The disordered mind : what unusual brains tell us about ourselves / Eric R. Kandel.
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TextPublisher: New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2018Edition: First editionDescription: 285 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780374287863 (hardcover)
- 0374287864 (hardcover)
- 616.89Â 23
- RC460Â .K36 2018
- WM 102
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| Book | Garnett Public Library Adult Non-Fiction | Garnett Public Library | Adult Books | 616.89 Kandel, Eric (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 35303000259025 | ||
| Book | Independence Public Library Adult Non-Fiction | Independence Public Library | Adult Books | 616.89 KANDEL (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 36123001615143 |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [255]-265) and index.
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.
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