The human brain : a guided tour

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The human brain : a guided tour

Susan A. Greenfield

(Science masters series)

Basic Books, c1997

  • pbk.

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The human brain

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 151-152) and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

What would you see if you removed the skull from the human brain and then slowly worked your way deeper and deeper into the brain, to the level of an individual neuron? With renowned brain researcher Susan Greenfield as your guide, here is your chance to gain a bird's eye view of the human brain,and to learn more about what the brain is, how it works, what happens when one part of the brain is made dysfunctional through stroke or accident, how brain mood-modifying drugs find their targets.In a particularly fascinating chapter, Greenfield surveys for us how a brain is built and then takes us on a tour of the developing brain from the moment of conception.Throughout Greenfield poses the larger questions all readers want to consider, including: At what stage does individuality creep into the developing brain? How does the collection of circuits of neurons give rise not just to an individual brain but an individual consciousness? What might a fetus be conscious of?

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Details

  • NCID
    BA53022559
  • ISBN
    • 0465007260
  • LCCN
    97005131
  • Country Code
    us
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    New York
  • Pages/Volumes
    xiii, 160 p.
  • Size
    21 cm
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