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The brain : a very short introduction / Michael O'Shea.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- O'Shea, Michael, 1947-
- Series:
- Very short introductions ; 144.
- Very short introductions ; 144
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Anatomy.
- Brain.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xii, 136 pages.) : illustrations.
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Other Title:
- brain
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Oxford University Press, 2005.
- Summary:
- This text provides an accessible introduction to the main issues and findings in brain research, and addresses questions about the relationship between the brain and thoughts, memories perceptions and actions.
- Contents:
- Acknowledgements
- List of illustrations
- Thinking about the brain
- From humours to cells: components of mind
- Signalling in the brain: getting connected
- From the big bang to the big brain
- Sensing, perceiving, and acting
- Memories are made of this
- Broken brain: invention and intervention
- Epilogue
- Further reading
- Index.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 125-127) and index.
- Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9786610752942
- 1-4294-2118-5
- 1-280-75294-7
- 0-19-151808-5
- OCLC:
- 61704761
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