Inside the head, an organ the size and consistency of two fistfuls of porridge controls thoughts, emotions, speech and benaviour. So far, it has yielded its secrets slowly and sparingly.
Professor Colin Blakemore asks four scientists from different backgrounds which of their disciplines offers the best approach to the study of the brain. With Professors
Jack Cowan, Max Cowan, John Kaas and Francis Crick.
(R)