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Hardcover The Human Brain: A Guided Tour Book

ISBN: 0465007252

ISBN13: 9780465007257

The Human Brain: A Guided Tour (Science Masters Series)

(Part of the The Science Masters Series Series)

By Stuart Macfarlane and Linda Macfarlane

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What would you see if you removed the skull from the human brain and then slowly worked your way deeper and deeper into the brain, to the level of an individual neuron? With renowned brain researcher Susan Greenfield as your guide, here is your chance to gain a bird's eye view of the human brain--and to learn more about what the brain is, how it works, what happens when one part of the brain is made dysfunctional through stroke or accident, how brain mood-modifying drugs find their targets.In a particularly fascinating chapter, Greenfield surveys for us how a brain is built and then takes us on a tour of the developing brain from the moment of conception.Throughout Greenfield poses the larger questions all readers want to consider, including: At what stage does individuality creep into the developing brain? How does the collection of circuits of neurons give rise not just to an individual brain but an individual consciousness? What might a fetus be conscious of? This description may be from another edition of this product.

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0465007252

ISBN13:9780465007257

Release Date:May 1997

Publisher:Basic Books

Length:176 Pages

Weight:0.90 lbs.

Dimensions:0.8" x 5.9" x 9.2"

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Rated 3 stars
An Inconsistent Guide

By Thriftbooks.com User, February 15, 2016 Verified Purchase

I have thoroughly enjoyed the Science Master Series, but I found this book to be the weakest so far. I would identify the following as problems: the use of illustrations is poor. It contains illustrations that do not advance the material and it does not contain illustrations that could help quite a bit. The most irritating oversight is the frequent reference to previously covered material The citing would be useful except...

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Rated 4 stars
Great wee overview

By Thriftbooks.com User, June 25, 2009

As an easy to read overview of the brain and its functions this book is great. I like the systems within systems approach especially.

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Rated 4 stars
INTERESTING STATE-OF-THE-ART EXPLORATION FOR GENERAL READERS

By Thriftbooks.com User, May 25, 1999

Her approach of integrating the 'top down' (brain functions) with the 'bottom up' (cellular mechanism) is very clear and easy to read. Besides, she cited many interesting examples in explaining how the brain gets malfunction. However, it would be much more clear in conveying the message if she can use more graphical representations instead of text description. (In that case I will rate it a FIVE STARS without hesitation!)...

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Rated 5 stars
VERY GOOD

By Thriftbooks.com User, March 20, 1999

IT'S A VERY GOOD OR PEOPLE WHO ARE INTERESTED IN BRAIN BUT NOT BIOLOG

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Rated 4 stars
Interesting

By Thriftbooks.com User, June 26, 1998

Great book for the "rest of us". The language is clear, and the content VERY interesting. I highly recommend it, if it's one of your first experiences with Brain/Mind issues. Read it.

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