
In Search of Memory: The Emergence of a New Science of Mind
#698 of 3,809 books · #54 in Science & Technology
Won the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Science and Technology (2006). Also shortlisted or longlisted for 1 other award.
The author relates how his own study of memory converged with four distinct disciplines to give rise to the development of a new science of the mind that has changed our understanding of learning, memory, and mental illness.
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- W W Norton & Company Incorporated
- ISBN-13
- 9780393329377
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Awards
- Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Science and TechnologyWon(2006)
- Royal Society Science Book PrizeShortlisted(2007)
Other awarded books from Eric R. Kandel
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