National Institutes of Health (NIH): Santiago Ramón y Cajal Exhibit
A new wave of research and exploration is beginning within these walls with new support for the creation of a new arsenal of instruments for unlocking the mysteries of the brain through the Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN) Initiative. This moment may be the most appropriate to look back over the accomplishments of the last century and anticipate those of the next.
What makes a book thrilling to open? Sometimes it's because you're holding the latest title by a favorite author; other times it may be because the subject is one that especially intrigues you. If you're like me, occasionally all it takes is a transfixing title or dust jacket to set off a bookstore-aisle "you had me at 'hello'" moment.
But let's face it. Every once in a while, a book thrills because it's drop-dead gorgeous.