https://blog.georgefabish.com/tags/kenya_research/ Recent content in Kenya_research on George's Blog Hugo en-US Fri, 19 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000 https://blog.georgefabish.com/reviews/a-primates-memoir-a-neuroscientists-unconventional-life-among-the-baboons/ Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:33:21 -0500 https://blog.georgefabish.com/reviews/a-primates-memoir-a-neuroscientists-unconventional-life-among-the-baboons/ <p><strong>Summary</strong></p> <p>Sapolsky is a biologist specializing in neurology. Ever since he was a child, he has been obsessed with primates, so shortly after graduating from Harvard, he travels to Kenya to begin his studies on a troop of baboons. His study focused on the effect that stress has on the development and overall well-being of a physical system and eventually spanned around 25 years, where he would spend four months in the field and the rest of the year analyzing his findings in the States. The book is separated into sections that align his own maturity with those of the baboons, such as adolescent, young adult, etc. With this handy narrative device, the reader is able to witness the maturation of the author simultaneously with his subjects.</p>