The great brain book : an inside look at the inside of your head / H.P. Newquist ; illustrations by Keith Kasnot and Eric Brace.
Newquist, H. P. (Harvey P.); Kasnot, Keith.; Brace, Eric.
2004
QP361.5 .N49 2004 (Mapit)
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Title The great brain book : an inside look at the inside of your head / H.P. Newquist ; illustrations by Keith Kasnot and Eric Brace.
Author Newquist, H. P. (Harvey P.)
ISBN 0439458951 (alk. paper)
Publication Details New York : Scholastic Reference, c2004.
Language English
Description 160 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm.
Item Number 9780439458955
Call Number QP361.5 .N49 2004
Dewey Decimal Classification 612.8/2
Summary Understanding the brain is one of the biggest challenges facing scientists. We still don't know how the brain creates thoughts! Newquist peels back the layers of the brain to explain what it's made of, how it works, and how to make your brain work for you. From eyeballs to neurons, vivid illustrations show pieces of its complex structure. The historical chapter details how Egyptians scooped out the brains of mummies, and how phrenology developed. Brain surgery and brain abnormalities are explained, as is the function of sleep and dreams. An informal and intriguing look inside your head.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references.
Added Author Kasnot, Keith.
Brace, Eric.
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Why do you need a brain?: First brains
Brain-front and center
History of that thing inside your head: Egyptians-scooping out the brain
Ancient Greeks-Great thinking brains
Herophilus and Galen-Looking at the body and the brain
Outlining the brain-Andreas Vesalius and Thomas Willis
Phineas Gage-Spike in brain activity
Paul Broca-Finding the key in a man named Tan
Carl Wernicke-Targeting the center of language
Eduard Hitzig and Gustav Fritsch-Right brain controls left side
Wilder Penfield-Persistence of memory
Hans Berger and the EEG
Controller and the connections: Brain box-Protective cover
Meninges
Cerebrospinal fluid
Human brain-Cerebrum
Lobes
White Matter (inner brain)
Primitive brain
Limbic system-Mammalian brain
Hippocampus-Memory
Amygdala-Emotional center
Olfactory system
Thalamus and hypothalamus
Pituitary and pineal glands
Cerebellum
Brain stem-Reptilian brain
Spinal cord
Blood in your brain
Neurons: One hundred trillion connections: Electrical storm
Structure
Function
Nerves and the brain
Care and feeding of your brain: Learning and memory
Right brain versus left brain
Training your brain: Mnemonic
Memory tricks
Memory palace
Thinking brain versus the emotional brain
Fear
Phobias
Intelligence
Sleep: Stages of sleep
Dreams
Treating the brain which can be a bit ghastly at times: EEG, CAT, PET, MRI, MEG
Strange brain: Banging your head
When the brain loses control
Neurotransmission and treatment
Future of the brain: Brain transplants
Thinking machines
Brains on a chip and brain implants.

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