Synaptic Self

Synaptic Self How Our Brains Become Who We Are

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    Publisher's Synopsis

    Argues that what is described as the self, or the essence of who a person is, reflects the interactions between the neurons and the synapses in the brain, allowing us to think, act, feel, believe, and make choices.

    About the Publisher

    Viking

    Viking

    Viking publishes the widest possible range of literary fiction and non-fiction. Our fiction list includes John le Carré, Nick Hornby, Will Self, Colm Tóibín, Nicole Krauss, William Trevor, Catherine O' Flynn, Jonathan Coe, and Joshua Ferris. In non-fiction, the range covers current affairs, history, biography, memoir, narrative non-fiction, music and sport. Our authors include Antony Beevor, Andrew Rawnsley, Mark Bostridge, Sarah Bradford, Saul David, Catherine Bailey, Lynn Barber, Claire Tomalin and John Stubbs.

    Book information

    ISBN: 9780670030286
    Publisher: Viking
    Imprint: Viking
    Pub date:
    DEWEY: 612.82
    DEWEY edition: 21
    Language: English
    Number of pages: 406
    Weight: 726g
    Height: 241mm
    Width: 171mm
    Spine width: 34mm

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