Brave New Brain Conquering Mental Illness in the Era of the Genome

Name: Brave New Brain Conquering Mental Illness in the Era of the Genome
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ISBN: 9780195145090

ISBN-10: 0195145097

ISBN-13: 9780195145090

Edition: 2001

Authors: Nancy C. Andreasen

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Nancy Andreasen, a leading neuroscientist who is also Editor-in-Chief of the prestigious American Journal of Psychiatry as well as the winner of the illustrious National Medal of Science, offers here a state-of-the-art look at what we know about the human brain and the human genome--and shows how these two vast branches of knowledge are coming together in a boldly ambitious effort to conquer mental illness. Scientists today know more about the brain than ever before, thanks to new imaging techniques and to discoveries in neuroscience and molecular biology. Andreasen gives us an engaging and readable description of how it all works, from the billions of neurons to the tiny thalamus to the…

Book details

List price: $78.00
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 6/28/2001
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 390
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.25" long x 1.50" tall
Weight: 1.540
Language: English



Preface



Broken Brains and Troubled Minds



Brave New Brain: Confronting the Burden of Mental Illness



A Waking Nightmare: Mental Illness and Ordinary People



Broken Brains, Troubled Minds: Being Blinded by False Dichotomies



Mind Meets Molecule



The Brain: The Mind's Dynamic Orchestra



Mapping the Genome: The Blueprint of Life ... and Death



Mapping the Mind: Using Neuroimaging to Observe How the Brain Thinks



The Burden of Mental Illness



Understanding What Mental Illnesses Are: The Past Is Prologue to Progress



Schizophrenia: A Mind Divided



Mood Disorders: Riding the Emotional Roller Coaster



Dementias: A Death in Life



Anxiety Disorders: The Stress Regulator Goes Wild



Brave New Brain



O Brave New World: Conquering Mental Illness in the Era of the Genome


References and Suggested Readings


Index