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Into the Gray Zone
- A Neuroscientist Explores the Border Between Life and Death
- Narrated by: Steve West
- Length: 8 hrs and 30 mins
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Publisher's Summary
In this startling and thought-provoking book, which will remind listeners of works by Oliver Sacks and Atul Gawande, a world-renowned neuroscientist reveals his controversial, groundbreaking work with patients whose brains were previously thought vegetative or nonresponsive but turn out - in up to 20 percent of cases - to be vibrantly alive, existing in the "gray zone".
Into the Gray Zone takes listeners to the edge of a dazzling, humbling frontier in our understanding of the brain: the so-called "gray zone" between full consciousness and brain death. People in this middle place have sustained traumatic brain injuries or are the victims of stroke or degenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's. Many are oblivious to the outside world, and their doctors believe they are incapable of thought. But a sizeable number are experiencing something different: intact minds adrift deep within damaged brains and bodies. An expert in the field, Adrian Owen led a team that, in 2006, discovered this lost population and made medical history. Scientists, physicians, and philosophers have only just begun to grapple with the implications.
Following Owen's journey of exciting medical discovery, Into the Gray Zone asks some tough and terrifying questions, such as: What is life like for these patients? What can their families and friends do to help them? What are the ethical implications for religious organizations, politicians, the right to die movement, and even insurers? And perhaps most intriguing of all: In defining what a life worth living is, are we too concerned with the physical and not giving enough emphasis to the power of thought? What truly defines a satisfying life?
This book is about the difference between a brain and a mind, a body and a person. It is about what these fascinating borderlands between life and death have taught us about being human.
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- Tim Qiu
- 2018-09-11
Nonfiction that tells a wonderful story.
It's usually very difficult to pay attention to non fiction books because often times you get lost in the lingo. However, this book is remarkably accessible and Dr. Owen does a great job taking his work and explaining it in a gripping and interesting way. His work explores some of the boundaries of the human condition and the methods he uses are incredibly clever and unexpected.
Overall a fantastic book and I would recommend to anyone interested in neuroscience or consciousness.
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- Andrew bast
- 2018-02-26
So good!!
It was very informative. Easy to understand for a layman. Excellent story line, very gripping, doubley so because it’s a true story. Really opened my eyes to some stuff.
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- Laura
- 2020-12-28
lovely
a brilliant man with remarkable insight into science, research and compassion. I loved this book.
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- shalot
- 2018-10-01
In the Gray Zone of my Interests
I love science and medical studies, but this audiobook didn't grab my attention. An easy listen, but I would probably not repeat it.
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