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An alchemy of mind : the marvel and mystery of the brain / Diane Ackerman

By:

Ackerman, Diane, (, 1948-)

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York : Scribner , 2004.Description: xii, 300 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:

0743246721

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

612.82 ACK

LOC classification:

QP376 .A225 2004

Summary: "Diane Ackerman discusses the science of the brain as only she can. In addition to explaining memory, thought, emotion, dreams, and language acquisition, she reports on the latest discoveries in neuroscience and addresses controversial subjects like the effects of trauma and male versus female brains. Ackerman distills the hard, objective truths of science in order to yield vivid, heavily anecdotal explanations about a range of existential questions regarding consciousness, human thought, memory, and the nature of identify."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Libro - Monografía	Biblioteca Pública de San Miguel de Allende, A.C.	612.82 ACK (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		028935

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

"Diane Ackerman discusses the science of the brain as only she can. In addition to explaining memory, thought, emotion, dreams, and language acquisition, she reports on the latest discoveries in neuroscience and addresses controversial subjects like the effects of trauma and male versus female brains. Ackerman distills the hard, objective truths of science in order to yield vivid, heavily anecdotal explanations about a range of existential questions regarding consciousness, human thought, memory, and the nature of identify."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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