Episode · Huberman Lab · 2021-06-28
Books mentioned on Understanding & Healing the Mind | Dr. Karl Deisseroth
Dr. Karl Deisseroth, MD, PhD, is a clinical psychiatrist and scientist who directs a bioengineering research laboratory at Stanford University School of Medicine.
Andrew Huberman discussed Projections by Karl Deisseroth. Also mentioned: Oliver Sacks: The Last Interview by Oliver Sacks.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Projections
Projections by Karl Deisseroth is a remarkable exploration of human emotions and psychiatry that uses real patient interactions to illustrate how the brain functions in both healthy and diseased states.
Discussed“We also discuss Dr. Deisseroth's newly released book, which is entitled "Projections: A Story of Human Emotions". This is an absolutely remarkable book, that uses stories about his interactions with his patients, to teach you how the brain works in the healthy and diseased state,”
Where to get it
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Oliver Sacks: The Last Interview
Oliver Sacks: The Last Interview by Oliver Sacks collects the final insightful conversations of the renowned neurologist and writer, offering profound reflections on life, science, and mortality.
Recommended“I just finished for the third time, Oliver Sacks' autobiography which is marvelous and I highly recommend to people.”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (3) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Plugged Projections
“"Projections" is absolutely masterfully written.”
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“This is something I talk about in "Projections" in the book quite a bit, is many of these are filtered out before they get to our conscious mind,”
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“And by the way, this was a really interesting experience in writing "Projections", because I had a dual goal.”