The accidental mind /

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Author / Creator:Linden, David J., 1961-
Imprint:Cambridge, Mass. : Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2007.
Description:276 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/6321367
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ISBN:0674024788 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780674024786 (cloth : alk. paper)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p. 257-263) and index.
Table of Contents:
  • Prologue: Brain, Explained
  • 1. The Inelegant Design of the Brain
  • 2. Building a Brain with Yesterday's Parts
  • 3. Some Assembly Required
  • 4. Sensation and Emotion
  • 5. Learning, Memory, and Human Individuality
  • 6. Love and Sex
  • 7. Sleeping and Dreaming
  • 8. The Religious Impulse
  • 9. The Unintelligent Design of the Brain
  • Epilogue: That Middle Thing
  • Further Reading and Resources
  • Acknowledgments
  • Index