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An alchemy of mind : the marvel and mystery of the brain, Diane Ackerman
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- Summary
- 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 prose that is not simply accessible but also beautiful and electric, Ackerman distills the hard, objective truths of science in order to yield vivid, heavily anecdotal explanations about a range of existential questions regarding consciousness, human thought, memory, and the nature of identity
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xii, 300 p.
- Contents
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- Miracle waters (Evolution): The enchanted loom
- This island earth
- Why we ask why?
- The fibs of being
- Light breaks where no sun shines
- Sweet dreams of reason (The physical brain): The shape of thought
- Inner space
- Attention please
- A passion for patterns
- In the church of the pines
- Einstein's brain
- The mind's eye
- Pavilions of desire (Memory): What is a memory?
- Reflections in a gazing ball
- Remember what?
- Remember, I dream
- Hello, he lied
- Traumatic memories
- Smell, memory, and the erotic
- Never a dull moment (The self, and other fictions): Introducing the self
- The other self
- Personality
- Shall it be male of female? Say the cells
- Creating minds
- The world is breaking someone else's heart (Emotions): The emotional climate
- The pursuit of happiness
- The color of saying (Language): Memory's accomplice
- Metaphors be with you
- The color of saying
- Shakespeare on the brain
- The wilderness within (The world we share): Oasis
- Conscience and consciousness
- A kingdom of neighbors
- The beautiful captive
- Isbn
- 9780743246729
- Label
- An alchemy of mind : the marvel and mystery of the brain
- Title
- An alchemy of mind
- Title remainder
- the marvel and mystery of the brain
- Statement of responsibility
- Diane Ackerman
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- 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 prose that is not simply accessible but also beautiful and electric, Ackerman distills the hard, objective truths of science in order to yield vivid, heavily anecdotal explanations about a range of existential questions regarding consciousness, human thought, memory, and the nature of identity
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1948-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Ackerman, Diane
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- QP376
- LC item number
- .A225 2004
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Brain
- Neuropsychology
- Hersenen
- Neuropsychologie
- Label
- An alchemy of mind : the marvel and mystery of the brain, Diane Ackerman
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Contents
- Miracle waters (Evolution): The enchanted loom -- This island earth -- Why we ask why? -- The fibs of being -- Light breaks where no sun shines -- Sweet dreams of reason (The physical brain): The shape of thought -- Inner space -- Attention please -- A passion for patterns -- In the church of the pines -- Einstein's brain -- The mind's eye -- Pavilions of desire (Memory): What is a memory? -- Reflections in a gazing ball -- Remember what? -- Remember, I dream -- Hello, he lied -- Traumatic memories -- Smell, memory, and the erotic -- Never a dull moment (The self, and other fictions): Introducing the self -- The other self -- Personality -- Shall it be male of female? Say the cells -- Creating minds -- The world is breaking someone else's heart (Emotions): The emotional climate -- The pursuit of happiness -- The color of saying (Language): Memory's accomplice -- Metaphors be with you -- The color of saying -- Shakespeare on the brain -- The wilderness within (The world we share): Oasis -- Conscience and consciousness -- A kingdom of neighbors -- The beautiful captive
- Control code
- 54006936
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- xii, 300 p.
- Isbn
- 9780743246729
- Lccn
- 2004041621
- Other physical details
- ill.
- System control number
- (OCoLC)54006936
- Label
- An alchemy of mind : the marvel and mystery of the brain, Diane Ackerman
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Contents
- Miracle waters (Evolution): The enchanted loom -- This island earth -- Why we ask why? -- The fibs of being -- Light breaks where no sun shines -- Sweet dreams of reason (The physical brain): The shape of thought -- Inner space -- Attention please -- A passion for patterns -- In the church of the pines -- Einstein's brain -- The mind's eye -- Pavilions of desire (Memory): What is a memory? -- Reflections in a gazing ball -- Remember what? -- Remember, I dream -- Hello, he lied -- Traumatic memories -- Smell, memory, and the erotic -- Never a dull moment (The self, and other fictions): Introducing the self -- The other self -- Personality -- Shall it be male of female? Say the cells -- Creating minds -- The world is breaking someone else's heart (Emotions): The emotional climate -- The pursuit of happiness -- The color of saying (Language): Memory's accomplice -- Metaphors be with you -- The color of saying -- Shakespeare on the brain -- The wilderness within (The world we share): Oasis -- Conscience and consciousness -- A kingdom of neighbors -- The beautiful captive
- Control code
- 54006936
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- xii, 300 p.
- Isbn
- 9780743246729
- Lccn
- 2004041621
- Other physical details
- ill.
- System control number
- (OCoLC)54006936
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