This crisis-ridden world is having disastrous effects on the climate, on our bodies and on our internal worlds, on how we feel and try to respond, on how we panic and on how we act collectively. Psychoanalysis can be part of this collective political response. Ian Parker shows how personal struggle can be linked to political struggle so we confr
Exploring the evolution of our understanding of the brain, this book delves into significant historical milestones, including prehistoric brain surgery, medieval Islamic discoveries, and the influence of Renaissance art. It highlights key developments such as Enlightenment research spurred by the electric eel, 19th-century evolutionary theories, Freud's contributions to neurology, and the advent of brain scans. Drawing from a successful BBC Radio 4 series, it offers a captivating journey through humanity's quest to comprehend the brain, the most complex entity known.