The rough guide to the brain / by Barry J. Gibb.

  • Gibb, Barry J.
Date:
2012
  • Books

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Brain

Description

The Rough Guide to the Brain answers all the important questions: how does the memory work? Are we addicted to television? What is Alzheimer's Disease? Can machines read our minds? The human brain, with all its inherent complexity, has taken on near mythical status. Its 100 billion nerve cells, forged by nature and refined over millions of years, allow humans the capacity to survive, create culture, love.Once an impenetrable grey mass, modern science is getting to grips with our brains at an unprecedented rate. We are moving from a time of anatomy, in which science did well to characterize the various regions of the brain, to a time in which we can observe thought processes in real time. We have entered a neural renaissance. The Rough Guide to the Brain is for anyone who's ever wanted to know more about how their brain and mind works - and what goes wrong when it doesn't. From how we evolved such an impressive organ to how it achieves the feat that is you. Including numerous insights from leaders in their fields, with The Rough Guide to the Brain, there's no better way to stimulate your grey matter.

Publication/Creation

London : Rough Guides Ltd, 2012.

Physical description

ix, 302 pages : ilustrations., portraits ; 20 cm.

Edition

Revised second edition.

Notes

Previous edition published in 2007.

Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

The long view: the evolution of the human brain -- Exploring the mind: the story of brain science -- A brief tour: inside the brain and nervous system -- Inputs and outputs: how the brain reads our senses and directs our bodies -- Memory: how the brain records and recalls experiences -- Inner space: consciousness, reasoning and emotion -- Intelligence: how "brainy" are you? -- Fragile systems: brain disorders, illness and ageing -- Chemical control: how legal and illegal drugs affect the brain -- The unexplained brain: mind over matter and ESP -- The technological brain: how modern life affects the brain -- Future brains: in man and machines.

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Where to find it

  • LocationStatus
    Medical Collection
    WL300 2012G43b
    Open shelves

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ISBN

  • 1405390069
  • 9781405390064