Published April, 2013
By Michael Pollan
Publisher: Allen Lane
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Published June, 2012
By Frances Ashcroft
Publisher: Allen Lane
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We are all familiar with the idea that machines are powered by electricity, but perhaps not so aware that this is also true for ourselves. This book offers an account of the body electric, showing how, from before conception to the last breath we draw, electrical signals in our cells are essential to everything we think and do.

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Published June, 2012
By Sebastian Seung
Publisher: Allen Lane
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The author is at the forefront of a revolution in neuroscience. He believes that our identity lies not in our genes, but in the connections between our brain cells - our own particular wiring, or connectomes. This book tells the story of how the author and a group of researchers are mapping these connections, neuron by neuron, synapse by synapse.

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