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By Solomon H. Snyder. 228 pp., illustrated. New York, Scientific American Books, 1996. $19.95. ISBN 0-7167-6017-7.

Many people say we have learned more about the brain in the past 20 years than in all of recorded history. Much of this explosive growth in knowledge emanates from the technological advances that are revolutionizing all of biomedical research. These include the new tools of cellular and molecular biology and the advanced imaging techniques that are allowing our first look at the structure and function of the brains of living, awake, and functioning people. In Drugs and the Brain, Solomon Snyder does an outstanding job of explaining what the research community has learned. He meticulously chronicles the unusual history . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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