A comprehensive, easy-to-read look at the human brain, from the history of knowledge of the brain to fascinating facts about the nervous system. -- Just as most books on the brain are too complicated or focus on only one aspect of the brain and its functions, most Websites give only part of the story offered in this Complete Idiot's Guide "RM." -- There's a Brain Awareness Week in March each year, sponsored by the Dana Alliance for Brain Initiatives. And don't forget that the 1990s was the Decade of the brain! -- Keyword ...
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A comprehensive, easy-to-read look at the human brain, from the history of knowledge of the brain to fascinating facts about the nervous system. -- Just as most books on the brain are too complicated or focus on only one aspect of the brain and its functions, most Websites give only part of the story offered in this Complete Idiot's Guide "RM." -- There's a Brain Awareness Week in March each year, sponsored by the Dana Alliance for Brain Initiatives. And don't forget that the 1990s was the Decade of the brain! -- Keyword "brain" calls up 1076 Web sites and almost 3 million Web pages on Yahoo (507,000 on the human brain), including the brain research and injury, brain and language or emotions, and so much more -- how wonderful to have all that information in one easy-to-read book. The Complete Idiot's Guide "RM" to Understanding the Brain includes coverage of: the first brain, from Homo Erectus to Leonardo; paging Dr. Frankenstein to the decade of the brain; anatomy 101: left brain/right brain, and bridging the hemispheres; the human computer -- speaking, hearing, and making sense of it all.; the brain and everyday life -- sex, sleep, and knee-jerk reactions; you've got brain -- intelligence, creativity -- and here size matters!; what happens when the computer crashes -- conditions, disorders, and crossed wiring; and, brain treatment, couches, shocks, pills, and the dreaded knife.
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