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With their frustrating ups and downs, and nearly 100 years without a World Series win, the Chicago Cubs have been messing with the minds of their loyal fans for a long time, making that club the perfect topic for a book about the relationship between baseball and the human brain. Each of the essays in this off-beat collection explores a different aspect of baseball through the prism of neurology, and each piece relates, at least tangentially, back to the Cubs. There's a chapter on the use of "neurotropic substances" as performance enhancers, and another on how to become an All Star ballplayer the traditional way: "All expertise comes from practice, and lots of it." The book also routes out the answers to some quirky questions. Why are the majority of baseball's best hitters lefties? Because left-handed people are more ambidextrous than righties, argues one contributor, making them adept at skills that require both hands. How can a diehard Cubs fan stay loyal despite years of heartbreak? He becomes "an expert in delaying gratification." Although necessarily technical (this must be the only baseball book to reference the brain's "limbic structures"), the essays are straightforward, entertaining and likely to provoke many barroom debates.
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"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.) (Bruce C. Ladd, Jr. 20071219)
"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 (Carl F. Craver 20071219)
"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, Departments of Psychology and Neurobiology, Northwestern University, and Department of Physiology, Feinberg School of Medicine (Aryeh Routtenberg 20080215)
"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, Walter A. Rosenblith Professor of Neuroscience and Investigator, McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Ann M. Graybiel 20080225)
"The title, implying a focus on the Cubs, may limit interest in a book that really embraces much more. It does look at devoted Cubs fans-and all baseball fans-and their ''brainy'' obsession with the game, including their brains'' ways of reckoning with loss. The essays are by neuroscientists and two or three informed journalists, and they are accessible to all interested readers. . . . This is for all curious readers intrigued by the intersection of baseball and the sciences and in exploring old topics in new ways."-Library Journal (Library Journal 20080331)
"With their frustrating ups and downs, and nearly 100 years without a World Series win, the Chicago Cubs have been messing with the minds of their loyal fans for a long time, making that club the perfect topic for a book about the relationship between baseball and the human brain. Each of the essays in this off-beat collection explores a different aspect of baseball through the prism of neurology, and each piece relates, at least tangentially, back to the Cubs. . . . The essays are straightforward, entertaining and likely to provoke many barroom debates."-Publishers Weekly (Publishers Weekly 20071130)
"It is not nice to joke about a neurological affliction. Fortunately, we can now comprehend the condition, thanks to a new book, `Your Brain on Cubs: Inside the Heads of Players and Fans,' a collection of essays by doctors and others knowledgeable about neuroscience and brain disorders associated with rooting for a team that last won the World Series a century ago."-George Will, Newsweek (George Will Newsweek )
"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., MD, Director of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Professor of Neurological Surgery, Oncology, Plastic Surgery, and Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions (Ben Carson, Sr., MD )
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With their frustrating ups and downs, and nearly 100 years without a World Series win, the Chicago Cubs have been messing with the minds of their loyal fans for a long time, making that club the perfect topic for a book about the relationship between baseball and the human brain. Each of the essays in this off-beat collection explores a different aspect of baseball through the prism of neurology, and each piece relates, at least tangentially, back to the Cubs. There's a chapter on the use of "neurotropic substances" as performance enhancers, and another on how to become an All Star ballplayer the traditional way: "All expertise comes from practice, and lots of it." The book also routes out the answers to some quirky questions. Why are the majority of baseball's best hitters lefties? Because left-handed people are more ambidextrous than righties, argues one contributor, making them adept at skills that require both hands. How can a diehard Cubs fan stay loyal despite years of heartbreak? He becomes "an expert in delaying gratification." Although necessarily technical (this must be the only baseball book to reference the brain's "limbic structures"), the essays are straightforward, entertaining and likely to provoke many barroom debates.
Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Review
"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.) (Bruce C. Ladd, Jr. 20071219)
"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 (Carl F. Craver 20071219)
"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, Departments of Psychology and Neurobiology, Northwestern University, and Department of Physiology, Feinberg School of Medicine (Aryeh Routtenberg 20080215)
"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, Walter A. Rosenblith Professor of Neuroscience and Investigator, McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Ann M. Graybiel 20080225)
"The title, implying a focus on the Cubs, may limit interest in a book that really embraces much more. It does look at devoted Cubs fans-and all baseball fans-and their ''brainy'' obsession with the game, including their brains'' ways of reckoning with loss. The essays are by neuroscientists and two or three informed journalists, and they are accessible to all interested readers. . . . This is for all curious readers intrigued by the intersection of baseball and the sciences and in exploring old topics in new ways."-Library Journal (Library Journal 20080331)
"With their frustrating ups and downs, and nearly 100 years without a World Series win, the Chicago Cubs have been messing with the minds of their loyal fans for a long time, making that club the perfect topic for a book about the relationship between baseball and the human brain. Each of the essays in this off-beat collection explores a different aspect of baseball through the prism of neurology, and each piece relates, at least tangentially, back to the Cubs. . . . The essays are straightforward, entertaining and likely to provoke many barroom debates."-Publishers Weekly (Publishers Weekly 20071130)
"It is not nice to joke about a neurological affliction. Fortunately, we can now comprehend the condition, thanks to a new book, `Your Brain on Cubs: Inside the Heads of Players and Fans,' a collection of essays by doctors and others knowledgeable about neuroscience and brain disorders associated with rooting for a team that last won the World Series a century ago."-George Will, Newsweek (George Will Newsweek )
"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., MD, Director of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Professor of Neurological Surgery, Oncology, Plastic Surgery, and Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions (Ben Carson, Sr., MD )
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