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Dick Swaab

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in Amsterdam, Netherlands

December 17, 1944

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Dick 'Ferdinand' Swaab is a Dutch physician and neurobiologist. He is a professor of neurobiology at the University of Amsterdam and was previously Director of the Netherlands Institute for Brain Research and the Netherlands Brain Bank.

Also publishes under the name D.F. Swaab for Elsevier and Spiegel & Grau. ...more

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Average rating: 3.89 · 7,276 ratings · 547 reviews · 15 distinct works • Similar authors

	Wij zijn ons brein: van baarmoeder tot Alzheimer 3.91 avg rating — 6,535 ratings — published 2010 — 49 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ons creatieve brein 3.76 avg rating — 431 ratings — published 2016 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Jij bent je brein: alles wat je wilt weten over je hersenen by Dick Swaab, Jan Paul Schutten 3.58 avg rating — 157 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Progress in Brain Research, Volume 93: Human Hypothalamus in Health and Disease by Dick Swaab (Editor), D.F. Swaab (Editor) 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1992 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Human Hypothalamus: Basic and Clinical Aspects, Part I: Handbook of Clinical Neurology by Dick Swaab, D.F. Swaab it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2003 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Human Hypothalamus: Basic and Clinical Aspects, Part II: Handbook of Clinical Neurology by Dick Swaab, D.F. Swaab it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2003 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Progress in Brain Research, Volume 70: Aging of the Brain and Alzheimer's Disease by Dick Swaab (Editor), D.F. Swaab it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1986 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Progress in Brain Research, Volume 41: Integrative Hypothalamic Activity by Dick Swaab (Editor), D.F. Swaab (Editor), J.P. Schadé (Editor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1974 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Human Hypothalamus: Neuropsychiatric Disorders (Handbook of Clinical Neurology) by Dick Swaab (Editor), Ruud M. Buijs (Editor), Felix Kreier (Editor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Unser kreatives Gehirn: Wie wir leben, lernen und arbeiten by Dick Swaab, Bärbel Jänicke (translator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“As a boy, Picasso struggled with reading, writing, and arithmetic. Einstein was slow to talk and would apply picture thinking to complex problems in the field of physics. The dividing line between psychiatric disorders and great gifts is often a very narrow one and strongly depends on how someone is viewed by their surroundings.”
― Dick Swaab, We Are Our Brains: From the Womb to Alzheimer's

tags: autism, psychiatry, science

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“We must accept the fact that it is possible we know something without knowing why we know it.”
― Dick Swaab

tags: we-are-our-brains

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“De huidige kennis van de neurobiologie maakt duidelijk dat van een volledige vrijheid geen sprake kan zijn. Vele erfelijke factoren en omgevingsinvloeden tijdens de vroege ontwikkeling hebben door hun inwerking op onze hersenontwikkeling de structuur en zo de functie van de hersenen voor de rest van ons leven vastgelegd. Hierdoor hebben wij niet alleen allerlei mogelijkheden en talenten, maar ook vele beperkingen meegekregen, zoals de aangeboren basis voor de kans op verslaving, de mate van agressie, onze genderidentiteit, seksuele oriëntatie en de aanleg voor ADHD, borderline-persoonlijkheidsstoornis, depressie en schizofrenie. Dit maakt duidelijk dat ons gedrag bij de geboorte al in belangrijke mate vastligt. Deze opvatting, die lijnrecht staat tegenover het maakbaarheidsgeloof van de jaren zestig, wordt ook wel ‘neurocalvinisme’ genoemd.”
― Dick Swaab, Wij zijn ons brein

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