Author:
Rose, Steven P. R. (Steven Peter Russell), 1938-
Imprint:Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, c2005.
Descriptionviii, 344 p. : illus. ; 25 cm.
Note:The promise and the threat -- The past is the key to the present -- From 1 to 100 billion in nine months -- Becoming human -- Becoming a person -- Having a brain, being a mind -- Ageing brains, wiser minds? -- What we know, what we might know and what we can't know -- Explaining the brain, healing the mind -- Modulating the mind: mending or manipulating? -- The next big thing? -- Ethics in a neurocentric world.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.
