The brain
Subtitle: an illustrated history of neuroscience
By: Tom Jackson
Series: Ponderables : 100 discoveries that changed history, who did what when; Ponderables (Series)
Publisher: Shelter Harbor Press
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 144
ISBN-13: 9780985323080
Subjects: Neurosciences; History; Neurophysiology; Brain
Description: "The study of the brain has spawned many disciplines. Disorders of and damage to the brain have given neurologists clues as to how the brain functions. Neuroscientists have unpicked the chemical processes that power nerve signals and build memories, while psychologists explore the link between our thoughts and the physical activity of the brain. The brain tells the history of neuroscience in 100 stories"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (page 140) and index.