| Description |
160 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
Why do you need a brain?: First brains -- Brain-front and center -- History of that thing inside your head: Egyptians-scooping out the brain -- Ancient Greeks-Great thinking brains -- Herophilus and Galen-Looking at the body and the brain -- Outlining the brain-Andreas Vesalius and Thomas Willis -- Phineas Gage-Spike in brain activity -- Paul Broca-Finding the key in a man named Tan -- Carl Wernicke-Targeting the center of language -- Eduard Hitzig and Gustav Fritsch-Right brain controls left side -- Wilder Penfield-Persistence of memory -- Hans Berger and the EEG -- Controller and the connections: Brain box-Protective cover -- Meninges -- Cerebrospinal fluid -- Human brain-Cerebrum -- Lobes -- White Matter (inner brain) -- Primitive brain -- Limbic system-Mammalian brain -- Hippocampus-Memory -- Amygdala-Emotional center -- Olfactory system -- Thalamus and hypothalamus -- Pituitary and pineal glands -- Cerebellum -- Brain stem-Reptilian brain -- Spinal cord -- Blood in your brain -- Neurons: One hundred trillion connections: Electrical storm -- Structure -- Function -- Nerves and the brain -- Care and feeding of your brain: Learning and memory -- Right brain versus left brain -- Training your brain: Mnemonic -- Memory tricks -- Memory palace -- Thinking brain versus the emotional brain -- Fear -- Phobias -- Intelligence -- Sleep: Stages of sleep -- Dreams -- Treating the brain which can be a bit ghastly at times: EEG, CAT, PET, MRI, MEG -- Strange brain: Banging your head -- When the brain loses control -- Neurotransmission and treatment -- Future of the brain: Brain transplants -- Thinking machines -- Brains on a chip and brain implants. |
| Summary |
Understanding the brain is one of the biggest challenges facing scientists. We still don't know how the brain creates thoughts! Newquist peels back the layers of the brain to explain what it's made of, how it works, and how to make your brain work for you. From eyeballs to neurons, vivid illustrations show pieces of its complex structure. The historical chapter details how Egyptians scooped out the brains of mummies, and how phrenology developed. Brain surgery and brain abnormalities are explained, as is the function of sleep and dreams. An informal and intriguing look inside your head. |
| Study Program |
Accelerated Reader AR MG 8.1 7.0 105613. |
| Subject |
Brain -- Juvenile literature.
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Brain.
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| Added Author |
Kasnot, Keith.
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Brace, Eric.
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| ISBN |
0439458951 alkaline paper |
| Standard No. |
9780439458955 |
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