The Brain: A Beginner’s Guide (Beginner’s Guides)
Authors: Al-Chalabi, Ammar; Delamont, R. Shane; Turner, Martin R.
Published: 2008
Publisher: Oneworld Publications
Format: 273
ISBN-13: 9781851685943
ISBN-10: 1851685944
Book Description
It has been remarked that if the brain were so simple we could understand it, we would be so simple we couldn’t. From a brief history of neuroscience to the most up-to-date research on the brain processes behind a wide array of human activity, this accessible guide assumes no previous scientific knowledge, and offers a tantalizing glimpse into the functioning of man’s most complex organ.
Table of contents:
Preface…Page 9
Acknowledgements…Page 10
List of plates…Page 11
Section 1: Introducing the brain…Page 12
Introduction: In the beginning . . ….Page 14
1 The history of the human brain – so it does do something after all…Page 17
2 The evolution of the brain – how the brain came to be…Page 26
3 Nerves – the body electric…Page 38
Section 2: Making a brain and mind from one cell…Page 52
4 The development of the brain – growing a nervous system…Page 54
5 The anatomy of the brain – understanding the grand plan…Page 65
6 The supporting structures of the brain – what a brain needs to survive…Page 89
7 The development of behaviour and reasoning – learning to be human…Page 98
Section 3: Having and using a brain as an adult…Page 116
8 Consciousness – the ultimate mystery…Page 118
9 Memory – putting the past into perspective…Page 135
10 Sleep – bedtime for the brain…Page 146
11 The motor system – making movement and motion…Page 158
12 The sensory system – feel the world…Page 167
13 The visuospatial system – making light work…Page 177
14 Language, hearing and music –making sense of sound…Page 188
15 Emotions and the limbic system – the heart and the head…Page 203
16 Investigating the brain – discovering the diagnosis…Page 212
17 Living for ever – the fountain of youth…Page 225
18 The end?…Page 233
Appendix: Eric Chudler’s brain facts and figures…Page 234
Glossary…Page 250
Further reading…Page 261
Index…Page 262
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