In Search of Memory The Emergence of a New Science of Mind [Paperback]

Memory binds our mental life together. We are who we are in large part because of what we learn and remember. But how does the brain create memories? Nobel Prize winner Eric R. Kandel intertwines the intellectual history of the powerful new science of the minda combination of cognitive psychology, neuroscience, and molecular biologywith his own personal quest to understand memory. A deft mixture of memoir and history, modern biology and behavior,A scrupulously detailed yet magnificently panoramic autobiography.Arrestingindeed, unforgettable.An enchanting book.Few can interlace their autobiography with the evolution of a scientific paradigm. Even fewer can weave such a story seamlessly. Eric Kandel is one of these.Beyond autobiography, the book is also an accessible introduction to contemporary neuroscience, the study of how the brain produces thought and action. Included are brilliant vignettes on the history of neuroscience.[A] scintillating mix of memoir, history of science, and fundamental biology without peer. It shows compellingly what first-rate science is and how it is created.Written with talent and grace, this extraordinary book by one of the greatest scientists of the mind alive will be read with delight by general readers as well as by students and scholars.A stunning book.Oliver Sacks