How the brain works

By:

Dorling Kindersley

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Publication details: Dorling Kindersley, 2020. London:Description: 223 p. : ill. ; hb, 24 cmISBN:

9780241403372

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DDC classification:

612.82 DOR

Summary: 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. It moves on to function, explaining 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.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
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The physical brain
Brain functions and the senses
Communication
Memory, learning and thinking
Consciousness and the self
The brain of the future
Disorders.
Notes
Includes index.
"The facts visually explained" -- cover.

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. It moves on to function, explaining 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.

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