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Neurocomic
Matteo Farinella & Hana Roš
Nobrow Press, 2014
ISBN: 978-1-907704-70-3 |
A graphic novel in neurobiology is rare, and fun indeed. Not a bad idea, actually, but unclear how useful it is if made into a single book rather than a series of issues published at regular intervals and taking the time to explore different topics. As it is, this book- which incidentally is nicely bound in a hard cover and lavishly embossed in gold and silver, and is well illustrated, in black and white using thick stock paper- takes a whole field of study, which fits into 1500 pages of a typical textbook and summarizes it into 136 pages. Of course it cannot cover everything, and it clearly did not intend to, but as such it feel like this is the first issue of a larger series. It will leave most readers wanting for more. Nevertheless, this would not be a bad gift for a young reader who perhaps might be hooked on the brain. There are a few places where the authors make certain assumptions about the prior knowledge of the reader, but overall here we have a wonderfully quirky story that teaches us some basics in morphology, pharmacology, electrophysiology, plasticity, and synchronicity. Plus we get to meet some of the scientists that made major contributions in each of these fields. As a college student, you might find this a fun (albeit superficial) read, and it will only take about 30 minutes of your time.
