The Brain Has a Mind of Its Own: Insights from a Practicing NeurologistNeurologist and best-selling author Richard Restak puts readers in touch with the latest scientific findings about the most complex and inscrutable object in creation--the human brain. "By all means let Richard Restak take you on this lively journey to the very roots of our being. Along the way you will gain new understanding of consciousness, dreams, drugs, emotions, memory loss, and many kindred subjects."--William Warner Line drawings. From the Trade Paperback edition. |
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MAPPING THE SPACES A MIND CAN ENTER 14 | 14 |
EVERY LITTLE MOVEMENT | 27 |
KICKING THE HABIT 4 1 | 41 |
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