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In Search of Memory is the autobiography of a Nobel Prize winning scientist, one of the creators of neuro science. It tells the story of his life but also, and especially, of his life-long work as scientist exploring the brain's mechanisms of memory.
I was first drawn to the book because of Kandel's background as a Viennese Jew lucky enough to get out of Nazi-controlled Austria. A blurb I read indicated that his choices as a scientist were influenced by his family history.
My family has a similar Viennese Jewish history, and my work as a poet also proceeds from my family history in ways that seem important to me, hence Kandel seemed a rhyme (in more ways than one).
Even more than this background, however, I found myself simply fascinated by the history of the scientific inquiry into the brain and its functioning. Really great stuff, and Kandel seems a wonderful man.
