{"product_id":"synaptic-self-how-our-brains-become-who-we-are-paperback","title":"Synaptic Self: How Our Brains Become Who We Are - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJoseph LeDoux\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1996 Joseph LeDoux's \u003cb\u003eThe Emotional Brain\u003c\/b\u003e presented a revelatory examination of the biological bases of our emotions and memories. Now, the world-renowned expert on the brain has produced with a groundbreaking work that tells a more profound story: how the little spaces between the neurons--the brain's synapses--are the channels through which we think, act, imagine, feel, and remember. Synapses encode the essence of personality, enabling each of us to function as a distinctive, integrated individual from moment to moment. Exploring the functioning of memory, the synaptic basis of mental illness and drug addiction, and the mechanism of self-awareness, \u003cb\u003eSynaptic Self\u003c\/b\u003e is a provocative and mind-expanding work that is destined to become a classic.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoseph LeDoux is Henry and Lucy Moses Professor of Science at New York University's Center for Neural Sciences. He is the author of \u003cb\u003eThe Emotional Brain: The Mysterious Underpinnings of Emotional Life\u003c\/b\u003e and coauthor (with Michael Gazzaniga) of \u003cb\u003eThe Integrated Mind\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 416\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.93 x 8.46 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 28, 2003\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42157075071111,"sku":"9780142001783","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/61e33f85257d55e254c5727cd37ea00f.webp?v=1733248387","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/synaptic-self-how-our-brains-become-who-we-are-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}