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<p><b>A Nobel Prize–winning neuroscientist’s probing investigation of what brain disorders can tell us about human nature</b><br><br>Eric R. Kandel, the winner of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his foundational research into memory storage in the brain, is one of the pioneers of modern brain science. His work continues to shape our understanding of how learning and memory work and to break down age-old barriers between the sciences and the arts.<br><br>In his seminal new book, <i>The Disordered Mind</i>, Kandel draws on a lifetime of pathbreaking research and the work of many other leading neuroscientists to take us on an unusual tour of the brain. He confronts one of the most difficult questions we face: How does our mind, our individual sense of self, emerge from the physical matter of the brain? The brain’s 86 billion neurons communicate with one another through very precise connections. But sometimes those connections are disrupted. The brain processes that give rise to our mind can become disordered, resulting in diseases such as autism, depression, schizophrenia, Parkinson’s, addiction, and post-traumatic stress disorder. While these disruptions bring great suf

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Author

Eric R. Kandel

Publisher

Farrar, Straus and Giroux

Published

2018

Language

EN

ISBN

9780374716103

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Psychology, Medical, Neuroscience

Rating

4.7 / 5 (409 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14