The Brain Book covers exactly what you would expect: anatomy and physiology of the human central nervous system. Chapters are divided into three main concepts: basic structure as it relates to function (“Brain and spinal cord function”; “Nerves, nerve cells, and brain chemistry”; “Development of the brain and spinal cord”), the brain in action (“The senses”; “Movement and actions”; “The social and thinking brain”), and lastly a group of chapters that could be thought of as the brain in special circumstances (“The social and thinking brain”; “Mind, consciousness, mood and repair”; “Brain plasticity, injury, and repair”; “Drugs and the brain”; “Diseases and disorders”). Each chapter provides a two-page overview followed by detailed analysis of the topic at hand. Basic anatomy and physiology of systems are reviewed in detail, with many supporting and clarifying diagrams and illustrations. Photographs of people performing essential life-tasks that demonstrate a particular brain function, performing diagnostics,...

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