The brain is considered the most complex structure in all of creation. Recent discoveries in neuroscience now reveal the secrets of the brain - how it works, why it makes us who we are, and what happens when something goes wrong. This advanced and comprehensive guide explains why the human brain became so intelligent. How it controls everything from breathing, sleeping, and vision to identity, imagination, pleasure, and pain, and what will happen when the brain is combined with computers or the latest genetic discoveries.
Award-winning science writer Rita Carter also demystifies amnesia, multiple personalities, psychopathy, dreaming, hallucinations, addiction, autism, dyslexia, schizophrenia, senility, and many other states of mind. The Brain in Minutes covers: the origins and anatomy of the brain, body control, mood and emotions, perception, consciousness, memory and learning, personality, intelligence, and other higher functions, language, strange states of mind, dysfunctions, diseases and treatments, and the future of the brain. It also includes 200 high-tech scans, images, and diagrams that detail and explain the structure and function of the amazing human brain.
Pages: 416, Year of Publication: 2018, Dimensions: 12.6x12.6cm.
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