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Discovering the Brain by National Academy of Sciences; Institute of Medicine; Sandra Ackerman is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is Discovering the Brain about?

The brain ...<br> There is no other part of the human anatomy that is so intriguing. How does it develop and function and why does it sometimes, tragically, degenerate?<br> The answers are complex. In <b>Discovering the Brain</b>, science writer Sandra Ackerman cuts through the complexity to bring this vital topic to the public.<br> The 1990s were declared the "Decade of the Brain" by former President Bush, and the neuroscience community responded with a host of new investigations and conferences. <b>Discovering the Brain</b> is based on the Institute of Medicine conference, <i>Decade of the Brain: Frontiers in Neuroscience and Brain Research.</i><br> <b>Discovering the Brain</b> is a "field guide" to the brain--an easy-to-read discussion of the brain's physical structure and where functions such as language and music appreciation lie. Ackerman examines<br> <ul> <li>How electrical and chemical signals are conveyed in the brain.</li> <li>The mechanisms by which we see, hear, think, and pay attention--and how a "gut feeling" actually originates in the brain.</li> <li>Learning and memory retention, including parallels to computer memory and what they might tell us about our own mental

Who reads Discovering the Brain?

Author

National Academy of Sciences; Institute of Medicine; Sandra Ackerman

Publisher

National Academies Press; National Academy Press

Published

1992

Language

EN

ISBN

9780309045292

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Science, Medical, Psychology