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4.0 out of 5 stars Interesting facts and discoveries of the infant brain
The human brain is still beyond our comprehension but Dr. Restak offered very interesting and convincing glimpses of how it develops during the earliest stage. The book is filled with annecdotes and research results by scientist and medical doctors. My wife and I are expecting a baby. This book provided very useful information as well as laughs.

My only complain is...

Published on January 5, 2001

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2.0 out of 5 stars Good book if you can figure out his way of writing
I shall provide a sample of Dr. Restak's writing. See if
you can figure it out. No, there are no typo's in my
transcription below - I checked it.

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While there are facts and figures enough here to keep happy
those for whom learing facts about something is a form of
mastery, there are, at the same time, matters to ponder about...

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2.0 out of 5 stars Good book if you can figure out his way of writing, July 1, 2002
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This review is from: The Infant Mind (Hardcover)
I shall provide a sample of Dr. Restak's writing. See if
you can figure it out. No, there are no typo's in my
transcription below - I checked it.

"
While there are facts and figures enough here to keep happy
those for whom learing facts about something is a form of
mastery, there are, at the same time, matters to ponder about
which, I trust, will interest those readers who will agree with
Thomas Merton that on occassion, "the demand for explanation is
due to the desire to be rid of mystery".
"

Come on Dr. Restak - this is ridiculous. Please hire a
professional writer and fix your prose. Else this is a dead
book. I offer my services.

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3.0 out of 5 stars There are probably better books on the subject, March 25, 2003
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This review is from: The Infant Mind (Hardcover)
This book has some interesting nuggets, but you have to sift through a lot of gravel to find them.

I read this as a parent, hoping for some perspective on the minds of my young children. I can't really recommend it for parents -- there's too much technical and scientific background and not enough specific insights.

Students or researchers interested in the infant brain from a scientific perspective might get more out of this book.

Unfortunately, the book is poorly organized -- the author seems to drift from one topic to the next with no clear sense of where he's going. But just when you're ready to give up, he'll offer a nice bit of information on the curiosities of how babies think.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Interesting facts and discoveries of the infant brain, January 5, 2001
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This review is from: The Infant Mind (Hardcover)
The human brain is still beyond our comprehension but Dr. Restak offered very interesting and convincing glimpses of how it develops during the earliest stage. The book is filled with annecdotes and research results by scientist and medical doctors. My wife and I are expecting a baby. This book provided very useful information as well as laughs.

My only complain is that it's not very well structured. Expect lots of repetitions and digressions.

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