Physical Description:viii, 344 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. remote electronic
Publisher:Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, c2005.
Content descriptions
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
The promise and the threat -- The past is the key to the present -- From 1 to 100 billion in nine months -- Becoming human -- Becoming a person -- Having a brain, being a mind -- Ageing brains, wiser minds -- What we know, what we might know and what we can't know -- Healing the mind via the brain -- Modulating, mending or manipulating -- The next big thing? -- Ethics in a neurocentric world.
Note:
Electronic reproduction. Boulder, Colo. : NetLibrary, 2006. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to NetLibrary affiliated libraries.