The Lawrence Jacobsen Library
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THE FACE IN THE MIRROR: HOW WE KNOW WHO WE ARE

By Julian Paul Keenan with Gordon G. Gallup Jr. and Dean Falk

(From the backcover)
We've all witnessed this moment: a dog, a cat, or another animal reacting
to its own reflection in the mirror, treating it as another animal to be
played with or confronted. As human beings, we take self-recognition for
granted, but this seemingly simple ability represents one of the most
complex mysteries of neuroscience. The Face in the Mirror takes readers on
a lively tour of the neurological, anthropological, and psychological roots
of self-recognitionÔø‡Ôø‡from the intricate network in the brain that enables
higher primates to recognize their image to complex, self-related emotions
such as humor, embarrassment, and jealousy that play a crucial role in our
evolution and survival. From animals who share our ability for
self-recognition to case studies of patients who no longer recognize who
they are, the authors examine some of the latest evidence on a subject that
has puzzled philosophers and scientists for millenniaÔø‡Ôø‡how do we know who we
are?

CONTENTS

Preface: Elmo, My Cat, and the Mirror                   ix

Introduction                                            xv

ONE / The Face in the Mirror                            1
TWO / Apes That Know Who They Are                       23
THREE / The Me Generation                               54
FOUR / I Know That You Know: Theory of Mind             77
FIVE / Inside the Brain                                 98
SIX/ Here's Looking at Me                               131
SEVEN / Losing the Self                         157
EIGHT / Where Self and Other Get Together               205
NINE / What's So Good About Being Self-Aware?   234

Notes                                                   253

Acknowledgments                                 267

Index                                                   269

ABOUT THE AUTHORS

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A Harvard-trained neurologist, Julian Paul Keenan is currently an assistant
professor in psychology and the director of the Cognitive Neuroimaging
Laboratory at Montclair State University and a researcher at the New York
State Psychiatric Institute, Columbia University. He was previously on the
faculty of Harvard Medical School. He lives with his wife, Ilene, in Jersey
City, New Jersey.

Gordon G. Gallup Jr. is a senior professor of psychology at SUNY-Albany,
who researches evolution and behavior among humans, primates, and other
animals. His groundbreaking "mirror test" helped reconceptualize recent
studies in self-awareness and consciousness.

Dean Falk is a senior anthropologist at Florida State University in
Tallahassee, Florida. Her work has focused especially on gender differences
and the origins of language and music in the brain. She is well known for
her "radiator hypothesis," which explains how humans keep their extra-large
brains cool.

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Posted Date: 9/16/2004