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Synaptic Self: How Our Brains Become Who We Are
 
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Synaptic Self: How Our Brains Become Who We Are (Hardcover)

by Joseph Ledoux (Author)
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Product details

  • Hardcover: 288 pages
  • Publisher: Viking Press Inc.,U.S. (10 Jan 2002)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0670030287
  • ISBN-13: 978-0670030286
  • Product Dimensions: 24.3 x 16.5 x 3.7 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 866,909 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)
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  • Other Editions: Paperback  |  All Editions


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Synopsis
Argues that what is described as the self, or the essence of who a person is, reflects the interactions between the neurons and the synapses in the brain, allowing us to think, act, feel, believe, and make choices.

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