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States of mind : new discoveries about how our brains make us who we are / edited by Roberta Conlan ; adapted from the original talks by J. Allan Hobson ... [and others].
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Neuropsychology--Popular works.
- Neuropsychology.
- Psychophysiology.
- Brain--physiology.
- Emotions--physiology.
- Medical Subjects:
- Psychophysiology.
- Brain--physiology.
- Emotions--physiology.
- Genre:
- Popular works.
- Physical Description:
- x, 214 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Dana Press : John Wiley, [1999]
- Summary:
- Eight of the world's foremost brain scientists present the newest scientific findings about the mind-body connection and how our brains control our behavior. Includes discussions of such hot topics as the sources of depression and its treatments; the effects of stress on our brains and general health; how memory develops and false memories; the role of emotions in thinking; and how genes and environment combine to shape our personalities and temperaments.
- Contents:
- Susceptibility and "second hits" / Steven Hyman
- Born to be shy? / Jerome Kagan
- A magical orange grove in a nightmare: creativity and mood disorders / Kay Redfield Jamison
- Stress and the brain / Bruce McEwen
- Emotions and disease: a balance of molecules / Esther Sternberg
- Power of emotions / Joseph LeDoux
- Of learning, memory, and genetic switches / Eric Kandel
- Order from chaos / J. Allan Hobson.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-204) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0471299634
- OCLC:
- 39508583
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