Stuff We've Read
why zebras don't get ulcers
Robert Sapolsky | Comprehensive, in depth, and entertaining view at the remarkable and complex world of stress biology.
The Man Who Mistook His Wife For a Hat
Oliver Sacks | A discussion of morality, science, and life in the context of remarkably fascinating medical neurological conundrums.
Every Patient Tells a Story: Medical Mysteries and the Art of Diagnosis
Lisa Sanders | From the doctor who inspired the character "House," a series of medical mysteries that shed light into the nature and methodology of clinical diagnoses.
Biopsychology
John P.J. Pinel | Fantastic introductory course to the complexities of Neuroscience. Very in depth descriptions in an easy to comprehend, down to earth writing style.
Stuff We Want to Read
A Primate's Memoir
Robert Sapolsky | A unique peek into the life, musing, and work of one of the foremost primatologists and scientific figures of the last three decades.
The Trouble With Testosterone: And Other Essays on the Biology of the Human Predicament
Robert Sapolsky | A series of enthralling and entertaining accounts of physiological stories that explore what it means to be human, biologically, emotionally, and socially.
Hallucinations
Oliver Sacks | An exploration of the intersection of Neurology and Culture, as seen through Hallucinations, and the historical implications of that intersection.
Awakenings
Oliver Sacks | A moving account of patients suffering for decades from sleeping sickness, Sacks's treatment of these patients with novel medical treatment, and their tales of recovery.
Migraine
Oliver Sacks | An exploration of the confounding world of migraines - scientific theories, individual variation, and ephemeral super-human capabilities.
The Island of the Colorblind
Oliver Sacks | A mysterious medical case study in into the Pacific Islands that investigates the world of disease, geology, and the intricate nature of the human brain.
Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness
Susannah Cahalan | A powerful tale describing one woman's sudden and unexpected encounter with mental illness and how those around her - friends, family, and doctors - react.
Our Inner Ape: A Leading Primatologist Explains Why We Are Who We Are
Frans de Waal | Humans and other Primates are quite similar - but are the similarities merely genetic? Or behaviorally, socially, intellectually as well?
How Doctors Think
Jerome Groopman | An exploration into the mind of doctors and their diagnoses - why do they do what they do and say what they say?