Synaptic Self: How Our Brains Become Who We Are - Couverture souple

LeDoux, Joseph

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ISBN 10 : 0142001783 ISBN 13 : 9780142001783

Editeur : Penguin Publishing Group, 2003

Synopsis

In 1996 Joseph LeDoux's The Emotional Brain presented a revelatory examination of the biological bases of our emotions and memories. Now, the world-renowned expert on the brain has produced with a groundbreaking work that tells a more profound story: how the little spaces between the neurons--the brain's synapses--are the channels through which we think, act, imagine, feel, and remember. Synapses encode the essence of personality, enabling each of us to function as a distinctive, integrated individual from moment to moment. Exploring the functioning of memory, the synaptic basis of mental illness and drug addiction, and the mechanism of self-awareness, Synaptic Self is a provocative and mind-expanding work that is destined to become a classic.

A propos du livre

Biographie de l'auteur :

Joseph LeDoux is Henry and Lucy Moses Professor of Science at New York University's Center for Neural Sciences. He is the author of The Emotional Brain: The Mysterious Underpinnings of Emotional Life and coauthor (with Michael Gazzaniga) of The Integrated Mind.

Revue de presse :

"A detailed but very accessible journey into the world of circuits and synapses." —Science

"LeDoux's work...is surely the most accessible contemporary work for those interested in the brain's effect on personality." —Booklist

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Penguin Publishing Group
• Date d'édition: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0142001783
• ISBN 13: 9780142001783
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 416