Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1436333539 ISBN 13: 9781436333535

Publisher: Xlibris, 2008

In recent years, a keen interest has emerged in the world of science regarding the relationship between the biological and the psychological aspects of the mind. How can the neural activity of the brain create thoughts, memory, feelings, and emotions? The answer to this question is the subject of this book. Jorge Angel M.D. posits that, although the mind is the byproduct of the firing of neurons in different parts of the brain, it is also the organizing principle of brain activity. The brain and the mind have a symbiotic relationship that is present throughout the life span of the individual. In an effort to find answers to the riddle of the mind-brain relationship, Dr. Angel describes his personal experiences of many years in the practice of the healing arts, and he draws on a lifetime of study into the biology of the brain. The author maintains that the mind is much more than consciousness. Consciousness has been described metaphorically as the small tip of an iceberg floating in a sea of unconsciousness. Dwelling on the evolutionary development of the brain, he explains how intellectual experience arises from the activity of cell aggregates in the residual reptilian, residual mammalian, and rational parts of the brain that we have inherited from our animal ancestors through billions of adaptive trade-offs over millions of years. The human mind is one of the last unresolved mysteries in the world of science. This book provides a meaningful insight into the nature and function of the mind in normal subjects and their ability to think, feel, and remember. It also portrays in detail the changes that can be brought on the mind of humans by an assortment of psychological and neurological disorders.

About the Author:

Jorge Angel, M.D. holds diplomas in neurological surgery from the Cleveland Clinic and in depth psychology from Pacifica Graduate Institute in Santa Barbara, California. Dr. Angel is a member of the American Medical Association, American Association of Neurological Surgeons, and the Congress of Neurosurgeons. A former clinical assistant professor of neurosurgery at the University of Texas Medical Branch, Dr. Angel draws from a wide assortment of neurological and psychological concepts in order to construct a coherent scheme for the workings of the mind.