Schwartz explores what it\u2019s like to hold the scalpel, wield the drill, extract a tumor, fix a bullet hole, and remove a blood clot\u2014when every second can mean life or death. Drawing from the author\u2019s own cases, plus media, sports, and government archives, this seminal work delves into all the brain-related topics that have long-consumed public curiosity, like what really happened to JFK, President Biden\u2019s brain surgery, and the NFL\u2019s management of CTE. Dr. Schwartz also surveys the field\u2019s latest incredible advances and discusses the philosophical questions of the unity of the self and the existence of free will. \u00a0
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A neurosurgeon as well as a professor of neurosurgery at Weill Cornell Medicine, one of the busiest and most highly ranked neurosurgery centers in the world, Dr. Schwartz tells this story like no one else could. Told through anecdote and clear explanation, this is the ultimate cultural and scientific history of a literally mind-blowing human endeavor, one that cuts to the core of who we are. <\/p>\n

ASIN \u200f : \u200e B0CN8KXYMQ
Publisher \u200f : \u200e Dutton (August 13, 2024)
Publication date \u200f : \u200e August 13, 2024
Language \u200f : \u200e English
File size \u200f : \u200e 27131 KB
Text-to-Speech \u200f : \u200e Enabled
Screen Reader \u200f : \u200e Supported
Enhanced typesetting \u200f : \u200e Enabled
X-Ray \u200f : \u200e Not Enabled
Word Wise \u200f : \u200e Enabled
Print length \u200f : \u200e 511 pages
Page numbers source ISBN \u200f : \u200e 0861549449 <\/p>\n

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Customers find the book excellent, fascinating, and easy to read. They say it teaches about the brain in understandable and approachable terms. Readers also appreciate the heartfelt storytelling, which is compelling and emotional.<\/span><\/p>\n

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