Mapping the Mind - Couverture souple

Carter, Rita

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0520224612 ISBN 13 : 9780520224612

Editeur : Univ of California Pr, 2000

Synopsis

Book by Carter Rita

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

'One of the clearest and best-illustrated attempts to explain the virtually inaccessible, the brain' SUNDAY TIMES

Brain scans reveal our thoughts, memories - even our moods - as clearly as an X-ray reveals our bones. We can watch a person's brain literally light up as it registers a joke, or glow dully when it recalls an unhappy memory.

MAPPING THE MIND shows how these cans can be used to help explain aspects of our behaviour and how behavioural eccentricities can be traced to abnormalities in an individual brain. Dyslexia, for example, may be caused by a short-circuit in the messages converting sound to visual cues; addiction, eating disorders and alcoholism stem from dysfunction in the brain's reward system. In this acclaimed book Rita Carter draws on the latest in brain imaging to give extraordinary insights into how the brain works.

Revue de presse

fascinating stuff (BIG ISSUE IN THE NORTH)

It's fascinating to understand how much of our personality is directly related to brain function. (Daniel Johns, University Bookseller WESTERN MORNING NEWS)

Well researched...this is a good read for the specialist or general scientist, or anyone inetrested in things of or about the mind. (SCHOOL SCIENCE REVIEW)

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Univ of California Pr
• Date d'édition: 2000
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0520224612
• ISBN 13: 9780520224612
• Reliure: Broché
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible