I have just finished reading "Welcome to Your Brain" by Sandra Aamodt and Sam Wang. I found it to be a fascinating book for the serious general reader. The authors blog about the book is at http://www.welcometoyourbrain.com/. It is relatively short (about 179 pages) and chocked full of interesting science and practical applications.
In today's New York Times article, http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/01/health/31memory.html?partner=rss&emc=rss, a link is shown between blood sugar control at memory loss. I can understand the key points in the article better having read "Welcome to Your Brain". Excercise is again shown to be a good antidote to blood sugar spikes and memory loss.
Probably too late for me, I am off to some snow shoeing in the mountains of Colorado this afternoon.
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If you haven't read about H.M., I bet you'd find him fascinating...
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Cool! I also recommend Steven Pinker's books on thought and language!
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