Descartes' Error

Who recommended it

1. 

   David Brooks American journalist, commentator and editor

   Explicit recommendation

   One of five picks in the 2009 Five Books interview “The best books on Neuroscience”.

   The best books on Neuroscience↗ Interviewfivebooks.com Five Books · 8 Oct 2009 · checked 12 Nov 2026

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