Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 570 EAN: 9780393329377 ISBN: 0393329372 Label: W. W. Norton Manufacturer: W. W. Norton Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 512 Publication Date: March 19, 2007 Publisher: W. W. Norton Sales Rank: 15316 Studio: W. W. Norton
Charting the intellectual history of the emerging biology of mind, Eric R. Kandel illuminates how behavioral psychology, cognitive psychology, neuroscience, and molecular biology have converged into a powerful new science of mind. This science now provides nuanced insights into normal mental functioning and disease, and simultaneously opens pathways to more effective healing.
Driven by vibrant curiosity, Kandel's personal quest to understand memory is threaded throughout this absorbing history. Beginning with his childhood in Nazi-occupied Vienna, In Search of Memory chronicles Kandel's outstanding career from his initial fascination with history and psychoanalysis to his groundbreaking work on the biological process of memory, which earned him the Nobel Prize.
A deft mixture of memoir and history, modern biology and behavior, In Search of Memory traces how a brilliant scientist's intellectual journey intersected with one of the great scientific endeavors of the twentieth century: the search for the biological basis of memory. 50 illustrations.
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Rating: - Nice Overview of the History of Neuroscience
I was looking for a book to give me the "cliff-notes" to the complete detailed texts on Neuroscience. This book fits the bill, providing a nice easy-to-read review of important areas in brain research and a historical perspective. He weaves it with autobiographical content. Recommended for anybody starting to learn about the brain, or even more informed readers looking for a birds-eye view and historical perspective. Nice also for college and graduate students looking to learn more about career paths ... Read More
Rating: - Great and fascinating book
Already the first page of this book completely grabbed my attention. As a person who is just very interested in the brain (without having studied neuroscience), I truly enjoyed reading this book. It is a wonderful mixture of information on Kandel's life and exciting information on processes within the brain. The book teaches you a lot about what the brain consists of and how it works, and Kandel's vivid descriptions make it an enjoyable read. It is really difficult to find a book that provides readers ... Read More
Rating: - In Search of Memory - Great and Very useful book!
Amazing and motivating book. Eric Kandel described in simple language how was created the actual neuroscience, and how he achieved their discoveries. I liked it so much that I bought 2 copies !!!
Rating: - An excellent overview of the mechanism of memory - and more
This book's title, "In Search of Memory", may at first lead the reader to believe that this particular work describes the mechanism in which the mind creates and stores memories. This book is in fact about just that - and so much more.
"In Search of Memory" is an excellent primer on the progression of the science surrounding the brain. It begins with discussing early schools of thought such as phrenology, and continues through the years to show how the then current knowledge of the brain ... Read More
Rating: - Great book
Such a simple and beautiful expression of one's own life history embracing the history of neuroscience: Written with simplicity, ease and humor this book tells the history of neuroscience beautifully harmonized with the Kandel's own life history. I do not know of any other authors who explain the scientific approaches to the study of mind in such an understandable way. Ayla Arslan, Istanbul.
- Nice Overview of the History of Neuroscience
