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Author
Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
58 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
"This illustrated nonfiction book for middle-grade readers is a comprehensive overview of the brain. It looks at the science behind how it works, how it directs our day-to-day lives and how much we don't know about this key organ in our bodies."--
"Did you know that the information inside your head travels faster than cars on the highway? Or that electricity moves around in there? Your brain is mysterious--there is a lot we know about it and even...
Author
Language
English
Description
Early studies of the human brain used a simple method: wait for misfortune to strike--strokes, seizures, infectious diseases, horrendous accidents--and see how victims coped. In many cases their survival was miraculous, if puzzling. Observers were amazed by the transformations that took place when different parts of the brain were destroyed, altering victims' personalities. Parents suddenly couldn't recognize their own children. Pillars of the community...
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2006.
Physical Desc
xvi, 254 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Outlines a thirteen-step method for helping to bolster a child's brain strength, sharing accessible strategies that combine breathing techniques, nutrition, and exercises designed to overcoming thinking obstacles.
Author
Publisher
Spiegel & Grau
Pub. Date
[2014]
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Physical Desc
417 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"The culmination of renowned neuroscientist D.F. Swaab's life's work, We Are Our Brains unlocks the mysteries of the most complex organism in the human body, providing a fascinating overview of the brain's role in nearly every aspect of human existence. In short, engaging chapters, Swaab explains what is going on in our brains at every stage of life, including how a fetus's brain develops and the role that pregnancy plays in solidifying certain aspects...
Author
Publisher
W.W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
xv, 298 pages : illustrations, charts ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"No reader curious about our 'little grey cells' will want to pass up Harvard neuroscientist John E. Dowling's brief introduction to the brain. In this up-to-date revision of his 1998 book Creating Mind, Dowling conveys the essence and vitality of the field of neuroscience -- examining the progress we've made in understanding how brains work, and shedding light on discoveries having to do with aging, mental illness, and brain health. ... Covering...
Author
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Formats
Description
We humans tend to get in our own way time and time again-whether it comes to not speaking up for ourselves, going back to bad romantic partners, dieting for the umpteenth try, or acting on any of a range of bad habits we just can't seem to shake. In Rewire, renowned psychotherapist Richard O'Connor, PhD, reveals exactly why our bad habits die so hard. We have two brains - one a thoughtful, conscious, deliberative self, and the other an automatic self...
53) The brain book
Author
Publisher
Hawthorn Books
Pub. Date
[1979]
Physical Desc
x, 270 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Language
English
Formats
Description
"One of us (Elizabeth) had the opportunity to conduct research with a gentleman named Henry Molaison (better known by his initials, H.M.1), who had the interior portion of his left and right temporal lobes (the part of your brain next to your temples) removed in 1953 because of epileptic seizures that were difficult to control. From a technical standpoint, the surgical procedures went fine. But, as he recovered, the doctors and researchers soon noticed...
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