Allan Hamilton, MD

Allan Hamilton, MD, is a Harvard-trained brain surgeon, a decorated Army veteran, and Regents Professor of Surgery at the University of Arizona as well as a life-long horse trainer. His next book on the human brain is Cerebral*Entanglements—How the Brain Gives Value and Meaning to Our Private and Public Lives, to be published by Knopf in the Spring of 2024.

Hanging on to Happiness

A brain surgeon’s quest to hold onto joy.

A Brain Surgeon’s Guide to Horse Sense

Tapping into the wisdom of “prey” species.

Neurons of Compassion: Have we found the basis for empathy and altruism?

Like most great scientific breakthroughs, the discovery of the human mirror neur…

7 Ways to Make Happiness Last

As a surgeon I have used the word “cancer” — the C-word — thousands of times in …

Neurons of Compassion

Have we found the basis for empathy and altruism? Like most great scientific br…

Four Awakenings to Compassion

In 1965, a marine biologist named Roger Payne found himself relaxing on the ster…

The Ultimate Health Practice

Why is the smartest, most adaptable creature on the planet hardwired to stop tal…

Spiritual Leadership

Consider two recent images: One image is of our president, tautly engaged and od…