The Human Brain Book: An Illustrated Guide to its Structure, Function, and Disorders

The Human Brain Book: An Illustrated Guide to its Structure, Function, and Disorders

Rita Carter
$40.00
Publication Date: March 3rd, 2014
Publisher:
DK
ISBN:
9781465416025
Pages:
264

Description

Combining the latest findings from neuroscience with new brain imaging techniques, as well as developments on infant brains, telepathy, and brain modification, this new edition of DK's The Human Brain Book covers brain anatomy, function, and disorders in unprecedented detail.

With its unique 22-page atlas, illustrated with MRI scans, and an interactive DVD, The Human Brain Book is a perfect resource for families, students, or anyone interested in human biology, anatomy, and neuroscience.

About the Author

Rita Carter is a science and medical writer who contributes to many publications, including New Scientist and numerous newspapers. She has twice been awarded the Medical Journalists' Association prize for her outstanding contribution to medical journalism. She is the author of several books that have been published internationally, including Consciousness, Multiplicity: The New Science of Personality and Mapping the Mind, which was shortlisted for the Rhône-Poulenc Prize (now the Royal Society Prize for Science Books). Rita also lectures about the brain at seminars, conferences, and workshops around the world.

Praise for The Human Brain Book: An Illustrated Guide to its Structure, Function, and Disorders

"[O]ffers extensive, detailed information on the systems of the body and the workings of the human brain." – RaisingArizonaKids.com