Brainscapes: An Introduction to What Neuroscience Has Learned About the Structure, Function, and Abilities of the Brain (A Discover Book) - Hardcover

Richard M. Restak

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9780078686115: Brainscapes: An Introduction to What Neuroscience Has Learned About the Structure, Function, and Abilities of the Brain (A Discover Book)

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ISBN 10: 0078686113 ISBN 13: 9780078686115

Publisher: Hyperion Books, 1995

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A leading expert on the brain offers an accessible, fascinating, and up-to-date survey of what we know about the brain, from how brain cells communicate with one another to the relationship between pollution and Alzheimer's disease.

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Neurologist Restak describes clearly, logically, and effectively the major advances in knowledge of the brain, examining both the macro-and micromolecular levels of the structures and functions of the brain and in passing noting that as far as artificial intelligence goes, the Cray 2 computer has the processing power of only a small rodent. He describes the various instruments for diagnosing brain malfunctions and the research leading up to magnetoelectroencephalography (MEG) and functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), yet he is capable of sufficient historical perpective to observe that workers on the brain in 2095 will probably snicker at our views and approaches just as much as we now laugh at those of 1895. The brain, Restak believes, "consists of everchanging networks of relationships" and "is inherently indeterminate, unpredictable, and uncertain." William Beatty

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Author and neurologist Restak offers a concise summary of the status of neuroscience and speculates about the future of brain research. He briefly examines the brain on three levels?the macromolecular (or anatomical), the microscopic (which includes a discussion of neurotransmitters and their receptors), and the genetic. Several examples of neurological "sleuthing" are presented, along with a description of the technology now available for diagnosis of brain dysfunction. This very brief overview also summarizes the key ethical issues facing his profession. As with his earlier books, including his entertaining The Brain Has a Mind of Its Own (LJ 9/1/91), the author writes with a spirit and clarity that will appeal to the general reader.?Laurie Bartolini, Legislative Research, Springfield, Ill.
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