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

Kandel, Eric R.

ISBN 10: 0393329372 / ISBN 13: 9780393329377

Published by W. W. Norton & Company, 2007

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Synopsis:

"Beyond autobiography, the book is also an accessible introduction to contemporary neuroscience, the study of how the brain produces thought and action. Included are brilliant vignettes on the history of neuroscience." Times Literary Supplement

Memory binds our mental life together. We are who we are in large part because of what we learn and remember. But how does the brain create memories? Nobel Prize winner Eric R. Kandel intertwines the intellectual history of the powerful new science of the mind-a combination of cognitive psychology, neuroscience, and molecular biology-with his own personal quest to understand memory. A deft mixture of memoir and history, modern biology and behavior, In Search of Memory brings readers from Kandel's childhood in Nazi-occupied Vienna to the forefront of one of the great scientific endeavors of the twentieth century: the search for the biological basis of memory.

About the Author: Eric R. Kandel is Kavli Professor and University Professor at Columbia University and senior investigator at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. He received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2000. He lives in New York City.

Bibliographic Details

Title: In Search of Memory: The Emergence of a New ...
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Publication Date: 2007
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: good