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The Intentional Brain: Motion, Emotion, and the Development of Modern Neuropsychiatry
Michael R. Trimble
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Description for The Intentional Brain: Motion, Emotion, and the Development of Modern Neuropsychiatry
Hardback. The Intentional Brain is a marvelous and interdisciplinary look at the clinical interface between the mind and the brain. Num Pages: 320 pages, 12 black & white halftones, 4 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: MJN; MMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. .
Neuropsychiatry has a distinguished history, yet its ideals and principles fell out of fashion in the early twentieth century as neurology and psychiatry diverged into separate disciplines. Later, neuropsychiatry reemerged as the two disciplines moved closer again, accelerated by advances in neuroanatomy, neurochemistry, and drugs that alter the functioning of the central nervous system. But as neuropsychiatrist Michael R. Trimble explains in The Intentional Brain, the new neuropsychiatry has its own identity and is more than simply a borderland between two disparate clinical disciplines. Looking at neuropsychiatry in the context of major cultural and artistic achievements, Trimble ... Read more
Neuropsychiatry has a distinguished history, yet its ideals and principles fell out of fashion in the early twentieth century as neurology and psychiatry diverged into separate disciplines. Later, neuropsychiatry reemerged as the two disciplines moved closer again, accelerated by advances in neuroanatomy, neurochemistry, and drugs that alter the functioning of the central nervous system. But as neuropsychiatrist Michael R. Trimble explains in The Intentional Brain, the new neuropsychiatry has its own identity and is more than simply a borderland between two disparate clinical disciplines. Looking at neuropsychiatry in the context of major cultural and artistic achievements, Trimble ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
587g
Number of Pages
328
Place of Publication
Baltimore, MD, United States
ISBN
9781421419497
SKU
V9781421419497
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About Michael R. Trimble
Michael R. Trimble, MD, is professor emeritus of behavioral neurology at University College London's Institute of Neurology. He is the author of The Soul in the Brain: The Cerebral Basis of Language, Art, and Belief and Why Humans Like to Cry: Tragedy, Evolution, and the Brain.
Reviews for The Intentional Brain: Motion, Emotion, and the Development of Modern Neuropsychiatry
It reminded me exactly why I love psychiatry, for its complex history and ongoing scientific mystery. If you are feeling in need of a reminder of how far we have come, Trimble may provide just that inspiration.
British Society for the History of Medicine
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British Society for the History of Medicine
This survey is strongest once it has gathered momentum, especially in the romantic period. ... Read more