The Brain
A Beginner's Guide
Oneworld Publications (Publisher)
Will be published approx. on 25. November 2005
Book
Paperback/Softback
192 pages
978-1-85168-373-4 (ISBN)
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Description
It has been remarked that if the brain were so simple we could understand it, we would be so simple we couldn't. However, as the authors of this accessible guide demonstrate, there are at least some things we do understand about the brain, and this knowledge can shed new light on our conception of ourselves and the workings of our minds. Covering crude ancient neuroscience, sleep, language and even philosophical questions about the nature of consciousness, this lively and entertaining introduction assumes no previous scientific knowledge, and will fascinate readers of all backgrounds.
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English
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London
United Kingdom
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Height: 198 mm
Width: 135 mm
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978-1-85168-373-4 (9781851683734)
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Ammar al-Chalabi is Honourary Consultant Neurologist at King's College Hospital, and a Senior Lecturer at the Institute of Psychiatry, London. R. Shane Delamont is a Consultant Neurologist at King's College Hospital, and Martin Turner is Wellcome Fellow in Neurology at The Institute of Psychiatry. All three have extensive experience of teaching the key principles of neuroscience, and between them their specialist fields of expertise cover all of the main areas of contemporary brain research.