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" The human brain book / "
Rita Carter ... [et al.] ; consultants, Chris Frith, Uta Frith, and Melanie Shulman
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BL
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703657
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b525846
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Carter, Rita,1949-
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The human brain book /\ Rita Carter ... [et al.] ; consultants, Chris Frith, Uta Frith, and Melanie Shulman
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1st American ed
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| Publication Statement
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London ;New York, N.Y. :: DK Pub.,, c2009
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256 p. :: ill. (chiefly col.) ;; 31 cm ++ 1 DVD-ROM (digital ; 4 3/4 in.)
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0756654416 (hbk.)
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: 9780756654412 (hbk.) :
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DVD-ROM provides interactive renderings of many of the brain's structures and a slideshow of unique brain scans
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Includes index
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| Contents
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No ordinary organ ; Investigating the brain ; Landmarks in neuroscience ; Scanning the brain ; A journey through the brain -- The brain and the body : Brain function ; Nervous system ; The brain and the nervous system ; Brain size, energy use, and protection ; Evolution -- Brain anatomy : Brain structures ; Brain zones and partitions ; Nuclei of the brain ; The thalamus, hypothalamus and pituitary gland ; The brainstem and cerebellum ; The limbic system ; The cerebral cortex ; Brain cells ; Nerve impulses -- The senses : How we sense the world ; The eye ; The visual cortex ; Visual pathways ; Visual perception ; Seeing ; The ear ; Making sense of sound ; Hearing ; Smell ; Perceiving smell ; Taste ; Touch ; The sixth sense ; Pain signals ; Experiencing pain -- Movement and control : Regulation ; The neuroendocrine system ; Planning a movement ; Executing a movement ; Unconscious action ; Mirror neurons -- Emotions and feelings : The emotional brain ; Conscious emotion ; Desire and reward -- The social brain : Sex, love, and survival ; Expression ; The self and others ; The moral brain -- Language and communication : Gestures and body language ; The origins of language ; The language areas ; A conversation ; Reading and writing -- Memory : The principles of memory ; The memory web ; Laying down a memory ; Recall and recognition ; Unusual memory -- Thinking : Intelligence ; Creativity and humor ; Belief and superstition ; Cognitive illusions -- Consciousness : What is consciousness? ; Locating consciousness ; Attention and consciousness ; Altering consciousness ; Sleep and dreams ; Time ; The self and consciousness -- The individual brain : Nature and nurture ; Influencing the brain ; Personality ; Strange brains -- Development and aging : The developing brain ; The aging brain ; The brain of the future -- Diseases and disorders : The disordered brain ; Directory of disorders -- Glossary
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Combining the latest findings from the field of neuroscience with expert text and state-of-the-art illustrations, "The Human Brain Book" is a complete guide to the one organ in the body that makes each person a unique individual. Includes an interactive DVD
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Brain mapping
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Brain, Popular works
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Brain-- Abnormalities
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Brain-- Anatomy
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Brain-- Physiology
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Human anatomy
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Neurophysiology
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Brain-- anatomy histology
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611.81
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612.8/2
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RC386.6.B7C37 2009
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Aldridge, Susan
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Frith, Christopher D.
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Frith, Uta
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Page, Martyn
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Parker, Steve,1952-
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Shulman, Melanie B.
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| Parallel Title
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Human brain book :an illustrated guide to its structure, function, and disorders
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