The Brain

Informationen zum Autor Ammar Al-Chalabi is Honorary Honorary Consultant Neurologist at King's College Hospital and Senior Lecturer in Neurology and Complex Disease Genetics at King's College London. R. Shane Delamont is a Consultant Neurologist at King's College Hospital. He has extensive experience of teaching the key principles of neuroscience. Klappentext It has been remarked that if the brain were so simple we could understand it, we would be so simple we couldn't. Commencing with a brief history of neuroscience, from the ancient practice of drilling holes in the head to relieve headaches to the latest research from MRI and CT scans, this accessible guide sets out to explore what we do know about man's most complex organ. Including the most up-to-date research on the cerebral processes behind a wide array of human activity - from sleep, memory, and our capacity for language to pleasure, pain, and consciousness itself - this lively and entertaining introduction assumes no previous scientific knowledge and offers a tantalizing glimpse into the very essence of who we are. Zusammenfassung A ground-breaking and lively exploration of the latest research on the brain.

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• Authors: Ammar al-Chalabi, al-Chalabi Ammar, Ammar Chalabi, Ammar al Chalabi, R. Shane Delamont, Delamont R. Shane, et al, Martin Turner, Martin R. Turner
• Publisher: Oneworld
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 25.02.2008
• EAN: 9781851685943
• ISBN: 978-1-85168-594-3
• No. of pages: 192
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 200 mm x 20 mm
• Series: Beginner's Guide; Beginner's Guides; Beginner's Guide; Beginner's Guides; Beginner's Guide
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > General, dictionaries; HEALTH & FITNESS / General, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Biology, Popular medicine & health, Human biology, Popular medicine and health