Neurology All books

Alim Louis Benabid
The Brain, Degenerative Diseases, and the Discovery of Deep Brain Stimulation The History of a Discovery
An extraordinary journey into the world of neurosurgery and a fascinating presentation of the mysteries of a scientific and medical discovery and its consequences.

Anne-Lise Giraud
The Brain and Speaking Disorders Aphasia, Dyslexia, Deafness, Stuttering
Both clear and detailed, a book that provides correct answers to the questions that are asked about speech and the pathologies related to it.

Alain Ehrenberg
The Mechanics of Passions: The New Contemporary Individualism
The book’s very stimulating thesis: the twenty-first century will be the century of the brain and the neurosciences, which are already playing the role that psychoanalysis played in the twentieth century.

Steven Laureys
Such a Brilliant Brain The Boundaries of Consciousness
An engrossing book on states of consciousness and the workings of the brain, by one of the world’s top specialists

Bernard Croisile
Alzheimer Everything You Need to Know about Alzheimer’s
A reference work that offers hope, by a top specialist on Alzheimer’s disease

Temple Grandin, Richard Panek
The Autistic Brain
A cutting-edge account of the latest science of autism, from the best-selling author and advocate

François Ansermet, Pierre Magistretti
The Enigmas of Pleasure Between Psychoanalysis and Neurosciences
A fascinating exploration of some contemporary forms of malaise, individual and collective: destructiveness, fanaticism, violence, as well as boredom, depression, dependence on gadgets, hyperactivity and addictions

Olivier Lyon-Caen, Etienne Hirsch
Priority: The Brain From Findings to Treatments
This book advocates the development of a “Brain Programme” with a global approach toward the study and treatment of neurological pathologies, while appealing to public support, with firm political backing, in order to make the realisation of such a programme feasible.