Neuroscience For Dummies
Get on the fast track to understanding neuroscienceThe brain holds the secrets to how your body operates, your personality, your use of language, and your memories. Using the most recent scientific discoveries,Neuroscience For Dummieslooks at how your brain and nervous system function and includes helpful diagrams and engaging anecdotes. Investigating how your senses work, how you move, and how you think and feel, this friendly book is your straight-forward guide to the most complicated structure known in the universe.Understand the essentials — get acquainted with the central and peripheral nervous systems and investigate how neurons process and communicate signalsGet a feel for your senses — discover how your brain processes the five senses and explore how these senses are sometimes impairedMake sense of movement — learn how your brain regulates involuntary, reflexive, and conscious movementsDelve into intelligence, emotions, and consciousness — consider the nature of intelligence, how your brain processes emotion, and whether consciousness can be measuredLook into lobes — see how the brain's structure enables it to perform countless functions simultaneouslyLearn about learning — look at what goes on in your brain as it learns and remembers, and examine learning and memory disordersProbe plasticity — grasp how your brain develops and modifies its circuits to adapt to changesOpen the book and find:How your gender affects brain functionWhy some people are more sensitive to pain than othersThe secret behind optical illusionsWhat happens in your brain as you sleepWhat constitutes intelligence and its different levelsHow you can improve your learningOrganic causes of mental illnessesPromising treatments for the futureLearn to:Understand the brain's structure and functionGet a handle on how the brain impacts memory, learning, and emotionsGrasp the applications of neuroscience