Rachel, congratulations on such a great first substack! It's both beautifully written and impressive in the intellectual feat of tying modern neuroscience to Fitzgerald's literary achievement. Glad I discovered it through WoP and look forward to reading more!
This is so beautiful - and brings to mind something I've wondered about memory, or about the way we construct the idea of our past selves (but I didn't know anything about the hippocampus!). I'm so glad you started this substack and am excited to keep reading!
"The moment young "James Gatz" transforms into "Jay Gatsby" upon the waters of Lake Superior, he sets in motion an ardent and ill-fated quest: to transcend the origin story that clings to him like a shadow" 🤌🤌 chefs kiss
God this is good Rachel. Such a well-written piece. I could highlight half of it. I've re-stacked it to my network.
Oh my gosh, thanks so much ◡̈
Rick, thanks for drawing my attention to this. Rachel, I just read it and was captivated. Congratulations. Just subscribed.
Thank you, I really appreciate that.
Rachel, congratulations on such a great first substack! It's both beautifully written and impressive in the intellectual feat of tying modern neuroscience to Fitzgerald's literary achievement. Glad I discovered it through WoP and look forward to reading more!
Thank you so much for the kind words. Really appreciate it!
This is so beautiful - and brings to mind something I've wondered about memory, or about the way we construct the idea of our past selves (but I didn't know anything about the hippocampus!). I'm so glad you started this substack and am excited to keep reading!
Thanks so much, really appreciate the support ◡̈
"The moment young "James Gatz" transforms into "Jay Gatsby" upon the waters of Lake Superior, he sets in motion an ardent and ill-fated quest: to transcend the origin story that clings to him like a shadow" 🤌🤌 chefs kiss
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So good!
Thanks ◡̈