A prosthesis that can communicate with and be controlled by your
brain. A microchip placed in the eye of a person previously blind
that allows the patient to see again. A machine that can tell us
what a person is thinking about. Drugs tailor made for a specific
person to help them deal with emotional issues. The stuff of
science fiction? No. It is reality. The human brain is not only our
most complex organ, but also the most complex entity known to
mankind. We are in an age of fantastic and prolific neurological
research with advances occurring faster than in any other
scientific field. This research promises to help us with our mental
health, social adjustment, satisfaction with life, our ability to
learn, and our ability to remember, (and forget). The brain
contains approximately 90 billion neurons. We are beginning to
understand their functions more and more each day. This three-pound
organ the shape of a cauliflower has fascinated man for centuries.
The study of the brain is now less philosophical and more
scientific. As neurological research becomes more and more
enlightening and practical, a general understanding of the brain
and the major issues of neurological science become more important.
It is not rocket science or brain surgery (pun intended) to have a
basic understanding of the state of our knowledge of the brain
today. This book will acquaint the reader with thirty of the most
important and interesting topics in the study of the brain. The
author will assume that the reader has limited knowledge of the
brain and it's functions, and will present information in every day
language with very limited use of scientific jargon. The brain is
responsible for how we perceive our world and how we behave in it.
Let us begin our journey of understanding it.
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