Larry W. Swanson
Auteur de Beautiful Brain: The Drawings of Santiago Ramon y Cajal
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Larry W. Swanson, PhD, is Milo Don and Lucille Appleman Professor of Biological Sciences at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, CA. Dr. Swanson has published over 250 research articles and numerous books on brain organization, and is a member of National Academy of Sciences, afficher plus American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the Grolier Club. afficher moins
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The Beautiful Brain: The Drawings of Santiago Ramon… par Larry W. Swanson
A great collection of SRyC's drawings - some never before published. There are also some beautiful modern images, including an astonishing one of mouse pyramidal cells from A. Wertz et al. Science 349[2015]: 70-74. The accompanying text is nothing special.
As an art book it failed to catch my interest: very repetitive. The drawings simply were not intended as art, and that shows. This is not to play down Cajal's skills as a draftsman or scientist, not at all - it's just that, for me, these drawings don't do anything. Drab, boring to look at. A matter of taste, obviously.
As a science book on the brain, neurons and nerves, it is too fragmented to be of use. However, it should be of tremendous interest to students of the history of neuroscience.
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As a science book on the brain, neurons and nerves, it is too fragmented to be of use. However, it should be of tremendous interest to students of the history of neuroscience.
More art book reviews on Weighing A Pig Doesn't Fatten It… (plus d'informations)
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- 150
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- #138,700
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- 3.9
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- 2
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- 7