The Disordered Mind by Eric Kandel

The Disordered Mind by Eric Kandel

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The Disordered Mind by Eric Kandel

A Nobel Prize-winning neuroscientist's 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 brain's 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, Parkinson's, 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.

Larry R. Squire ist Professor fur Psychiatrie, Neurowissenschaften und Psychologie an der University of California School of Medicine in San Diego und Forschungsmitglied am Veterans Affairs Medical Center in San Diego. Er war Prasident der amerikanischen Society for Neuroscience und gehort der National Academy of Sciences an. Er hat das Buch Memory and Brain geschrieben und ist Mitherausgeber des Standardwerkes Fundamental Neuroscience. Zu seinen zahlreichen Auszeichnungen zahlen der Distinguished Scientific Contribution Award der American Psychological Association und der Karl Lashley Prize der American Philosophical Society.

Eric R. Kandel hat das Center for Neurobiology and Behavior an der Columbia University in New York gegrundet, wo er derzeit Professor und Forschungsleiter am Howard Hughes Medical Institute ist. Er war Prasident der amerikanischen Society for Neuroscience und gehort der National Academy of Sciences an. Die Bibel der Neurowissenschaften Principles of Neural Science entstand unter seiner massgeblichen Mitwirkung, und er ist Hauptautor des erfolgreichen Lehrbuches Neurowissenschaften (Spektrum Akademischer Verlag). Seine Autobiographie Auf der Suche nach dem Gedachtnis war ein internationaler Erfolg. Im Jahr 2000 erhielt Kandel (zusammen mit Arvid Carlsson und Paul Greengard) den Medizinnobelpreis. Zu seinen zahlreichen weiteren Auszeichnungen zahlen der Albert Lasker Basic Medical Research Prize, die National Medal of Science und der Wolf Prize in Biology and Medicine. Seit 2008 ist er Ehrenburger von Wien, seiner Geburtsstadt.

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ISBN 13 9780374287863
ISBN 10 0374287864
Titel The Disordered Mind
Autor Eric Kandel
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Bindungsart Hardback
Verlag Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Erscheinungsjahr 2018-08-28
Seitenanzahl 336
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