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About the Author:
Baroness Susan Greenfield is Professor of Pharmacology at Oxford University and Director of the Royal Institution. She is also an Honorary Fellow of the College of Physicians and has received 24 honorary degres from universities all over the world. Neuroscientist, broadcaster and author, she has received the Michael Faraday medal from the Royal Society for developing public understanding of science and made the Daily Mail's 100 Most Influential Women in Britain list in 2003. She is based in Oxford.
Review:
'Susan Greenfield enthrals and intrigues her readers in equal measure ... a force of intellect and a force of nature' -- John Humphrys 20081121 'Asks good questions, describes intriguing facts and makes some interesting suggestions' -- Financial Times 20081121 'Susan Greenfield is often described as the foremost female scientist in Britain, but she is one of the best of any gender, anywhere, at getting complicated ideas across' -- Independent on Sunday 20081121 'Greenfield is an entertaining writer, a brilliant neuroscientist and an excellent exponent of the latest advances in brain chemistry' -- New Humanist 20081121 'she is so fluent and persuasive a writer that just reading this important book perks up the grey cells' -- Telegraph 20081121
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- PublisherSceptre
- Publication date2008
- ISBN 10 0340936002
- ISBN 13 9780340936009
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages240
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