Michael O'Shea (, Director, Sussex Centre for `euroscience, Univers

The Brain

A Very Short Introduction

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book provides a fascinating introduction to the main issues and findings in current brain research. It describes the historical developments behind our understanding of what the brain is and what it does, and explores the key questions neuroscientists face concerning the relationship between the brain and thought, memories, perceptions, and actions.

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Produktdetails

• Very Short Introductions
• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Seitenzahl: 160
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. Dezember 2005
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 174mm x 111mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 144g
• ISBN-13: 9780192853929
• ISBN-10: 0192853929
• Artikelnr.: 14406262

Autorenporträt

Michael O'Shea is Director of the Sussex Centre for Neuroscience in Sussex. This is his first trade book.

Inhaltsangabe

1: Mind and brain: what's the problem?
2: Let's get physical
3: Sight, sound, and imagination
4: "Last week's potatoes!"
5: Perception to action
6: Altered states of mind
7: Where do we go from here?

Rezensionen

'O'Shea writes with real enthusiasm.' The Guardian