The human brain book
Combining the latest findings from the field of neuroscience with expert text and state-of-the-art illustrations, "The Human Brain Book" is a complete guide to the one organ in the body that makes each person a unique individual. Includes an interactive DVD.
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| Formato: | Software eBook |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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London ; New York, N.Y. :
DK Pub.,
c2009.
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| Edición: | 1st American ed. |
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Tabla de Contenidos:
- No ordinary organ ; Investigating the brain ; Landmarks in neuroscience ; Scanning the brain ; A journey through the brain
- The brain and the body : Brain function ; Nervous system ; The brain and the nervous system ; Brain size, energy use, and protection ; Evolution
- Brain anatomy : Brain structures ; Brain zones and partitions ; Nuclei of the brain ; The thalamus, hypothalamus and pituitary gland ; The brainstem and cerebellum ; The limbic system ; The cerebral cortex ; Brain cells ; Nerve impulses
- The senses : How we sense the world ; The eye ; The visual cortex ; Visual pathways ; Visual perception ; Seeing ; The ear ; Making sense of sound ; Hearing ; Smell ; Perceiving smell ; Taste ; Touch ; The sixth sense ; Pain signals ; Experiencing pain
- Movement and control : Regulation ; The neuroendocrine system ; Planning a movement ; Executing a movement ; Unconscious action ; Mirror neurons
- Emotions and feelings : The emotional brain ; Conscious emotion ; Desire and reward
- The social brain : Sex, love, and survival ; Expression ; The self and others ; The moral brain
- Language and communication : Gestures and body language ; The origins of language ; The language areas ; A conversation ; Reading and writing
- Memory : The principles of memory ; The memory web ; Laying down a memory ; Recall and recognition ; Unusual memory
- Thinking : Intelligence ; Creativity and humor ; Belief and superstition ; Cognitive illusions
- Consciousness : What is consciousness? ; Locating consciousness ; Attention and consciousness ; Altering consciousness ; Sleep and dreams ; Time ; The self and consciousness
- The individual brain : Nature and nurture ; Influencing the brain ; Personality ; Strange brains
- Development and aging : The developing brain ; The aging brain ; The brain of the future
- Diseases and disorders : The disordered brain ; Directory of disorders
- Glossary.