In Search of Memory The Emergence of a New Science of Mind

Name: In Search of Memory The Emergence of a New Science of Mind
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ISBN: 9780393329377

ISBN-10: 0393329372

ISBN-13: 9780393329377

Edition: 2007

Authors: Eric R. Kandel

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"A stunning book."Oliver Sacks 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…

Book details

List price: $19.95
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company, Incorporated
Publication date: 3/17/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 528
Size: 5.47" wide x 8.23" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 1.232



Preface






Personal Memory and the Biology of Memory Storage



A Childhood in Vienna



An American Education






One Cell at a Time



The Nerve Cell Speaks



Conversation Between Nerve Cells



Simple and Complex Neuronal Systems



Different Memories, Different Brain Regions



Searching for an Ideal System to Study Memory



Neural Analogs of Learning






Strengthening Synaptic Connections



A Center for Neurobiology and Behavior



Even a Simple Behavior Can Be Modified by Learning



Synapses Change with Experience



The Biological Basis of Individuality



Molecules and Short-Term Memory



Long-Term Memory



Memory Genes



A Dialogue Between Genes and Synapses






A Return to Complex Memory



Synapses Also Hold Our Fondest Memories



The Brain's Picture of the External World



Attention Must Be Paid!






A Little Red Pill



Mice, Men, and Mental Illness



A New Way to Treat Mental Illness



Biology and the Renaissance of Psychoanalytic Thought



Consciousness






Rediscovering Vienna via Stockholm



Learning from Memory: Prospects


Glossary


Notes and Sources


Acknowledgments


Index