The Mind and the Brain
Neuroplasticity and the Power of Mental Force
$31.06
- Paperback
432 pages
- Release Date
2 November 2003
Summary
Conventional science holds that “the mind” is only an illusion, a side effect of the activity of the physical brain. Now comes a book, based on cutting-edge research, that argues exactly the opposite—that the mind has a life of its own.
In The Mind and the Brain, Dr. Jeffrey Schwartz, a leading brain researcher, and the distinguished science writer Sharon Begley, demonstrate that the human mind has the power to shape and control the physical brain. The authors chronicle decad…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780060988470 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0060988479 |
| Author: | Jeffrey M. Schwartz, Sharon Begley |
| Publisher: | HarperCollins Publishers Inc |
| Imprint: | HarperPerennial |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 432 |
| Release Date: | 2 November 2003 |
| Weight: | 320g |
| Dimensions: | 203mm x 135mm x 25mm |
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Critics Review
“Fascinating…Schwartz and Begley excel at spreading enthusiasm for science by forging scintillating concepts out of difficult ideas.” - –Cleveland Plain Dealer
About The Author
Jeffrey M. Schwartz
Jeffrey M. Schwartz M.D. is an internationally-recognized authority on Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and is the author of the bestseller Brain Lock. He is a Research Professor of Psychiatry at the UCLA School of Medicine.
Sharon Begley is an award-winning writer and was the science columnist for the Wall Street Journal; before that she was senior science writer for Newsweek. She lives in Pelham New York.
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