{"product_id":"the-elusive-brain-jason-tougaw-9780300221176","title":"The Elusive Brain: Literary Experiments in the Age of Neuroscience","description":"Featuring a foreword by renowned neuroscientist Joseph E. LeDoux, \u003ci\u003eThe Elusive Brain\u003c\/i\u003e is an illuminating, comprehensive survey of contemporary literature's engagement with neuroscience. This fascinating book explores how literature interacts with neuroscience to provide a better understanding of the brain's relationship to the self. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Jason Tougaw surveys the work of contemporary writers--including Oliver Sacks, Temple Grandin, Richard Powers, Siri Hustvedt, and Tito Rajarshi Mukhopadhyay--analyzing the way they experiment with literary forms to frame new views of the immaterial experiences that compose a self. He argues that their work offers a necessary counterbalance to a wider cultural neuromania that seeks out purely neural explanations for human behaviors as varied as reading, economics, empathy, and racism. Building on recent scholarship, Tougaw's evenhanded account will be an original contribution to the growing field of neuroscience and literature.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jason Tougaw\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0300221177\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780300221176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Yale University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/24\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.40h x 6.40w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2018","brand":"Jason Tougaw","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46489209536767,"sku":"9780300221176","price":44.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1be03ef1-9e25-484b-9200-1f21ce0f9e97.jpg?v=1736952895","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-elusive-brain-jason-tougaw-9780300221176","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}