[FUN_Mail] FUN_Mail Digest, Vol 67, Issue 5 [books/films]
Elizabeth Leininger
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Fri Jul 2 18:53:19 UTC 2021
Hi all,
On the subject of book recommendations, *Transcendent Kingdom* by Yaa Gyasi
(published last year) is a great read. The protagonist is a PhD student in
neuroscience who is researching addiction. Excellent storytelling, ties to
neuroscience research (several tidbits that can trace back to research
articles), and themes related to identity, family, and more.
Here are some reviews that go into more depth about the novel:
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/31/books/review/transcendent-kingdom-yaa-gyasi.html
.
https://medhum.med.nyu.edu/view/18843
-Liz
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> What about Jill Bolte Taylor’s story called “My Stroke of Insight”? She
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> and have found 2 that I like a lot, My Brain on Fire, and Still Alice.
> However, I have never found a 3rd book I really like, though I have tried a
> number. Can anyone make any suggestions? I am open to film suggestions
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> The author of Still Alice has another book called Left Neglected that I
> like. Also, Do Zombies Dream of Undead Sheep is good, although more
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> number. Can anyone make any suggestions? I am open to film suggestions
> too, many of the ones I use are PBS specials.
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> Oliver Sacks?s book The Island of the Colorblind, especially the middle
> section on Guam, is good. In that portion of the book he talks about a
> rare disease that is endemic on Guam, lytico-bodig. It has characteristics
> similar to both Parkinson?s and ALS. That chapter is especially nice in
> class because he proposes a theory for what might be causing Lytico-bodig,
> presents some data, nope that theory doesn?t hold up. Here?s another
> theory and data. Nope, that?s not the answer either. Here?s some new data
> for theory one ?. It really shows *how* science is done. Plus it has
> Sacks? usual caring and insightful description of his patients.
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> Sacks? The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat is also good. Similar to
> that is Klawans? Why Michael Couldn?t Hit. Both are case studies of
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> The Ghost in My Brain (post-concussion, by Clark Elliott) and With One
> Hand Tied Behind My Brain (post-stroke by Avrel Seale) are also good.
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> Pride and a Daily Marathon by Jonathan Cole is about a guy (Ian Waterman)
> who lost all proprioception below the neck at age 19. ALL of his movements
> now have to be done consciously and visually.
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> I also have a JUNE article from ~2012 on using ?non-fiction novels? in
> Sensation & Perception.
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> I teach a course called The Brain in Books and Film. I like to use 3 books
> and have found 2 that I like a lot, My Brain on Fire, and Still Alice.
> However, I have never found a 3rd book I really like, though I have tried a
> number. Can anyone make any suggestions? I am open to film suggestions
> too, many of the ones I use are PBS specials.
> Any help would be appreciated. jane
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> "Life is short, make haste to be kind."
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