Kandel, Eric R. <br/><br/>
The disordered mind :  what unusual brains tell us about ourselves / 
Eric R. Kandel. 
 - First paperback Edition. 
 - 285 pages :  illustrations (some color), portraits ;  23 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references, notes and index. 
<br/><br/>What brain disorders can tell us about ourselves -- Our intensely social nature : the autism spectrum -- Emotions and the integrity of the self : depression and bipolar disorder -- The ability to think and to make and carry out decisions : schizophrenia -- Memory, the storehouse of the self : dementia -- Our intrinsic creative capability : brain disorders and art -- Movement : Parkinson's and Huntington's diseases -- The interplay of conscious and unconscious emotion : anxiety, post-traumatic stress, and faulty decision-making -- The pleasure principle and freedom of choice: addictions -- That's all, folks -- Sexual differentiation of the brain and gender identity -- Consciousness : the great remaining mystery of the brain -- Conclusion : coming full circle. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780374538446 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2017049274 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Mental illness.<br/>Neuropsychology.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>616.89  / ERI 
<br/><br/><label>National Library of Medicine Call No.: </label>WM 102