In Search of Memory: The Emergence of a New Science of Mind |  | Author: Eric R. Kandel
Publisher: W. W. Norton
Category: Book
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Languages: English (Unknown), English (Original Language), English (Published)
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1
Pages: 352
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Dimensions (in): 9.3 x 6.5 x 1.5
ISBN: 0393058638
EAN: 9780393058635
ASIN: 0393058638
Publication Date: March 27, 2006
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Product 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 disciplines—behaviorist psychology, cognitive psychology, neuroscience, and molecular biology—converged 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 thought—not only in science but in culture at large. 50 illustrations.
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