Richard M. Restak, M.D.

The Secret Life of The Brain

Companion book to the PBS series

While the brain is but one organ among many in the human body, it is the source and determiner of everything. Our understanding of the world changes in concert with the evolution of this delicate structure, which is unlike anything in the universe. Indeed, we understand the world the way we do at each of life's stages because of our brain. And yet, until lately, the brain jealously guarded its secrets. Only recently-with the development of powerful technologies-have we been successful in delving into the secrets of the brain.