Memory's Voice

About this book

In Memory's Voice, pioneer brain and memory researcher Daniel L. Alkon, M.D., tells the fascinating story of the quest to trace the very roots of our consciousness. Our passions, addictions, joys, fears - they all have a biological basis. Dr. Alkon escorts us on an amazing voyage through the corridors of the brain to unlock the secrets of the mind - and revolutionize the way we think about the way we think. Dr. Alkon has discovered that the very process of learning in. The brain can be observed in simpler life forms. He goes on to discuss how trauma, such as child abuse, may create memories that crystallize into the actual physiological causes of later psychiatric disorders; how cutting-edge molecular procedures may ultimately yield cures for even the most profound mental illnesses, such as depression and schizophrenia; and how, in a dramatic convergence of scientific disciplines more than twenty years in the making, artificial. Intelligence and neurobiology can combine to take our understanding of mind and body to a new level. Impassioned, lyrical, and very human, Memory's Voice touches the heart and the intellect, leaving the reader in awe of the powers of the brain and of modern science.