How the Brain Works: The Facts Visually Explained (How Things Work)

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I think my review is trustworthy because I’m interested in the topic it covers and wouldn’t give it such a good rating if it didn’t expand my knowledge to the extent that it did. Và bởi vì thông tin mới trong cuốn này được liên kết với những gì các bạn đã biết trước đó (trong cuốn How the body works) sẽ giúp bạn nhớ lâu hơn và thích thú hơn khi đọc. ABOUT THE SERIESNew Scientist Instant Expert books are definitive and accessible entry points to the most important subjects in science; subjects that challenge, attract debate, invite controversy and engage the most enquiring minds. The formula below consists of three variables: y = the distance you measured in centimeters; g0 = the acceleration due to gravity constant (981 cm/sec2); and t = time in seconds.

It moves on to function, explaining how the brain works constantly and unnoticed to regulate heartbeat and breathing, and how it collects information to produce the experiences of sight, sound, smell, taste, and touch.Mn có thể đọc cuốn này sau khi đọc cuốn How the body works vì có rất nhiều thông tin sẽ được giải thích kĩ hơn trong cuốn này.

Small, doable tasks offer a big payoff, and motivate us to keep learning and growing, with payoffs that include a boost in optimism, confidence, memory, cognitive skills, and more. We honour Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples' continuous connection to Country, waters, skies and communities. It’s the center of the nervous system – the headquarters of our body – and it’s responsible for pretty much everything. Techniques to record signals from living brains were once thought to be the realm of advanced university labs. Finance is provided by PayPal Credit (a trading name of PayPal UK Ltd, Whittaker House, Whittaker Avenue, Richmond-Upon-Thames, Surrey, United Kingdom, TW9 1EH).For me, even without my degree, this was a fairly simplistic view of the brain — “instant expert” isn’t quite what you’d become from reading it, I’d feel. Your brain has to do so many jobs all at once it's as if there's a city full of people and machines at work. No it does not go into great depth on any particular sub-topic, but it covers just about everything in a significant and understandable way. Instantly more informed and able to understand further information with a good foundation,” perhaps.

Obviously I’d recommend this book to people interested in neuroscience that want to expand their knowledge and get a stronger base for understanding the topic, but also definitely anyone who is even remotely interested in learning about the brain.

How the Brain Works begins with an introduction to the brain's anatomy, showing you how to tell your motor cortex from your mirror neurons.