Brains are the most complex organization of matter in the universe (as far as we know). What astonishing capacities are backed into such a small volume of warm, wet tissue—roughly three pounds, less than an average cantaloupe. What are the basic principles of brain function? How do they work together to give us a sense of integration not confusion?
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Rodolfo R. Llinás is a Colombian neuroscientist and currently the Thomas and Suzanne Murphy Professor of Neuroscience and Chairman of the Department of Physiology & Neuroscience at the NYU School of Medicine.
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