285 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour) ; 24 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index
Contents:
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
