Connections : a story of human feeling /
by Deisseroth, Karl.
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BookPublisher: UK : Viking, 2021Description: 231 pages ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9780241381861 (hbk.) :; 024138186X (hbk.) :.Classification number: 152.4 DEIUniform titles: Projections.Subject(s): Emotions | Mental illness | Optogenetics | Psychology | Psychology | Psychology | Mental health services | Medical genetics | Neurology & clinical neurophysiology | Popular scienceSummary: In this ground-breaking tour of the human mind, a world-renowned psychiatrist and neuroscientist explores the origins of human emotion through the stories of his patients. Why do we feel what we feel? How do we define 'sanity'? Can a lost mind be found again? Since the dawn of humankind, mental illness has been one of our greatest causes of suffering as a species. But for the majority of our history, its causes have remained a mystery. Now, science has reached a tipping point. In 'Connections', Professor Karl Deisseroth shares his breakthrough discovery, Optogenetics, a biological technique that allows us to decipher the brain's inner workings using light.
| Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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| Book - Adult Hardback | Southport Library | Adult Non-Fiction | 152.4 DEI (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 003097833X |
Originally published: as Projections. New York: Random House.
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In this ground-breaking tour of the human mind, a world-renowned psychiatrist and neuroscientist explores the origins of human emotion through the stories of his patients. Why do we feel what we feel? How do we define 'sanity'? Can a lost mind be found again? Since the dawn of humankind, mental illness has been one of our greatest causes of suffering as a species. But for the majority of our history, its causes have remained a mystery. Now, science has reached a tipping point. In 'Connections', Professor Karl Deisseroth shares his breakthrough discovery, Optogenetics, a biological technique that allows us to decipher the brain's inner workings using light.
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