The minder brain / by Joe Herbert.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Herbert, Joe.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Brain.

Brain--Evolution.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (474 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Singapore ; London : World Scientific, c2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Ambition, genius, thought, imagination, love, hate, greed and, above all, consciousness ourselves as alive and as part of our world - all this is somehow enabled by the brain. The brain is the person, and if it goes wrong, a person is ruined. This book is about part of what the brain does - a role of which many of us are hardly aware, but one that has ensured, the survival of mankind. Despite famine, drought, wars, cold, infections and hostile environments, we survive as a species - though not always as individuals. All this time, our brains have been coping with what fate throws at us - a pro

Contents:

Foreword; Contents; Chapter 1 The Brain as a Survival Machine; Chapter 2 A Chemical Code for Survival; Chapter 3 Serotonin, Steroids and Signalling; Chapter 4 The Brain and Stress; Chapter 5 The Weight-Watcher in the Brain; Chapter 6 Staying Wet and Salty; Chapter 7 Keeping Warm, Staying Cool; Chapter 8 The Sexual Brain; Chapter 9 Bonding, Motherhood and Love; Chapter 10 The Brain Goes to War; Chapter 11 The Rhythm of Life; Chapter 12 The Brain Breaks Down; Chapter 13 Individuality; Author Index; Subject Index

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

9786611121280

9781281121288

1281121282

9789812771490

9812771492

OCLC:

476100213