The Brain Book: Development, Function, Disorder, Health - Softcover

Ashwell BMedSc MB BS PhD, Ken

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0228100852 ISBN 13: 9780228100850

Publisher: Firefly Books, 2019

Synopsis

"There is something almost magical about a beautiful, colorful, well-illustrated book... There is hardly a single page without a full color photograph or illustration. The topics covered are wide-ranging... It is definitely a useful special topic book in upper middle school and high school."
-- National Science Teachers Association Recommends, on the first edition

The Brain Book is a fascinating exploration of the most complex organ in the human body. Composed of billions of nerve cells, the brain controls our thoughts, movements, behavior and emotions and much more. This comprehensive, approachable and richly illustrated book explores such diverse topics as how we sense the world, consciousness and memory, disease and disorder, the aging brain, and spinal injury repair. Research moves fast in science and much has been learned since the book was first published in 2012.

The new information and updated coverage includes:

• genetic control of brain development
• genetic control of language
• spinal cord injury
• drugs of abuse
• stem cell therapy to treat brain disease
• Williams syndrome.

Hundreds of color images, including stunning 3D illustrations and scans, reveal the intricate workings of the brain and show the incredible details beyond what the eye can usually see.

Clearly written in an accessible tone, The Brain Book demystifies the fascinating and complex workings of the brain. It is a one-stop reference for understanding the brain and an essential selection for all schools and libraries.

About this title

About the Author

Ken Ashwell, BMedSc, MB, BS, PhD, is Professor of Anatomy in the School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, at the University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia. He was also the Chief Consultant for Anatomica.

Richard Restak, M.D., is Clinical Professor of Neurology at George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences in Washington, D.C. He is a recipient of the Chicago Neurosurgical Center's "Decade of the Brain Award" and a New York Times bestselling author.

Review

[Review of previous edition:] An informative general introduction, this will well serve the basic science collection. (Gilbert Taylor Booklist 2012-12-01)

[Review of previous edition:] There is something almost magical about a beautiful, colorful, well-illustrated book... There is hardly a single page without a full color photograph or illustration. The topics covered are wide ranging.... It is definitely a useful special topic book in upper middle school and high school. It would be particularly useful for a teacher who is interested in preparing some background information for elementary or middle level students.... This would make a good classroom or library reference book.... Those outside the education ranks would also benefit from the use of this book to look up items that might be if interest. (Steve Canpipe National Science Teachers Association Recommends 2013-02-04)

[Review of previous edition:] A deluxe hardcover describing all the brain's functions, disorders, and diseases, written by a team of international brain science experts. (Publisher's Weekly 2012-08-13)

[Review of previous edition:] Owning a book on the brain is a no brainer, as the saying goes. It is an essential book for yourself and your family. (Shelf Life 2013-02-01)

[Review of previous edition:] Jaw-dropping images--MRIs, micrographs (photographs taken through a microscope), and detailed graphics--which display the brain like you've never seen, or thought of it, before. But think of it we should.... There's much to learn, and all of it is fascinating.... This volume is so much more than a beautifully illustrated coffee table book, it is both fascinatingly detailed and extraordinarily readable. No reference library, or lover of good books, should be without a copy. (Tracey Tufnail Vancouver Sun 2013-03-30)

[Review of previous edition:] This could have easily been a very dull tome. It isn't. (Randy Midzain Winnipeg Free Press 2012-12-01)

Edition details

• Publisher: Firefly Books
• Publication date: 2019
• ISBN 10: 0228100852
• ISBN 13: 9780228100850
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 352