In Search of a Mechanism: From the Brain to the Mind is based on an in-depth filmed conversation between Howard Burton and Chris Frith, Emeritus Professor of Neuropsychology at University College London and Honorary Research Fellow at the Institute of Philosophy, School of Advanced Study, University of London.
After an insightful exploration of how Chris Frith became interested in the study of schizophrenia, this detailed conversation examines topics such as how our understanding of schizophrenia has evolved, the role of dopamine, how the brain works, the brain’s predicting role, the phantom limb phenomenon, how the brain and mind link up, how culture affects the brain and much more.
This conversation will be released in a carefully-edited video format. Available now is an enhanced book developed from the conversation, while Chris is also featured in a short documentary – all details are below.
This enhanced book is available in electronic format on all major booksellers, including:
In Search of a Mechanism: From the Brain to the Mind is also part of the five-part Ideas Roadshow Collection, Conversations About Psychology, Volume 1, which is available in hardcover, paperback and electronic format.
Chris Frith is featured in a short documentary together with several other renowned researchers, including Barbara Fredrickson,Roy Baumeister, Diana Deutsch and Philip Zimbardo.
