Into the magic shop : a neurosurgeon's quest to discover the mysteries of the brain and the secrets of the heart /
Doty, James R. 1955-
Into the magic shop : a neurosurgeon's quest to discover the mysteries of the brain and the secrets of the heart / James R. Doty, MD. - 276 pages : illustration ; 22 cm
Real magic -- A body at rest -- Thinking about thinking -- Growing pains -- Three wishes -- Apply yourself -- Unacceptable -- It's not brain surgery -- The sultan of nothing -- Giving up -- The alphabet of the heart -- Manifesting compassion -- The face of God.
The author relates how a chance encounter in a magic shop with a woman who taught him exercises to ease his sufferings and manifest his greatest desires gave him a glimpse of the relationship between the brain and the heart, and drove him to explore the neuroscience of compassion and altruism.
9781594632983 1594632987 9780399577963 0399577963
Doty, James R. 1955-
Neurosurgeons--United States--Biography.
Compassion.
Altruism.
Mind and body.
Autobiographies.
Into the magic shop : a neurosurgeon's quest to discover the mysteries of the brain and the secrets of the heart / James R. Doty, MD. - 276 pages : illustration ; 22 cm
Real magic -- A body at rest -- Thinking about thinking -- Growing pains -- Three wishes -- Apply yourself -- Unacceptable -- It's not brain surgery -- The sultan of nothing -- Giving up -- The alphabet of the heart -- Manifesting compassion -- The face of God.
The author relates how a chance encounter in a magic shop with a woman who taught him exercises to ease his sufferings and manifest his greatest desires gave him a glimpse of the relationship between the brain and the heart, and drove him to explore the neuroscience of compassion and altruism.
9781594632983 1594632987 9780399577963 0399577963
Doty, James R. 1955-
Neurosurgeons--United States--Biography.
Compassion.
Altruism.
Mind and body.
Autobiographies.