BaronessSusan GreenfieldCBE, is a British scientist, writer, broadcaster, and member of the House of Lords. Specializing in the physiology of the brain, she researches the impact of twenty-first-century technologies on the mind, how the brain generates consciousness, and novel approaches to neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's. Greenfield has written a range of books on issues relating to the mind and brain for the general reader. She appears regularly on radio and television and frequently gives talks to the public and private sector. She is a Senior Research Fellow at Lincoln College, Oxford.
"She has a rare talent for explaining science in accessible
prose." —The Washington Post
"Susan Greenfield is often described as the foremost female
scientist in Britain, but she is one of the best of any gender,
anywhere, at getting complicated ideas across." —The
Independent on Sunday
"Greenfield is an entertaining writer, a brilliant neuroscientist
and an excellent exponent of the latest advances in brain
chemistry." —New Humanist
"In her lively monograph Greenfield emphasizes that our brains are
plastic and can be influenced in ways that pose a risk to our moral
development." —Prospect Magazine
"Greenfield is a lucid and thorough communicator." —The
Independent
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