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You and Me
Susan Greenfield
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Hardcover. BIC Classification: JMS; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 123 x 186 x 14. Weight in Grams: 208.
Identity is a term much used yet hard to define. Perhaps for this reason, the concept has long been a favourite with philosphers, and for the very same reason has been avoided by brain scientists, - until now. In this neurobiological exploration of identity, Greenfield briefly reviews the social perspective from finger prints, to faces, to signatures of the many ways we try to identity ourselves, - in vain. The psychiatric perspective however does offer some valuable clues that then leads to an excursion into the physical brain: the neuroscience perspective. But identity cannot just be an objective phenomenon: hence ... Read more
Identity is a term much used yet hard to define. Perhaps for this reason, the concept has long been a favourite with philosphers, and for the very same reason has been avoided by brain scientists, - until now. In this neurobiological exploration of identity, Greenfield briefly reviews the social perspective from finger prints, to faces, to signatures of the many ways we try to identity ourselves, - in vain. The psychiatric perspective however does offer some valuable clues that then leads to an excursion into the physical brain: the neuroscience perspective. But identity cannot just be an objective phenomenon: hence ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Notting Hill Editions United Kingdom
Condition
New
Number of Pages
156
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781907903342
SKU
V9781907903342
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About Susan Greenfield
Baroness Greenfield has been Professor of Synaptic Pharmacology since 1996 at Oxford where she continues to head a multi-disciplinary research group. She is also Director of the Institute for the Future of the Mind. She was awarded a CBE in 2000 and granted a non-political Life Peerage in 2001. Susan has written a number of books disseminating science to academic ... Read more
Reviews for You and Me
"She has a rare talent for explaining science in accessible prose." —The Washington Post "Susan Greenfield is often described as the foremost female scientist in Britain, but she is one of the best of any gender, anywhere, at getting complicated ideas across." —The Independent on Sunday "Greenfield is an entertaining writer, a brilliant neuroscientist and an ... Read more