How the Brain Works: The Facts Visually Explained
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Summary
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。
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。
Reviews
Liz
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Love infographic books and this one did not disappoint。 All the functions of the brain from exploring the senses and different diseases。 Lots of information about how we tick。 Would recommend as a coffee table book because there is SO much information。
Nithila
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Excellent - visual displays。。。 great resource for those of us needing quick reviews and magnified diagrams。
Heidi
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Everything you need to know about the brain and nervous system。 And then some！ Excellently organized and illustrated。
Karen
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How the Brain Works: The Facts Visually Explained is a pictorial explanation of how the most important organ in the body operates all the systems that keeps people alive。 There are two sets of tables of contents; one dealing with the physical brain and one dealing with brain functions and the senses。 A most revealing series of chapters discuss how memories are formed and how they are retrieved。 There is a suggestion that the best way to retrieve information that has been just learned is to take How the Brain Works: The Facts Visually Explained is a pictorial explanation of how the most important organ in the body operates all the systems that keeps people alive。 There are two sets of tables of contents; one dealing with the physical brain and one dealing with brain functions and the senses。 A most revealing series of chapters discuss how memories are formed and how they are retrieved。 There is a suggestion that the best way to retrieve information that has been just learned is to take a nap！ This is a way of moving the information into the memory centers thus solidifying if easy retrieval。 Learning and language are covered and describe why it is easier to learn languages at an early age than after adulthood though it is stressed that it is not impossible。 How the Brain Works: The Facts Visually Explained also covers how Alzheimer's， Epilepsy， dyslexia， Parkinson's and other abnormalities happen and how some can be treated。 。。。more
Hal
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I gave this book one of my very rare five star ratings， more so for the interesting nature of the content maybe than the how or style it was written in。 But that was not shabby either。 This is one of those graphical magazine format information books on a topic you see out there so much。 Topics like Physics， Chemistry， History， etc。 This one of course the brain。If there is something more fascinating then the brain I don't know what that would be。 I suppose some might say the cosmos or religion。 B I gave this book one of my very rare five star ratings， more so for the interesting nature of the content maybe than the how or style it was written in。 But that was not shabby either。 This is one of those graphical magazine format information books on a topic you see out there so much。 Topics like Physics， Chemistry， History， etc。 This one of course the brain。If there is something more fascinating then the brain I don't know what that would be。 I suppose some might say the cosmos or religion。 But the brain is something we all live with， literally， no pun intended。 In "my mind" nothing more complex or intriguing。 From the way it controls and regulates our bodily functions to the mysterious complexities of the mind this book covers all facets in a very informative and graphical way that I found a most interesting read。 No it does not go into great depth on any particular sub-topic， but it covers just about everything in a significant and understandable way。From the mechanics to the psychological each topic weaves its way into an overall picture of just how complex and amazing this mass of gray matter that sits on top of us is。 Try as we might， and we do， we are trying to replicate the brain with our computer technology。 In fact we seem to be hard at work trying to make our phones one day replace that organ。 You see this everyday with folks driving around more occupied with it then the road。 Yet we are still way， way away from duplicating this most superior biological machine。 We will no doubt make great strides in the decades ahead but will we ever replicate it completely， doubtful。 And we certainly should ask do we really want that。The book concludes with advancements in biological engineering that is beginning to tap into implantation and assistance to the brain。 And finally concludes with what can go wrong。 And that is truly sobering。 For those looking to get a nicely detailed overview of this far reaching subject， it is highly recommended。 And this should lead to exploring other related topics to this amazing subject through many other books of related interest。 。。。more
Janie
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This is a beautifully illustrated encyclopedia about the brain。 It covers topics such as brain anatomy， intelligence， language， consciousness， and disorders。 This book was the perfect level for a novice at neuroscience like me。 I loved all the drawings and diagrams。 I would definitely recommend this book for anyone who is interested in the brain but doesn't want to be overloaded by too many technical details。 This is a beautifully illustrated encyclopedia about the brain。 It covers topics such as brain anatomy， intelligence， language， consciousness， and disorders。 This book was the perfect level for a novice at neuroscience like me。 I loved all the drawings and diagrams。 I would definitely recommend this book for anyone who is interested in the brain but doesn't want to be overloaded by too many technical details。 。。。more
Melvin Marsh， M。S。
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