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50 Human Brain Ideas You Really Need to Know

By Moheb Costandi

Book information

Publisher
Quercus
Year
2013
ISBN
978-1-78206-252-3, 1782062521, 978-1-78087-910-9
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
914 kB (936265 bytes)
Series
50 Ideas You Really Need to Know series
Pages
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Time added
2019-09-25 00:17:49
Brain;Popular works;Neurosciences;Popular works;Br

Description

Content: Introduction. STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM: The nervous system The neuron doctrine Glial cells The nervous impulse Synaptic transmission Sensory perception Movement Topographic mapping Specialized brain regions Brain asymmetry. YOUR BRAIN, YOUR SELF: Mirror neurons The connectome Embodied cognition Bodily awareness Free will Sex differences Personality Brain-damaged patients The theatre of consciousness Consciousness disorders. THOUGHT PROCESSES: Attention Working memory Learning and memory Mental time travel Memory (re)consolidation Decision-making Reward and motivation Language processing Executive function. THE DYNAMIC BRAIN: Cell migration and axon pathfinding Cell death Synaptic pruning Neuroplasticity Adolescence Stress and the brain The ageing brain Neurodegeneration. BREAKING FROM DOGMA: Adult neurogenesis Epigenetics Default mode Brain-wave oscillations Prediction error. EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES AND CHALLENGES: Neural stem cells Brain stimulation Cognitive enhancement Brain scanning Decoding Brain-computer interfacing Neuroscience and the law Neuroethics. Glossary. Index.

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