Splendors and miseries of the brain

Love, creativity, and the quest for human happiness.
This book, wich is derived from Balzac´s novel of the same name, delves into the brain´s key functions of obtaining knowledge and forming concepts about the world. While these functions have been more thoroughly documented in neurobiology´s traditional disciplines - physiology, anatomy, biochemistry, pharmacology, mathematics and computer science to name but a few - Zeki goes beyond these fields to scientifically study the products of the brain in literature, music, art, and other fields.