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Introducing Mind & Brain

by Angus Gellatly, Oscar Zarate · 1994

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A guide to planning and action, language, memory, attention, emotions and vision, this text explains what science has to say about these topics. Contrasting the seemingly bizarre consequences of head injury with the workday triumphs of the healthy brain, this text invites the reader to take a fresh look at the nature of the mind, consciousness and personal identity.

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