"When John Elder Robison published Look Me in the Eye, his ... memoir about growing up with Asperger's syndrome, he was launched into international prominence as an autism expert. But in spite of his success, he still struggled to decode the secret language of social interactions, and often felt like a misfit who understood car engines better than people. So when a group of Harvard neuroscientists told John about TMS (Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation), an experimental brain therapy that promised to remediate the ...
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"When John Elder Robison published Look Me in the Eye, his ... memoir about growing up with Asperger's syndrome, he was launched into international prominence as an autism expert. But in spite of his success, he still struggled to decode the secret language of social interactions, and often felt like a misfit who understood car engines better than people. So when a group of Harvard neuroscientists told John about TMS (Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation), an experimental brain therapy that promised to remediate the disabilities of autism and unlock his emotional intelligence, he jumped at the chance to join their study. [This book] recounts the adventure that followed, as John became a guinea pig to the world's top brain researchers in an effort to understand the social and emotional deficits that lie at the heart of autism"--
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Add this copy of Switched on: a Memoir of Brain Change and Emotional to cart. $2.33, good condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Atlanta rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Brownstown, MI, UNITED STATES, published 2017 by Random House Publishing Group.
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Add this copy of Switched on: a Memoir of Brain Change and Emotional to cart. $3.71, good condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Atlanta rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Brownstown, MI, UNITED STATES, published 2016 by Spiegel & Grau.
Add this copy of Switched on: a Memoir of Brain Change and Emotional to cart. $3.71, good condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Reno rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Reno, NV, UNITED STATES, published 2016 by Spiegel & Grau.
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The book is a personal account of a well known author with Asperger's. He received transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) within the context of an experiment. The book is well written, and helpful to understand more about the brain. As a person with a family member with Asperger's / High Functioning Autism, the book answers many questions about the brain functioning that both impairs and enhances an individual's abilities.
