0241403375 
Hardback How the brain works : the facts visually explained.
Publication year: 2020
Format: Hardback
Publisher: Dorling Kindersley Limited
Resource type: Physical
ISBN: 9780241403372 (hbk.) :
Notes:
Includes index.
A combination of simple graphics and clear text makes neuroscience accessible in this exploration of the past, present and future of the human understanding of the brain. Are men's and women's brains really different? Why are teenagers impulsive and rebellious? And will it soon be possible to link our brains together via the Cloud? Drawing on the latest neuroscience research, this visual guide makes the hidden workings of the human brain simple to understand. How the Brain Works begins with an introduction to the brain's anatomy, showing you how to tell your motor cortex from your mirror neurons. Moving on to function, it explains how the brain works constantly and unnoticed to regulate heartbeat and breathing, and how it collects information to produce the experiences of sight, sound, smell, taste, and touch. The chapters that follow cover memory and learning, consciousness and personality, and emotions and communication.There's also a guide to the brain's disorders, including phys
Description:
223 pages : illustrations (colour) ; 24 cm
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