Karl Deisseroth is a professor of bioengineering and psychiatry at Stanford University. The winner of the Kyoto Prize and the Heineken Prize, Deisseroth has five children and lives near Stanford University, where he teaches and directs Stanford's undergraduate degree in bioengineering and treats patients with mood disorders and autism.
"Because of his experiences as a physician and researcher, Dr.
Deisseroth recognizes the limitations of science and medicine and
the transcendent value of elemental human connection. . . . In
life's most difficult moments, it might be
everything."-The Wall Street Journal
"Deisseroth achieves the difficult feat of moving and enlightening
the reader at the same time."-The Guardian
"[Karl Deisseroth's] imaginative narrative flows effortlessly. . .
. There is a first love of reading and writing and hints of a
literary imagination that draws on James Joyce and Toni Morrison. .
. . His narratives are always sensitive. . . . An admixture of fact
and fiction, reality and imagination, damage and
desire."-Science
"Poetic, mind-stretching, and through it all, deeply
human."-Daniel Levitin, New York Times bestselling author
of The Organized Mind
"Karl Deisseroth intertwines neuroscience and human stories in a
way that is altogether new: technical, lyrical, and deeply
compassionate all at once.This is a crucial book for anyone who
loves science, anyone who loves someone who is suffering from a
disorder of the brain, or anyone who, like so many of us, loves
both."-Lucy Kalanithi
"Projections asks probing questions about some of our most
fundamental human traits to shed light on the origins of our
emotions. Why, for instance, do we shed tears? How did this show of
weakness survive millennia of evolution? Deisseroth writes of
heartbreaking and desperate medical cases with a doctor's knowledge
and a novelist's skill for narrative. I was fascinated, and could
not put this book down."-May-Britt Moser, Nobel Laureate
"We are living during a revolution in our understanding of the
human brain, and Karl Deisseroth has been at the forefront of these
advances. This magisterial work, Projections, shows that not only
is he one of our leading scientists, but also a gifted writer and
storyteller. With precise yet luminous prose, he merges stories of
cutting-edge neuroscience with a deep reverence for his patients'
humanity."-Neil Shubin, author of Some Assembly Required
"Unique and utterly riveting . . . This is a masterpiece written
for each and every one of us."-Patricia Churchland, author of
Conscience
"I've known Karl as a colleague, a scientist whose discoveries in
the lab have been breathtaking and revolutionary. Maybe I shouldn't
be surprised to discover he's also a stunning writer . . .
Projections is a tour de force."-Abraham Verghese, author of
Cutting for Stone
"An engaging, accessible blend of psychology and science, which
sets itself apart with Deisseroth's lyrical writing and the empathy
of his storytelling."-Library Journal (starred
review)
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