| Title | : | The Britannica Guide to the Brain |
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| ISBN | : | 0762433698 |
| ISBN-10 | : | 9780762433698 |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 256 |
| Publication | : | First published January 1, 2008 |
The human brain has been studied for millennia, but in the past decades huge advances have occurred in neurology that have allowed scientists to reassess what we really know about the least understood part of the human body. We can now observe the activity of the brain as it performs different functions. We can also use scanning technology to chart the neural pathways and devise maps. The explorations have revealed surprising results. The Britannica Guide to the Brain is a valuable resource of the most up-to-date ideas of our times.
The Britannica Guide to the Brain Reviews
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A decent balance between academic soundness and readability for the layman. Many huge topics were touched on only exceptionally briefly, but I suppose that's the idea with this class of book.
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Full of interesting information haphazardly thrown together. It feels like a collection of articles that were written years apart because some chapters are more up to date than others. But I used it to support my understanding of the brain while reading books on neuroscience. Largely it succeeded.
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Useful as a broad survey of neural systems and related topics. However if you're looking for an engaging narrative to introduce you to the field, this definitely isn't it.
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Very informative.
