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Your Brain on Cubs: Inside the Heads of Players and Fans
“You don't have to be a Cubs fan to enjoy this fascinating look at the role of the ol' melon in both playing and enjoying the Grand Old Game. On the other hand it does help to have a brain.”
—King Kaufman, Sports Columnist, Salon.com
“Dan Gordon and the many contributors to Your Brain on Cubs have truly accomplished something rare in our society today. That is, combining solid science and intellectual pursuits with fun and games. The two certainly do not have to be mutually exclusive, and in our sports-crazed society, it is desirable, commendable, and entertaining to link intellectual achievement and fun together. Readers of this book will learn much and be entertained.”
—Ben Carson, Sr., M.D., Director of Pediatric Neurosurgery and Professor of Neurological Surgery, Oncology, Plastic Surgery, and Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions
“Your Brain on Cubs is a home run to deep center field! It illuminates the game from the perspectives of both fans and players.”
—Bruce C. Ladd Jr., Founder, Emil Verban Memorial Society (Chicago Cubs Fan Club of Washington, D.C.)
“It’s about time the Cubs and their fans had their heads examined. This volume explores how baseball looks through the lens of brain science and vice versa. It makes for fun and provocative reading for fans of brains and baseball alike.”
—Carl F. Craver, Philosophy-Neuroscience-Psychology Program, Washington University in St. Louis
“This book inspires me to imagine some kind of boutique neurosurgery to heal my brain, fatigued as it is by my team’s struggles. Who knows what other ideas it might spawn? Your Brain on Cubs is a great read.”
—Aryeh Routtenberg, Ph.D., Departments of Psychology and Neurobiology, Northwestern University, and Department of Physiology, Feinberg School of Medicine
“You do not need to be a Cubs fan to like this book. It has a delightful mix of baseball lore and information about the brain. … These insights are interesting for all of us who try to acquire new skills, and many apply to experts in other skill domains, such as musical performance.”
—Ann M. Graybiel, Ph.D., Walter A. Rosenblith Professor of Neuroscience and Investigator, McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
