The Mystery of the Mind: A Critical Study of Consciousness and the Human Brain

“An interesting and important document. I once heard a Hindu yogi tell a group of Western scientists that ‘all of the brain is concerned with the mind, but not all of the mind is in the brain.’ To hear a Western neurosurgeon say something similar is most remarkable.”—Andrew Weil, New York Times Book Review

“A stirring account of one man’s investigations of the brain for over forty years, and also serves as a fine primer on brain structure and function.”—Harper’s Magazine

“[Penfield’s] lucid writing and depth can be appreciated by the lay public as well as those who are more familiar with the neurophysiology of the nervous system. . . . This book should prove provocative to all who read it regardless of their background.”—Journal of Neurosurgery