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How The World Works: Neuroscience: Unlocking The Mysteries Of The Brain And ConsciousnessStock informationGeneral Fields
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Description"How can a three-pound mass of jelly that you can hold in your palm imagine angels, contemplate the meaning of infinity, and even question its own place in the cosmos?" Author descriptionAnne Rooney gained a degree and a PhD from Trinity College, Cambridge. After teaching at Cambridge and York universities, she became a freelance writer. She has written many books on the history and philosophy of science and other aspects of science and technology. She has been a Royal Literary Fund Fellow at Newnham College, Cambridge. Table of contentsTopics include: * The interaction of mind, soul, and body * Localization of functions within the brain * Workings of the nervous system * The motor system and how we move * The sensory system and how we construct perception * Mental illness, brain damage, and lessons from dysfunction and disease * Mental activity, including learning, memory, identity, and imagination Beautifully illustrated throughout. |