Neuronal Man Reprint Edition

by Jean-Pierre Changeux (Author), Laurence Garey (Translator)

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ISBN-10: 0691026661

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Over the past thirty-five years, there has been an explosive increase in scientists' ability to explain the structure and functioning of the human brain. While psychology has advanced our understanding of human behavior, various other sciences, such as anatomy, physiology, and biology, have determined the critical importance of synapses and, through the use of advanced technology, made it possible actually to see brain cells at work within the skull's walls. Here Jean-Pierre Changeux elucidates our current knowledge of the human brain, taking an interdisciplinary approach and explaining in layman's terms the complex theories and scientific breakthroughs that have significantly improved our understanding in the twentieth century.

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An outstanding attempt to convey to the general public an interdisciplinary understanding of the human nervous system.

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Jean-Pierre Changeux . . . explores the fascinating question of how the human brain, similar in so many ways to the brains of less developed species, is able to accomplish so much more. . . . [He] presents his . . . view with verve, conviction, and an admirable lucidity.---Richard Restak, Washington Post Book World

An outstanding attempt to convey to the general public an interdisciplinary understanding of the human nervous system. (Nature)

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Series: Princeton Science Library (Book 21)
Paperback: 368 pages
Publisher: Princeton University Press; Reprint edition (April 2, 1997)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0691026661
ISBN-13: 978-0691026664
Product Dimensions: 6.1 x 0.8 x 9.2 inches
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Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #540,527 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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- #349 in Books > Textbooks > Social Sciences > Psychology > Neuropsychology
- #583 in Books > Textbooks > Science & Mathematics > Biology & Life Sciences > Anatomy & Physiology

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M. Lilliquist

abysmally disappointing

January 15, 2003

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Although this book is written by an accomplished scientist about an intrinsically fascinating topic, I found it to be quite disappointing. The title would seem to offer more - a discussion which connects the neurons of our brains with ourselves as people. Nope, not in this book.
The main shortcoming of this book is it's focus on the lower levels of brain function - physiology and chemistry. This makes some sense, given the authors own ground-breaking research on synaptic transmission. Unfortunately, this emphasis also means that any systems-level understanding of the brain and of behavior is almost completely missing. There is virtually no neuropsychological content. There's no real discussion of language, human learning, perception, cognition, etc. The whole affair is decidely reductionistic.
As an example of the magnitude of the mismatch between what the reader might expect and what Changeux offers: "consciousness" is discussed on two brief pages, and what he writes about is consciousness as in sleeping or staying awake!
There are an increasing number of excellent books on the human brain written by leading scientists. For example, please don't confuse this book with the far-better and similarly titled work by Joseph LeDoux, called "The Synaptic Self." Read that book instead "Neuronal Man." If you're feeling ambitious, try Steven Pinker's "How the Mind Works." If you're into the more philosophical questions, try Antonio Damnasio's "The Feeling of What Happens." Now, that's a book which really connects our minds to our bodies!

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Ken Braithwaite

Difficult, dry

November 3, 2000

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I found this a bit of a slog. Needs more helpful diagrams -- color would help -- and a little more life. Despite the mass of info here, I don't quite know how much I really learned from this, although there certainly was a lot in it to learn, but because it didn't really do the trick for me. Better for hard core biology types I expect.

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