Acknowledgements from Original Author, Austin Lim

I would like to thank the following contributing authors for lending their time, energy, and expertise to this project:

Dr. Ben Marcus
Dr. Andrea Gaede
David Graykowski
Dr. Alexander Rajan
Claire Sun

Additionally, I am very grateful for the valuable editorial comments provided by the following experts:

Dr. Harriet de Wit
Dr. Alexandrina Guran
Dr. Monica Javidnia
Dr. Helena Ledmyr
Dr. Ben Marcus
Dr. Allison Morales
Dr. Alexander Rajan
Dr. Dana Simmons
Dr. Sandra Virtue
Dr. Katie Willis

A big thank you to Dr. Beata Mierzwa, the artist who designed the cover image. This illustration demonstrates the wide range of topics that neuroscientists concern themselves with, spanning the level of molecules, to neurons, all the way up to complex behaviors such as drawing. More of her work can be found online.

This project was supported by the Vincentian Endowment Fund Grant through DePaul University.

Finally, thank you to my parents for their limitless love and support, to my friends who regularly endure my frequent conversation interruptions with neuroscience facts, and to my wife for her patience through this three-year long project.