Gyorgy Buzsaki

A Classic text from an eminent Neuroscientist. But take note that this is a difficult book, even for people that study in the field, the writing is dense, and the ideas presented often cross many pages, the scientific concepts are not simple, not local to a region, nor explained through simple mechanics. The brain is difficult, rhythms are complicated, the study of these together is a very particular dimension to observe and analyse but it is rough terrain.
I read this as a magical book, early on before I even understood much about the mechanisms that are known to describe Neuron chemical and electrical changes. The feeling I got was that I was peering into a new world, one which complemented with many other studies I believe will be found to be fundamental.
Do not despair if you are overwhelmed by the content, but if you can extract even a bit, you will have a special idea about the brain.… (más)