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Synaptic Self by Joseph LeDoux

Synaptic Self

How Our Brains Become Who We Are

How Our Brains Become Who We Are

By Joseph LeDoux

By Joseph LeDoux

By Joseph LeDoux

By Joseph LeDoux

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Category: Psychology | Science

Category: Psychology | Science

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Jan 28, 2003 | ISBN 9780142001783

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    About Synaptic Self

    In 1996 Joseph LeDoux’s The Emotional Brain presented a revelatory examination of the biological bases of our emotions and memories. Now, the world-renowned expert on the brain has produced with a groundbreaking work that tells a more profound story: how the little spaces between the neurons—the brain’s synapses—are the channels through which we think, act, imagine, feel, and remember. Synapses encode the essence of personality, enabling each of us to function as a distinctive, integrated individual from moment to moment. Exploring the functioning of memory, the synaptic basis of mental illness and drug addiction, and the mechanism of self-awareness, Synaptic Self is a provocative and mind-expanding work that is destined to become a classic.

    About Synaptic Self

    In 1996 Joseph LeDoux’s The Emotional Brain presented a revelatory examination of the biological bases of our emotions and memories. Now, the world-renowned expert on the brain has produced with a groundbreaking work that tells a more profound story: how the little spaces between the neurons—the brain’s synapses—are the channels through which we think, act, imagine, feel, and remember. Synapses encode the essence of personality, enabling each of us to function as a distinctive, integrated individual from moment to moment. Exploring the functioning of memory, the synaptic basis of mental illness and drug addiction, and the mechanism of self-awareness, Synaptic Self is a provocative and mind-expanding work that is destined to become a classic.

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    About Joseph LeDoux

    JOSEPH LEDOUX is the Henry and Lucy Moses Professor of Science at New York University, where he is a member of the Center for Neural Science and Department of Psychology. He directs the Emotional Brain Institute at New York University and… More about Joseph LeDoux

    About Joseph LeDoux

    JOSEPH LEDOUX is the Henry and Lucy Moses Professor of Science at New York University, where he is a member of the Center for Neural Science and Department of Psychology. He directs the Emotional Brain Institute at New York University and… More about Joseph LeDoux

    Product Details

    Category: Psychology | Science

    Paperback | $19.00
    Published by Penguin Books
    Jan 28, 2003 | 416 Pages | 5-1/2 x 8-7/16 | ISBN 9780142001783

    Category: Psychology | Science

    Ebook | $9.99
    Published by Penguin Books
    Jan 28, 2003 | 416 Pages | ISBN 9781440650420

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    Praise

    “A detailed but very accessible journey into the world of circuits and synapses.” —Science

    “LeDoux’s work…is surely the most accessible contemporary work for those interested in the brain’s effect on personality.” —Booklist

    Table Of Contents

    Synaptic SelfAcknowledgments

    1. The Big One

    2. Seeking The Self

    3. The Most Unaccountable Of Machinery

    4. Building The Brain

    5. Adventures In Time

    6. Small Change

    7. The Mental Trilogy

    8. The Emotional Brain Revisited

    9. The Lost World

    10. Synaptic Sickness

    11. Who Are You?


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