tor
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On a sojourn in the Wild West, in passage from this frame to the next. (Also, Prof. of Psychological and Brain Sciences at Dartmouth)
Thanks for the likes and reposts! For those of you who have taken the course or reviewed the syllabus, we would love to hear: What new ideas would you love to see covered? Reply or DM.
November 29, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Thanks for the likes and reposts! For those of you who have taken the course or reviewed the syllabus, we would love to hear: What new ideas would you love to see covered? Reply or DM.
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Another of Charlie Gross’s passions was history of neuroscience. He wrote excellent books. This gave him a wide-angle view. He taught us that dogma exists to be challenged, we haven’t figured things out, and being a stepping stone is inevitable and perfectly fine.
direct.mit.edu/books/book/2...
direct.mit.edu/books/book/2...
Brain, Vision, Memory: Tales in the History of Neuroscience
In these engaging tales describing the growth of knowledge about the brain—from the early Egyptians and Greeks to the Dark Ages and the Renaissance to the
direct.mit.edu
November 26, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Another of Charlie Gross’s passions was history of neuroscience. He wrote excellent books. This gave him a wide-angle view. He taught us that dogma exists to be challenged, we haven’t figured things out, and being a stepping stone is inevitable and perfectly fine.
direct.mit.edu/books/book/2...
direct.mit.edu/books/book/2...
I appreciate the effort in digging into this and doing the analysis. Very few people are spending the time to do it!
July 23, 2025 at 10:53 PM
I appreciate the effort in digging into this and doing the analysis. Very few people are spending the time to do it!