"The eleven chapters and the epilogue in this book originally appeared as articles and the closing essay in the Sept. 1992 issue of Scientific American"--Title page verso. Includes bibliographical references (pages 141-142) and index.
Contents:
Mind and brain / Gerald D. Fischbach -- The developing brain / Carla J. Shatz -- The visual image in mind and brain / Semir Zeki -- The biological basis of learning and individuality / Eric R. Kandel and Robert D. Hawkins -- Brain and language / Antonio R. Damasio and Hanna Damasio -- Working memory and the mind / Patricia S. Goldman-Rakic -- Sex differences in the brain / Doreen Kimura -- Major disorders of mind and brain / Elliot S. Gershon and Ronald O. Rieder -- Aging brain, aging mind / Dennis J. Selkoe -- How neural networks learn from experience / Geoffrey E. Hinton -- The problem of consciousness / Francis Crick and Christof Koch -- Epilogue : trouble in mind / Jonathan Miller.
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