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The Science of the Brain

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""I highly recommend reading this exceptional book. It offers a series of chapters on brain research that masterfully combine original thinking with scientific precision. Theories presented in the book are not only supported by robust data and recent discoveries, but also form coherent and comprehensive models that trace the full course of disease—from underlying mechanisms to clinical manifestation. I have rarely encountered such a complete and insightful theoretical approach to major diseases, encompassing all stages of pathogenesis, diagnostic strategies, and therapeutic suggestions. This is a remarkable scientific, medical, and literary achievement, distinguished by its originality and outstanding quality."" -- Iris Barshack, Head of Institute of Pathology, Sheba Medical Center; Prof. of Pathology, Gray’s Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Tel Aviv University; Accompanied Dean of MD PhD School of Medicine, Weizmann Institute; Chair of the Israeli Association of Pathologists ""Understanding the workings of the brain in health and disease is one of the greatest challenges of modern science, and therefore, it benefits tremendously from the perspectives of brilliant thinkers from a broad range of disciplines. In this book, Prof. Ari Rappoport–whose formal training is in computer science–brings such fresh perspective to brain science by offering a comprehensive theoretical framework for thinking about the brain and some of the disorders afflicting it. An aspect of the book that especially appeals to an experimentalist neuroscientist like me is that it offers a rich foundation for formulating new testable hypotheses. This is a well-researched, well referenced, and well-written book that will be appreciated by anybody who studies the brain and its disorders or is simply interested in this fascinating topic."" -- Gilad Barnea, PhD, Sidney A. Fox and Dorothea Doctors Fox Professor of Ophthalmology, Visual Sciences, and Neuroscience Department of Neuroscience, Director, Center for the Neurobiology of Cells and Circuits Robert J. and Nancy D. Carney Institute for Brain Science, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA ""This book by Professor Rappoport is an ambitious and thought-provoking collection of interrelated theories explaining a wide range of brain functions and dysfunctions. The vast scope of this effort may initially seem intimidating, but it is grounded in a thorough analysis of thousands of research articles. Despite being written by a “non-neuroscientist,” the book presents numerous hypotheses and predictions that are ready to be tested and challenged, related to topics such as autism, sleep, Parkinson’s disease, and anorexia, to name just a few. The content is delivered in a clear language, making it accessible to both experts in the field and laypersons alike."" -- Gilad Silberberg, Professor, Department of Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden ""The Science of the Brain: Function, Dysfunction and Disease by Ari Rappaport is a new and refreshing view of the neuroscience of neuropsychiatric disorders. Rappaport has provided extensive literature reviews of the biology of specific disorders and a synthesis of the massive data into cogent theories regarding pathophysiology and optimizing treatment development. The book is impressive because while the author is not trained in the specific area, he has through diligence and scientific sleuthing produced a tome that provides truly innovative ways of thinking re the biology of disorders and their treatments. This is a book for anyone interested in learning about novel, but largely supported, hypotheses of neuropsychiatric disorders that are ready for research implementation."" -- Alan F. Schatzberg, MD Kenneth T. Norris, Jr., Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine

""I highly recommend reading this exceptional book. It offers a series of chapters on brain research that masterfully combine original thinking with scientific precision. Theories presented in the book are not only supported by robust data and recent discoveries, but also form coherent and comprehensive models that trace the full course of disease—from underlying mechanisms to clinical manifestation. I have rarely encountered such a complete and insightful theoretical approach to major diseases, encompassing all stages of pathogenesis, diagnostic strategies, and therapeutic suggestions. This is a remarkable scientific, medical, and literary achievement, distinguished by its originality and outstanding quality."" -- Iris Barshack, Head of Institute of Pathology, Sheba Medical Center; Prof. of Pathology, Gray’s Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Tel Aviv University; Accompanied Dean of MD PhD School of Medicine, Weizmann Institute; Chair of the Israeli Association of Pathologists ""Understanding the workings of the brain in health and disease is one of the greatest challenges of modern science, and therefore, it benefits tremendously from the perspectives of brilliant thinkers from a broad range of disciplines. In this book, Prof. Ari Rappoport–whose formal training is in computer science–brings such fresh perspective to brain science by offering a comprehensive theoretical framework for thinking about the brain and some of the disorders afflicting it. An aspect of the book that especially appeals to an experimentalist neuroscientist like me is that it offers a rich foundation for formulating new testable hypotheses. This is a well-researched, well referenced, and well-written book that will be appreciated by anybody who studies the brain and its disorders or is simply interested in this fascinating topic."" -- Gilad Barnea, PhD, Sidney A. Fox and Dorothea Doctors Fox Professor of Ophthalmology, Visual Sciences, and Neuroscience Department of Neuroscience, Director, Center for the Neurobiology of Cells and Circuits Robert J. and Nancy D. Carney Institute for Brain Science, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA

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Ari Rappoport is an Associate (Full) Professor at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel. His main contributions lie in the fields of Neuroscience, Neurology, and Psychiatry, where he has developed comprehensive theories of the brain and various brain disorders and diseases. Additionally, his research interests in Computer Science focus on language, particularly in the areas of Computational Linguistics and Natural Language Processing (NLP), approached from cognitive science and machine learning perspectives.

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