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The brain : a very short introduction /

"How does the brain work? Michael O'Shea provides an accessible introduction to the key questions and current state of brain research, and shows that, though we know a surprising amount, we are still far from having a complete understanding. The topics he discusses range from how we sense...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: O'Shea, Michael
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2005.
Colección:Very short introductions ; 144.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Thinking about the brain
  • From humours to cells : components of mind
  • Signalling in the brain : getting connected
  • From the big bang to the big brain
  • Sensing, perceiving, and acting
  • Memories are made of this
  • Broken brain : invention and intervention.