The Disordered Mind: What Unusual Brains Tell Us about Ourselves by Dr Eric R. K

Description: The Disordered Mind by Dr Eric R. Kandel How does the mind arise from the physical matter of the brain? A Nobel Prize-winning neuroscientist shares his probing investigation of what brain disorders can tell us about human nature. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description A Nobel Prize-winning neuroscientists probing investigation of what brain disorders can tell us about human nature Eric R. Kandel, the winner of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his foundational research into memory storage in the brain, is one of the pioneers of modern brain science. His work continues to shape our understanding of how learning and memory work and to break down age-old barriers between the sciences and the arts. In his seminal new book, The Disordered Mind, Kandel draws on a lifetime of pathbreaking research and the work of many other leading neuroscientists to take us on an unusual tour of the brain. He confronts one of the most difficult questions we face: How does our mind, our individual sense of self, emerge from the physical matter of the brain? The brains 86 billion neurons communicate with one another through very precise connections. But sometimes those connections are disrupted. The brain processes that give rise to our mind can become disordered, resulting in diseases such as autism, depression, schizophrenia, Parkinsons, addiction, and post-traumatic stress disorder. While these disruptions bring great suffering, they can also reveal the mysteries of how the brain produces our most fundamental experiences and capabilities--the very nature of what it means to be human. Studies of autism illuminate the neurological foundations of our social instincts; research into depression offers important insights on emotions and the integrity of the self; and paradigm-shifting work on addiction has led to a new understanding of the relationship between pleasure and willpower. By studying disruptions to typical brain functioning and exploring their potential treatments, we will deepen our understanding of thought, feeling, behavior, memory, and creativity. Only then can we grapple with the big question of how billions of neurons generate consciousness itself. Author Biography Eric R. Kandel is a University Professor and Fred Kavli Professor at Columbia University and a Senior Investigator at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. The recipient of the 2000 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his studies of learning and memory, he is the author of In Search of Memory, a memoir that won a Los Angeles Times Book Prize; The Age of Insight: The Quest to Understand the Unconscious in Art, Mind, and Brain, from Vienna 1900 to the Present, which won the Bruno Kreisky Award in Literature, Austrias highest literary award; and Reductionism in Art and Brain Science: Bridging the Two Cultures, a book about the New York School of abstract art. He is also the coauthor of Principles of Neural Science, the standard textbook in the field. Table of Contents 1. What Brain Disorders Can Tell Us About Ourselves 2. Our Intensely Social Nature: The Autism Spectrum 3. Emotions and the Integrity of the Self: Depression and Bipolar Disorder 4. The Ability to Think and to Make and Carry Out Decisions: Schizophrenia 5. Memory, the Storehouse of the Self: Dementia 6. Our Intrinsic Creative Capability: Brain Disorders and Art 7. Movement: Parkinsons and Huntingtons Diseases 8. The Interplay of Conscious and Unconscious Emotion: Anxiety, Post-Traumatic Stress, and Faulty Decision Making 9. The Pleasure Principle and Freedom of Choice: Addictions 10. Sexual Differentiation of the Brain and Gender Identity 11. Consciousness: The Great Remaining Mystery of the Brain Review "Engaging . . . Kandels well-constructed narrative smoothly blends historical perspective and first-person accounts with explanations of recent experiments . . . Excellent." --Alan Jasanoff, The New York Times Book Review "Kandel is an astute reader and a reflective observer . . . Neuroscience comes alive in Kandels study through the personal and imaginative ruminations of disordered minds . . . Kandel asks his reader to confront the anecdotal and inexplicable and think hard about what it means." --Stephen T. Casper, Science "A lucidly written, accessible and fascinating read." --Eliezer J. Sternberg, The Washington Post "Eric Kandel is one of the giants of 20th- and 21st-century neuroscience . . . [The Disordered Mind] is both easy to read and informative . . . I recommend it to behavioral neurologists and neuropsychiatrists, both for their own edification and for seeing what their more intelligent patients are reading." --Howard S. Kirshner, Vanderbilt University Department of Neurology, Cognitive and Behavioral Neurology "Highly accessible . . . Kandels deep compassion for people is also evident, as when he discusses how understanding the biological basis for mental disorders might take them out of the realm of legal culpability. The result of his work is an easily comprehended, meticulous synthesis of current research into the biological grounding of the human mind." --Publishers Weekly (starred review) "Kandels clear and straightforward writing makes this informative scientific exploration accessible and compelling." --Library Journal "Fascinating stuff ably interpreted by a master." --Kirkus Reviews "No doubt neurons will be buzzing as readers contemplate Kandels thought-provoking book." --Tony Miksanek, Booklist Praise for Eric Kandel "[Kandels discoveries] have truly changed our understanding of brain function." --Citation for the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine "[Eric Kandel is] one of the preeminent neuroscientists in the world." --Sue Halpern, The New York Review of Books Review Quote "Kandel is an astute reader and a reflective observer . . . Neuroscience comes alive in Kandels study through the personal and imaginative ruminations of disordered minds . . . Kandel asks his reader to confront the anecdotal and inexplicable and think hard about what it means." --Stephen T. Casper, Science "A lucidly written, accessible and fascinating read." --Eliezer J. Sternberg, The Washington Post "Highly accessible . . . Kandels deep compassion for people is also evident, as when he discusses how understanding the biological basis for mental disorders might take them out of the realm of legal culpability. The result of his work is an easily comprehended, meticulous synthesis of current research into the biological grounding of the human mind." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review) "Kandels clear and straightforward writing makes this informative scientific exploration accessible and compelling." -- Library Journal "Fascinating stuff ably interpreted by a master." -- Kirkus Reviews "No doubt neurons will be buzzing as readers contemplate Kandels thought-provoking book." --Tony Miksanek, Booklist Praise for Eric Kandel "[Kandels discoveries] have truly changed our understanding of brain function." --Citation for the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine "[Eric Kandel is] one of the preeminent neuroscientists in the world." --Sue Halpern, The New York Review of Books Details ISBN0374538441 Year 2019 ISBN-10 0374538441 ISBN-13 9780374538446 Format Paperback Publication Date 2019-08-13 Short Title The Disordered Mind Pages 304 Language English Subtitle What Unusual Brains Tell Us about Ourselves UK Release Date 2019-08-13 Imprint Farrar, Straus and Giroux Author Dr Eric R. 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