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This award-winning science book uses the latest findings from
neuroscience research and brain-imaging technology to take you on a
journey into the human brain. CGI artworks and brain MRI scans
reveal the brain's anatomy in unprecedented detail. Step-by-step
sequences unravel and simplify the complex processes of brain
function, such as how nerves transmit signals, how memories are
laid down and recalled, and how we register emotions. The book
answers fundamental and compelling questions about the brain: what
does it means to be conscious, what happens when we're asleep,and
are the brains of men and women different? Written by award-winning
author Rita Carter, this is an accessible and authoritative
reference book to a fascinating part of the human body. Thanks to
improvements in scanning technology, our understanding of the brain
is changing fast. Now in its third edition, the Brain Book provides
an up-to-date guide to one of science's most exciting frontiers.
With its coverage of over 50 brain-related diseases and disorders -
from strokes to brain tumours and schizophrenia - it is also an
essential manual for students and healthcare professionals.
Discover brain training activities, scientific revelations, and
tips to help unlock your mind's potential! Packed with cognitive
exercises, logic puzzles and mind maps, this brain activity book
offers a balanced, clear, colourful and practical guide to keeping
your brain fit. Inside the pages of this scientifically based brain
fitness programme, you'll find: - Clear visual explanations on how
the brain works, how it recalls memories, and how and why it
forgets - Practical advice on how to monitor and maintain a healthy
brain function - Step-by-step mental exercises and activities to
help train your brain - from sudoku to learning a language Packed
with expert advice, brain tests, and a range of exercises to
stimulate your memory and mental agility, The Brain Fitness Book
will equip you with everything you need to keep your brain working
to its maximum potential. It includes puzzles, sensory exercises
and step-by-step introductions to activities from playing the
guitar to beginning yoga and tai chi. Discover how to achieve a
brain-healthy lifestyle! This empowering guide highlights the role
of quality sleep, a healthy diet and physical exercise to help you
look after both your physical and mental well-being. Our mental
fitness is just as crucial as our body's, with regular training
your brain helps you to be less prone to age-related decline, as
well as conquering stress, anxiety, and the risk of depression. The
Brain Fitness Book is the perfect gift or purchase for anyone
interested in maintaining mental health and cognition.
MULTIPLICITY presents an entirely new view of our selves. Instead
of seeing each person as a single personality, Carter argues that
we all consist of multiple characters, each one with its own
viewpoint, emotions and ambitions. The mother who feeds breakfast
to her children, for example, has quite different concerns and
opinions from the woman taking part in a boardroom discussion two
hours later, and from the woman she will be with her husband that
night. Yet all three may share the same body, and none is any more
"authentic" than another. Personality changes in a person are
conventionally frowned upon, but Carter shows that in today's world
our ability to switch from one personality to another according to
what is demanded of us is a huge strength, providing one's
personalities work together as a team rather than against each
other. In addition to its groundbreaking scientific thesis,
MULTIPLICITY contains extensive exercises designed to help readers
achieve this harmony.
The brain is considered the most complex structure in all of
creation. But recent discoveries in neuroscience are now revealing
the inner secrets of the brain - how it works, why it makes us who
we are and what happens when it goes wrong. This cutting-edge and
comprehensive guide explains why the human brain became so clever;
how it controls everything from breathing, sleeping and seeing to
identity, imagination, pleasure and pain; and what will happen when
the brain integrates with computers or the latest genetic
discoveries. Award-winning science writer Rita Carter also
demystifies amnesia, multiple personalities, psychopathy, dreaming,
hallucinations, addiction, autism, dyslexia, schizophrenia,
dementia, and numerous other conditions of the mind. The Brain in
Minutes covers: the origin and anatomy of the brain; control of the
body; mood and emotions; perception; consciousness; memory and
learning; personality; intelligence and other higher functions;
language; strange states of the mind; malfunctions, disease and
treatments; and the future of the brain. It also includes 200
high-tech scans, images and diagrams that detail and explain the
structure and workings of the amazing human brain.
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