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**The most ambitious and enlightening work to date from the bestselling author of __A Natural History of the Senses, An Alchemy of Mind__ combines an artist's eye with a scientist's erudition to illuminate, as never before, the magic and mysteries of the human mind.** Long treasured by literary readers for her uncommon ability to bridge the gap between art and science, celebrated scholar-artist Diane Ackerman returns with the book she was born to write. Her dazzling new work, __An Alchemy of Mind,__ offers an unprecedented exploration and celebration of the mental fantasia in which we spend our days -- and does for the human mind what the bestselling __A Natural History of the Senses__ did for the physical senses. Bringing a valuable female perspective to the topic, Diane Ackerman discusses the science of the brain as only she can: with gorgeous, immediate language and imagery that paint an unusually lucid and vibrant picture for the reader. And 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. In pr

Who reads An Alchemy of Mind : the Marvel and Mystery of the Brain?

Author

Ackerman, Diane

Publisher

Scribner

Published

2004

Language

EN

ISBN

9781439125083

Category

health

Subjects

Philosophy, Science, Medical

Rating

3.92 / 5 (38 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14