Mind & Brain: A Graphic Guide
Introducing Mind & Brain examines a profound and mysterious puzzle: How do the three pounds of electric sponge stowed in the top of your head allow you to experience enchantment in front of an evening landscape, and then make you remember the shopping, say ‘Damn!’ and head off to the supermarket?
To put it another way, how does the biological tissue that makes up the brain give rise to the activities that our culture refers to as ‘the mind’?
This book explains what the sciences have to say about planning and action, language, memory, attention, emotions and vision. It traces the historical development of ideas about the brain and its function from antiquity to the age of neuro-imaging. Professir Angus Gellatly and award-winning artist Oscar Zarate invite you to take a fresh look at the nature of mind, consciousness and personal identity.
book details
Authors: Angus Gellatly & Oscar Zarate
Prices: £6.99/$9.95/C$10.99
Pages: 176 pages
Publication Date: Sep 6, 2007
ISBN: 9781840468540
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vodret 
03.08.09 at 04:42PM
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I found out how my brain works without thinking seriously! If I was too tired to read I just had a look at draws and illustrations to be fascinated by relationship between mind and brain!
Highly recommend for who wants to have some answers to figure out enigmatic conditions of our grey matter!
Claire
21.10.09 at 10:28AM
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This book looks at how different illnesses and injuries can affect a person, and also explains in simplified terms the functions of different areas of the brain.
A very interesting read.
Grace
29.10.09 at 03:31PM
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A great little book that covers the scientific and non-scientific aspects of the brain and the mind. Some philosophical, psychological and neuroscientific theories in an accessible way.
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