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Are men's and women's brains really different? Why are teenagers impulsive and rebellious? And will it soon be possible to link our brains together via the Cloud?

 

Drawing on the latest neuroscience research, this visual guide makes the hidden workings of the human brain simple to understand. How the Brain Works begins with an introduction to the brain's anatomy, showing you how to tell your motor cortex from your mirror neurons. Moving on to function, it explains how the brain works constantly and unnoticed to regulate heartbeat and breathing, and how it collects information to produce the experiences of sight, sound, smell, taste, and touch. The chapters that follow cover memory and learning, consciousness and personality, and emotions and communication.

 

There's also a guide to the brain's disorders, including physical problems, such as tumors and strokes, and psychological and functional disorders, ranging from autism to schizophrenia. Illustrated with bold graphics and step-by-step artworks, and sprinkled with bite-sized factoids and question-and-answer features, this is the perfect introduction to the fascinating world of the human brain.

 

Table of Contents

THE PHYSICAL BRAIN

What the Brain Does

10 (2)

The Brain in the Body

12 (2)

Human and Animal Brains

14 (2)

Protecting the Brain

16 (2)

Fueling the Brain

18 (2)

Brain Cells

20 (2)

Nerve Signals

22 (2)

Brain Chemicals

24 (2)

Networks in the Brain

26 (2)

Brain Anatomy

28 (2)

The Cortex

30 (2)

Nuclei of the Brain

32 (2)

Hypothalamus, Thalamus, and Pituitary Gland

34 (2)

The Brain Stem and Cerebellum

36 (2)

The Limbic System

38 (2)

Imaging the Brain

40 (2)

Monitoring the Brain

42 (2)

Babies and Young Children

44 (2)

Older Children and Teenagers

46 (2)

The Adult Brain

48 (2)

The Aging Brain

50 (2)

How to Slow the Effects of Aging

52 (2)

Brain Food

54 (2)

Genetics and the Brain

56 (2)

Male and Female Brains

58 (2)

Nature and Nurture

60 (4)

BRAIN FUNCTIONS AND THE SENSES

Sensing the World

64 (2)

Seeing

66 (2)

The Visual Cortex

68 (2)

How We See

70 (2)

Perception

72 (2)

How We Hear

74 (2)

Perceiving Sound

76 (2)

Smell

78 (2)

Taste

80 (2)

Touch

82 (2)

Proprioception

84 (2)

Feeling Pain

86 (2)

How to Use Your Brain to Manage Pain

88 (2)

The Regulatory System

90 (2)

Neuroendocrine System

92 (2)

Hunger and Thirst

94 (2)

Planning Movement

96 (2)

Making a Move

98 (2)

Unconscious Movement

100 (2)

Mirror Neurons

102 (4)

COMMUNICATION

Emotions

106 (2)

Fear and Anger

108 (2)

Conscious Emotion

110 (2)

Reward Centers

112 (2)

Sex and Love

114 (2)

Expressions

116 (2)

Body Language

118 (2)

How to Tell if Someone Is Lying

120 (2)

Morality

122 (2)

Learning a Language

124 (2)

The Language Areas

126 (2)

Having a Conversation

128 (2)

Reading and Writing

130 (4)

MEMOR, LEARNING, AND THINKING

What Is Memory?

134 (2)

How a Memory Forms

136 (2)

Storing Memories

138 (2)

Recalling a Memory

140 (2)

How to Improve Your Memory

142 (2)

Why We Forget

144 (2)

Memory Problems

146 (2)

Special Types of Memories

148 (2)

Intelligence

150 (2)

Measuring Intelligence

152 (2)

Creativity

154 (2)

How to Boost Your Creativity

156 (2)

Belief

158 (4)

CONSCIOUSNESS AND THE SELF

What Is Consciousness?

162 (2)

Attention

164 (2)

How to Focus Your Attention

166 (2)

Free Will and the Unconscious

168 (2)

Altered States

170 (2)

Sleep and Dreams

172 (2)

Time

174 (2)

What Is Personality?

176 (2)

The Self

178 (4)

THE BRAIN OF THE FUTURE

Superhuman Senses

182 (2)

Wiring the Brain

184 (2)

The Unexplored Brain

186 (2)

Artificial Intelligence

188 (2)

The Expanded Brain

190 (2)

The Global Brain

192 (4)

DISORDERS

Headache and Migraine

196 (1)

Head Injuries

197 (1)

Epilepsy

197 (1)

Meningitis and Encephalitis

198 (1)

Brain Abscess

198 (1)

TIA

199 (1)

Stroke and Hemorrhage

199 (1)

Brain Tumors

200 (1)

Dementia

200 (1)

Parkinson's Disease

201 (1)

Huntington's Disease

201 (1)

Multiple Sclerosis

202 (1)

Motor Neuron Disease

202 (1)

Paralysis

203 (1)

Down Syndrome

204 (1)

Cerebral Palsy

204 (1)

Hydrocephalus

205 (1)

Narcolepsy

205 (1)

Coma

206 (1)

Depression

206 (1)

Bipolar Disorder

207 (1)

Seasonal Affective Disorder

207 (1)

Anxiety Disorders

208 (1)

Phobias

208 (1)

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

209 (1)

Tourette's Syndrome

209 (1)

Somatic Symptom Disorder

210 (1)

Munchausen Syndrome

210 (1)

Schizophrenia

211 (1)

Addiction

212 (1)

Personality Disorder

213 (1)

Eating Disorders

214 (1)

Learning Disabilities and Difficulties

215 (1)

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

216 (1)

Autism Spectrum Disorders

217 (1)

Index 218 (6)

Acknowledgments 224