Duty Before Applause – Why Civilization Forgets Its Greatest Servants The Paradox of Gratitude There is an old Indian proverb that has survived for centuries, repeated in villages long after anyone remembers who first said it. गरज सरो, वैद्य मरो. Once the need is over, let the physician die. It sounds cruel […]
Duty Before Applause – Why Civilization Forgets Its Greatest Servants Read More »
न्यूरोसर्जन घडण्याची कहाणी – प्रकरण ११ न्यूरालिंक, बेनाओ आणि विचारांचे इंटरनेट एका माणसाने मनाने बुि बळ खेळले. दुसयाने विचारने रोबोटक हात हलवला. आता प्रश्न हा आहे — पुढे काय? एक क्षण कल्पना करा. तुम्ही जागे आहात. तुमचे विचार स्पष्ट आहेत. भावना तीव्र आहेत. पण शरीर एकही अवयव हलत
न्यूरोसर्जन घडण्याची कहाणी – प्रकरण ११ Read More »
न्यूरोसर्जन घडण्याची कहाणी भाग दोन – कौशल्य प्रकरण ७ जाणीवपूर्वक सरावाची कला केवळ पुनरावृत्ती पुरेशी नसते. उत्कृष्टता वेगळ्या मार्गाने येते. एक व्हायोलिन, हजारो तास — आणि एक धक्कादायक प्रश्न १९८५ चा हिवाळा. फ्लोरिडामधील एका संशोधन प्रयोगशाळेत मानसशास्त्रज्ञ अँडर्स एरिक्सन एका प्रश्नाशी झुंजत आहेत — उत्कृष्ट संगीतकार आणि केवळ चांगले संगीतकार यांच्यामध्ये नेमका
न्यूरोसर्जन घडण्याची कहाणी Read More »
Making of a Neurosurgeon: The Art of Doing Nothing Part II: Skill Chapter VII: The Art of Deliberate Practice Why Repetition Alone Is Not Enough In the winter of 1985, a group of psychologists at Florida State University began a study that would quietly overturn one of the most comfortable assumptions in the history of
Making of a Neurosurgeon: The Art of Doing Nothing Read More »
One of the unexpected privileges of becoming a neurosurgeon is that over time, one begins to operate not only on brains but also on human systems. After spending decades in operating rooms, hospitals, professional associations, boardrooms, courtrooms, and entrepreneurial ventures, I have come to believe that human organizations behave very much like the human brain
Dunbar’s Number, The Number 32 & Trust Read More »
In 2009, the international medical community was captivated by a remarkable story from Italy. During a complex brain tumor surgery at Cardarelli Hospital in Naples, neurosurgeon Claudio Vitale reportedly began experiencing symptoms suggestive of an acute myocardial infarction. Colleagues urged him to leave the operating room and seek immediate medical treatment. Yet the operation had
The Neurosurgeon’s Dilemma: When Duty Comes Before Self Read More »
Introduction: Standing Between Two Revolutions At 2 a.m., with a patient’s skull open and a ruptured aneurysm threatening catastrophic bleeding, I have often been struck by a simple fact: three pounds of tissue determine everything we call a human life. Memory, language, love, ambition, fear, and identity all reside within the most complex structure known
B before A? B- BRAIN INTELLIGENCE Vs A- ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE Read More »
One of the unexpected privileges of becoming a neurosurgeon is that over time, one begins to operate not only on brains but also on human systems. After spending decades in operating rooms, hospitals, professional associations, boardrooms, courtrooms, and entrepreneurial ventures, I have come to believe that human organizations behave very much like the human brain
The Number 32, Dunbar’s Number, and the Neurosurgeon’s Loneliness Read More »