An alchemy of mind the marvel and mystery of the brain
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New York :
Scribner,
2004.
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| 100 | 1 | |a Ackerman, Diane, |d 1948- | |
| 245 | 1 | 3 | |a An alchemy of mind : |b the marvel and mystery of the brain / |c Diane Ackerman. |
| 260 | |a New York : |b Scribner, |c 2004. | ||
| 300 | |a xii, 300 p. : |b ill. ; |c 24 cm. | ||
| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references and index. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a Miracle waters (Evolution): The enchanted loom -- This island earth -- Why we ask why? -- The fibs of being -- Light breaks where no sun shines -- Sweet dreams of reason (The physical brain): The shape of thought -- Inner space -- Attention please -- A passion for patterns -- In the church of the pines -- Einstein's brain -- The mind's eye -- Pavilions of desire (Memory): What is a memory? -- Reflections in a gazing ball -- Remember what? -- Remember, I dream -- Hello, he lied -- Traumatic memories -- Smell, memory, and the erotic -- Never a dull moment (The self, and other fictions): Introducing the self -- The other self -- Personality -- Shall it be male of female? Say the cells -- Creating minds -- The world is breaking someone else's heart (Emotions): The emotional climate -- The pursuit of happiness -- The color of saying (Language): Memory's accomplice -- Metaphors be with you -- The color of saying -- Shakespeare on the brain -- The wilderness within (The world we share): Oasis -- Conscience and consciousness -- A kingdom of neighbors -- The beautiful captive. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Brain. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Neuropsychology |v Popular works. | |
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