Journey to the Center of the Mind

<p><strong><em>Journey to the Center of the Mind</em></strong><em> </em>a best selling book of interviews published in Romania a few years ago is now available to English-speaking readers. The interviews with world-renowned neurosurgeon university professor and inventor of a drain system for the brain Alexandru Vlad Ciurea are a window into a life lived with humility always in the best interest of the patient and of the fellow man.</p><p>Despite adverse historical conditions which include a world war and the tough communist regime Professor Ciurea’s life story is one filled with joy optimism and life lessons for all of us.</p><p>In this series of interviews with writer and journalist Tudor Artenie the professor talks about what constitutes a good childhood and education; about good habits and health issues; about the benefits of a glass of red wine and of a good book. His honest take on what and how people can get the most out of their lives comes at a critical moment when competing discourses are drowning us in noise and we do not know where to look for guidance anymore. </p><p>Take the<em> journey</em> with him and learn from a neurosurgeon who has operated on over twenty-three thousand patients and has never lost one. </p>