How the Brain Works: The Facts Visually Explained

D.K. Publishing

ISBN 10: 0241403375 / ISBN 13: 9780241403372

Published by DK, 2020

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: How the Brain Works: The Facts Visually Explained
• Publisher: DK
• Publication Date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0241403375
• ISBN 13: 9780241403372
• Binding: hardcover
• Condition: New
• Dimensions: 2.4W x 20.3H x 24D centimeters 2.4 centimeters width by 20.3 centimeters height by 24 centimeters depth
• Weight: 857 grams

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Synopsis

Have you ever asked yourself why you can't remember anything from before the age of three, why we experience déjà vu, or indeed how a bundle of cells in our heads can produce the remarkable phenomenon that is human consciousness? 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. From anatomy, it moves on to function, explaining how the brain works constantly and unnoticed to regulate processes such as heartbeat and breathing and how it collects information from the external world 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 physical problems, such as tumours and strokes, and psychological and functional disorders, ranging from autism to schizophrenia.
Illustrated with bold graphics and step-by-step artworks, and peppered with bite-sized factoids and question-and-answer features, this is the perfect introduction to the fascinating world of the human brain.