In Search Of Memory: The Emergence Of A New Science Of Mind
Author: Eric R. Kandel
Stock information
General Fields
: $37.99 NZD
: 9780393329377
: W W Norton & Company
: *Norton agency titles
:
: 0.592
: 01 January 2010
: 208mm X 142mm X 30mm
:
: 37.99
:
:
:
: books
Special Fields
: Eric R. Kandel
:
:
: English
:
:
: Illustrations
:
:
:
:
:
:
9780393329377
Description
Charting the intellectual history of the emerging biology of mind, Eric R. Kandel illuminates how behavioral psychology, cognitive psychology, neuroscience, and molecular biology have converged into a powerful new science of mind. This science now provides nuanced insights into normal mental functioning and disease, and simultaneously opens pathways to more effective healing. Driven by vibrant curiosity, Kandel s personal quest to understand memory is threaded throughout this absorbing history. Beginning with his childhood in Nazi-occupied Vienna, "In Search of Memory" chronicles Kandel s outstanding career from his initial fascination with history and psychoanalysis to his groundbreaking work on the biological process of memory, which earned him the Nobel Prize. A deft mixture of memoir and history, modern biology and behavior, "In Search of Memory" traces how a brilliant scientist s intellectual journey intersected with one of the great scientific endeavors of the twentieth century: the search for the biological basis of memory.