How do emotions affect your basic decision making? Why do certain smells
prompt long-forgotten memories, and what makes us suddenly
self-conscious?
How does the biological organ, the brain, give rise to all of the
thoughts in your head- enable you to think, to feel, to be conscious and
aware- to have 'a mind'?
Introducing Mind and Brain explains what the sciences have to say about
planning and action, language, memory, attention, emotions and vision.
It traces the historical development of ideas about the brain and its
function from antiquity to the age of neuro-imaging.
Clearly explained by Professor of Psychology Angus Gellatly and
award-winning artist Oscar Zarate, they invite you to take a fresh look
at the nature of mind, consciousness and personal identity.