From the Book - First edition.
What brain disorders can tell us about ourselves
Our intensely social nature: the autism spectrum
Emotions and the integrity of the self: depression and bipolar disorder
The ability to think and to make and carry out decisions: schizophrenia
Memory, the storehouse of the self: dementia
Our intrinsic creative capability: brain disorders and art
Movement: Parkinson's and Huntington's diseases
The interplay of conscious and unconscious emotion: anxiety, post-traumatic stress, and faulty decision-making
The pleasure principle and freedom of choice: addictions
Sexual differentiation of the brain and gender identity
Consciousness: the great remaining mystery of the brain
Conclusion: coming full circle.
