Altered Egos: How the Brain Creates the Self

In Altered Egos, Dr. Todd Feinberg Presents A New Theory Of The Self, Based On His First-hand Experience As Both A Psychiatrist And Neurologist. Feinberg First Introduces The Reader To Dozens Of Cases Of Patients Whose Disorders Have Resulted In What He Calls Altered Egos: A Change In The Brain That Transforms The Boundaries Of The Self. After Illustrating How These Patients Provide A Window Into The Self And The Mind, The Author Presents A New Model Of The Self That Links The Workings Of The Brain With Unique And Personal Features Of The Mind, Such As Meaning, Purpose, And Being.--jacket. Acknowledgments -- Introduction : Soul Searching -- Deconstructing The Self -- Missing Pieces ; Familiar Places -- Mything Persons -- Auto-bodies -- Keeping It All Together -- Journey To The Center Of The Mind -- Nested Hierarchy Of The Self And Mind -- Being And Brain -- Living Mind. Todd E. Feinberg. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 179-192) And Index.