The Brain
A Very Short Introduction
$19.52
- Paperback
160 pages
- Release Date
31 January 2006
Summary
How does the brain work? How different is a human brain from other creatures’ brains? Is the human brain still evolving?
In this fascinating book, Michael O’Shea provides a non-technical introduction to the main issues and findings in current brain research, and gives a sense of how neuroscience addresses questions about the relationship between the brain and the mind. Chapters tackle subjects such as brain processes, perception, memory, motor control, and the causes of ‘altered menta…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780192853929 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0192853929 |
| Author: | Michael O'Shea |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
| Imprint: | Oxford University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 160 |
| Release Date: | 31 January 2006 |
| Weight: | 143g |
| Dimensions: | 10mm x 112mm x 174mm |
| Series: | Very Short Introductions |
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Critics Review
‘O’Shea writes with real enthusiasm.’
‘O’Shea writes with real enthusiasm.’ * The Guardian *
Michael O'Shea
Michael O’Shea is Director of the Sussex Centre for Neuroscience in Sussex. This is his first trade book.
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