Best of the brain from Scientific American
| Other Authors: | Bloom, Floyd E. |
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York :
Dana Press,
[2007]
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| Physical Description: |
vi, 270 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm. |
| Subjects: |
| Item Description: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. Mind. Unleashing creativity / Ulrich Kraft -- Stimulating the brain / Mark S. George -- Freud returns / Mark Solms -- Neurobiology of the self / Carl Zimmer -- How the brain creates the mind / Antonio R. Damasio -- New science of mind / Eric R. Kandel. Matter. Vision : a window on consciousness / Nikos K. Logothetis -- Rethinking the lesser brain /.James M. Bower and Lawrence M. Parsons -- Sign language in the brain / Gregory Hickok, Ursula Bellugi, and Edward S. Klima -- Hunting for answers / Juergen Andrich and Joerg T. Epplen -- Brain, repair yourself / Fred H. Gage -- Diagnosing disorders / Steven E. Hyman -- Addicted brain / Eric J. Nestler and Robert C. Malenka -- Decoding schizophrenia / Daniel C. Javitt and Joseph T. Coyle -- Turning off depression / David Dobbs. Tomorrow's brain. Treating depression : pills or talk / Steven D. Hollon, Michael E. Thase, and John C. Markowitz -- Coming merging of mind and machine / Ray Kurzweil -- Controlling robots with the mind / Miguel A. L. Nicolelis and John K. Chapin -- Thinking out loud / Nicola Neumann and Niels Birbaumer -- Neuromorphic microchips / Kwabena Boahen -- Quest for a smart pill / Stephen S. Hall. |
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| Physical Description: |
vi, 270 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781932594225 1932594221 |