Greek Australian neuroscientist George Paxinos celebrates his 62nd book
Renowned neuroscientist George Paxinos is celebrating the release of his 62nd book, a revised edition of his seminal work on the rat nervous system. Despite being on holiday, Paxinos continues his research, focusing on the intersection of genetics and brain anatomy.
Why it matters
Paxinos's work remains foundational for global neuroscience research, particularly in understanding neurodegenerative diseases.
For the professor who mapped the human brain, writing doesn’t stop even on holidays.
From his hometown of Ithaca, which he visited for the Greek summer, George Paxinos has been working for the past month alongside researchers from his team at the Neuroscience Research Australia (NeuRA) Institute.
“Almost everyone from the lab was here together, working, the last one left on July 23rd.”
“The downside is that we missed our holiday. But it doesn’t matter, at least we got to go swimming!” he remarked while speaking with Neos Kosmos regarding his upcoming book.
The upside is that the sacrifice paid off:
The team has completed a book on the human nervous system that aims to enhance the toolkit of neuroscientists studying, among other things, mental and neurodegenerative diseases influenced by genes, such as depression and Alzheimer’s.
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