James H. Austin, a clinical neurologist, researcher, and Zen practitioner for more than three decades, is Professor Emeritus of Neurology at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center and Courtesy Professor of Neurology at the University of Florida College of Medicine. He is the author of "Zen and the Brain"; " Chase, Chance, and Creativity"; "Zen-Brain Reflections"; "Selfless Insight"; and "Meditating Selflessly", all published by the MIT Press.