The Brain : A Very Short Introduction.


Michael. O'Shea
Bok Engelsk 2005 · Electronic books.
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Utgitt
Oxford : : Oxford University Press, UK, , 2005.
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1 online resource (149 p.)
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Description based upon print version of record.. - Contents; Acknowledgements; List of illustrations; 1 Thinking about the brain; 2 From humours to cells: components of mind; 3 Signalling in the brain: getting connected; 4 From the Big Bang to the big brain; 5 Sensing, perceiving, and acting; 6 Memories are made of this; 7 Broken brain: invention and intervention; 8 Epilogue; Further reading; Index;. - This book provides a fascinating introduction to the main issues and findings in current brain research. It describes the historical developments behind our understanding of what the brain is and what it does, and explores the key questions neuroscientists face concerning the relationship between the brain and thought, memories, perceptions, and actions. - ;How does the brain work? How different is a human brain from other creatures' brains? Is the human brain still evolving?. In this fascinating book, Michael O'Shea provides a non-technical introduction to the main issues and findings in curr
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9780192853929

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