Cerebrum 2016 offers new and provocative ideas in neuroscience and book reviews from a cross-section of prominent neuroscientists and policy makers, including David C. Van Essen, Shekhar Saxema, Ellen Silbergeld, Karel Svoboda, and Michael Baumann. Drawn from the highly regarded Web edition, article topics include the global mental health crisis, neurotoxins in drinking water, the state of neurofunding, terrorist thinking, and a new approach to epilepsy.
Guy McKhann, M.D., the scientific advisor to the Dana Foundation, provides additional insight in his Foreword, particularly regarding gene editing and its potential to impact various brain disorders such as schizophrenia and Alzheimer’s disease.
