Shane O'Mara is Professor of Experimental Brain Research at Trinity College Dublin. He is Principal Investigator in, and was Director of, the Trinity College Institute of Neuroscience, one of Europe's leading research centres for neuroscience. He is also a Wellcome Trust Senior Investigator and a Science Foundation Ireland Principal Investigator.
An invaluable perspective. Talking Heads is a fascinating account of a highly complex field, and Shane O'Mara does a grand job of explaining it clearly * David Crystal, author of Let's Talk * Informative and persuasive enough to rouse the most ardent couch potato - perhaps saving humanity before our lifestyle consumes our brains completely * New Scientist on In Praise of Walking * Convincing and compelling ... In Praise of Walking is peppered with insights * Sunday Times on In Praise of Walking * Fascinating * The Times on In Praise of Walking *