Edition |
2nd edition, expanded and updated. |
Description |
264 pages : color illustrations ; 31 cm. + 1 DVD-ROM ; digital ; 4 3/4 in. |
Note |
Includes index. |
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DVD-ROM provides interactive renderings of many of the brain's structures and a slideshow of unique brain scans. |
System Details |
DVD-ROM minimum system requirements, PC: Windows XP or later ; soundcard ; 24-bit color display; screen resolution 1366 x 768. |
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DVD-ROM minimum system requirements, Macintosh: Mac OS X v10.6.8 or later ; G4, G5, or Intel processor ; soundcard ; 24-bit color display ; screen resolution 1344 x 768. |
Contents |
The brain and the body -- Brain anatomy -- The senses -- Movement and control -- Emotions and feelings -- The social brain -- Language and communication -- Memory -- Thinking -- Consciousness -- The individual brain -- Development -- Diseases and disorders. |
Summary |
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. |
Local Note |
AVONNFIC |
Subject |
Brain mapping.
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Brain.
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Brain -- Anatomy.
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Neurophysiology.
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Brain -- Physiology.
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Brain -- Abnormalities.
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Human anatomy.
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Added Author |
Aldridge, Susan, author.
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Page, Martyn (Editor)
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Parker, Steve, 1952- author.
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Frith, Christopher D., consultant.
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Frith, Uta, consultant.
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Shulman, Melanie B., consultant.
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ISBN |
9781465416025 |
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1465416021 |
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