The disordered mind what unusual brains tell us about ourselves
Eric R. Kandel, the winner of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his foundational research into memory storage in the brain, is one of the pioneers of modern brain science. His work continues to shape our understanding of how learning and memory work and to break down age-old barriers bet...
| Main Author: | Kandel, Eric R. (Author) |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Farrar, Straus and Giroux,
2018.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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Table of Contents:
- What brain disorders can tell us about ourselves
- Our intensely social nature : the autism spectrum
- Emotions and the integrity of the self : depression and bipolar disorder
- The ability to think and to make and carry out decisions : schizophrenia
- Memory, the storehouse of the self : dementia
- Our intrinsic creative capability : brain disorders and art
- Movement : Parkinson's and Huntington's diseases
- The interplay of conscious and unconscious emotion : anxiety, post-traumatic stress, and faulty decision-making
- The pleasure principle and freedom of choice: addictions
- That's all, folks
- Sexual differentiation of the brain and gender identity
- Consciousness : the great remaining mystery of the brain
- Conclusion : coming full circle.