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Memory. Learning. Consciousness. Attention. Sleep. These higher brain functions form the very essence of human life, yet they are not fully understood by scientists. The Neurosciences Institute, founded in 1981 by Nobel laureate Gerald M. Edelman, M.D., Ph.D., is dedicated to understanding how the human brain "works" at the most fundamental level.
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Click here to hear a recording of the most recent Library Roundtable by Oliver Sacks, "Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain"
Minding the Arts gala on September 14, 2008. MORE
