neuropsychology

An illustrated study of the workings of the human brain, looking at the brain's architecture, the significance of genes on the brain, states of mind, brain damage, depression, addiction, and other topics.

Explains visual intelligence and discusses how people gain their perceptions, how the loss of those perceptions can affect someone's life, how visual intelligence is used in the media, and other related topics.

The Rough Guide to the Brain answers all the important questions: how does the memory work? Are we addicted to television? What is Alzheimer's Disease? Can machines read our minds? The human brain, with all its inherent complexity, has taken on near mythical status. Its 100 billion nerve cells, forged by nature and refined over millions of years, allow humans the capacity to survive, create culture, love. Once an impenetrable grey mass, modern science is getting to grips with our brains at an unprecedented rate. We are moving from a time of anatomy, in which science did well to characterize the various regions of the brain, to a time in which we can observe thought processes in real time. We have entered a neural renaissance. The Rough Guide to the Brain is for anyone who's ever wanted to know more about how their brain and mind works - and what goes wrong when it doesn't. From how we evolved such an impressive organ to how it achieves the feat that is you. Including numerous insights from leaders in their fields, with The Rough Guide to the Brain, there's no better way to stimulate your grey matter.

Presents twenty-six articles from the pages of "Scientific American" magazine, in which the authors, including scientists, clinicians, and other experts, discuss various aspects of the workings of the human brain.

Provides information about the workings and capabilities of the human brain through a series of articles by various authors which appeared in the science section of "The New York Times" between 1992 and 1997.

Dr. George discusses the processes of how the brain works.

Describes the complex functions of the human brain at every stage of life, from infancy through death, and explains how recent scientific developments have unlocked some of the brain's mysteries.

Explores today's cutting-edge brain research and explains how the latest findings can reveal the essence of human personality and help people discover who they really are.

Examines the physiological and psychological effects the Internet has on the brain and argues that human focus and patience have become shorter, deep thought has lessened, and reading has turned into scanning due to changes the Internet usage causes on neural pathways.

Explores what science and philosophy have to say about the brain and how it works, especially for teens, looking at how the brain helps people create a sense of self, and discussing learning and memory, individuality, behavior, human nature, intelligence, and change.