In Search Of Memory. The Emergence Of A New Science Of Mind

Cover Type: Hardcover
Book Condition: As New
Jacket Condition: As New
Publisher: Ww Norton & Co
Publisher Place: New York
Publisher Year: 2006
Edition: First Edition

Description: 510 pages. Ex-Library. (only one small stamp on inside page). Book and Jacket appear to have hardly been read and are both in As new condition throughout.

Publishers Description: Nobelist Eric Kandel's account of how his personal quest to understand memory intersected with the emergence of a new science. In Search of Memory relates the astonishing story of how four different and distinct disciplinesbehaviorist psychology, cognitive psychology, neuroscience, and molecular biologyconverged into a powerful new science of mind. Through its profound insights into thought, perception, action, recollection, and mental illness, this new science is revolutionizing our understanding of learning and memory while simultaneously showing great promise for more effective healing. The narrative follows Eric R. Kandel through the last five decades, focusing on Vienna, where he became fascinated with memory. With intrepid scientific ardor, Kandel was captivated first by history and psychoanalysis, then by neurobiology, and finally by the biological processes of memory. His resulting, multifaceted perspective was the foundation for his path-breaking research that will continue to dominate modern thoughtnot only in science but in culture at large. 50 illustrations.

ISBN: 9780393058635