Powers, Richard, 1957-
Bewilderment : a novel / Richard Powers. - First edition. - 278 pages ; 24 cm.
Astrobiologist, Theo Byrne, searches for life throughout the cosmos while single-handedly raising his unusual nine-year-old, Robin. As his son grows more troubled, Theo hopes to keep him off psychoactive drugs. He learns of an experimental neurofeedback treatment to bolster Robin's emotional control, one that involves training the boy on the recorded patterns of his mother's brain.
9780393881141
2021008991
Fathers and sons--Fiction.
Bereavement--Fiction.
Problem children--Behavior modification--Fiction.
Endangered species--Fiction.
Death--Fiction.
Widowers--Fiction.
Exobiology--Fiction.
Science fiction.
813/.54
Bewilderment : a novel / Richard Powers. - First edition. - 278 pages ; 24 cm.
Astrobiologist, Theo Byrne, searches for life throughout the cosmos while single-handedly raising his unusual nine-year-old, Robin. As his son grows more troubled, Theo hopes to keep him off psychoactive drugs. He learns of an experimental neurofeedback treatment to bolster Robin's emotional control, one that involves training the boy on the recorded patterns of his mother's brain.
9780393881141
2021008991
Fathers and sons--Fiction.
Bereavement--Fiction.
Problem children--Behavior modification--Fiction.
Endangered species--Fiction.
Death--Fiction.
Widowers--Fiction.
Exobiology--Fiction.
Science fiction.
813/.54