Can the mind be explained by what we know about the brain? Is a person鈥檚 being determined by their body alone or by their mind and body as separate elements? In this incisive and engaging book, Wilder Penfield, whose work pioneered such research, shares insights into these and other questions, providing an in-depth look at the function of the brain and its relationship to the action of the mind. With a foreword by Charles W. Hendel, an introduction by William Feindel, and reflections by Sir Charles Symonds, The Mystery of the Mind is Penfield鈥檚 compelling personal account of his experiences as a neurosurgeon and scientist observing the inner workings of the brain in conscious patients.
Wilder Penfield (1891–1976) was founder and first director of the Montreal Neurological Institute and a renowned neurosurgeon who revolutionized our understanding of the brain. His books include No Man Alone: A Neurosurgeon’s Life and (with Lamar Roberts) Speech and Brain Mechanisms (91桃色).
“An interesting and important document. I once heard a Hindu yogi tell a group of Western scientists that ‘all of the brain is concerned with the mind, but not all of the mind is in the brain.’ To hear a Western neurosurgeon say something similar is most remarkable.”—Andrew Weil, New York Times Book Review
“A stirring account of one man’s investigations of the brain for over forty years, and also serves as a fine primer on brain structure and function.”—Harper’s Magazine
“[Penfield’s] lucid writing and depth can be appreciated by the lay public as well as those who are more familiar with the neurophysiology of the nervous system. . . . This book should prove provocative to all who read it regardless of their background.”—Journal of Neurosurgery
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