Antônio De Salles

Antônio De Salles, M.D., Ph.D., lives in Brazil. Fascinated by brain function during his medical school years, he learned how to improve it at the Medical College of Virginia, Harvard University, and Umeå University in Sweden. He became a world-renowned neurosurgeon and neuroscientist, eventually becoming an Emeritus Professor at UCLA. He writes to raise awareness of state-of-the-art brain surgery. His novel, Why Fly over the Cuckoo’s Nest? Psychosurgery in My Brain, Please!, is already a success in four languages, with the second edition entitled The Brain of the Player, Love and Soccer. Now the story continues with The Musician’s Brain: Science and Sensibility, bringing more information about brain function and the intricacies of deep brain electrical stimulation with pacemakers to improve human life. The reader leisurely learns about the brain’s underpinnings and the ethical dilemmas of its modification. Resilience through love for music, science, and loyalty to patients needing medical care immerses the reader in the acumen achieved by health professionals and dedicated musicians with their art.