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In Search of Memory: The Emergence of a New Science of Mind
by Eric R. Kandel

In Search of Memory: The Emergence of a New Science of Mind

A stunning book.Oliver SacksCharting 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, Kandels personal quest to understand memory is threaded throughout this absorbing history. Beginning with his childhood in Nazi-occupied Vienna, In Search of Memory chronicles Kandels 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 scientists intellectual journey intersected with one of the great scientific endeavors of the twentieth century: the search for the biological basis of memory.

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