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by Michael O'Shea

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The Brain: A Very Short Introduction provides a non-technical introduction to the main issues and findings in current brain research and gives a sense of how neuroscience addresses questions about the relationship between the brain and the mind. Short, clear discussions on the mechanical workings of the brain are offered and the details of brain science are covered in an accessible style. Explanations of the more familiar implications of the brain's actions, such as memories, perceptions, and motor control are integrated throughout the book. It has chapters on brain processes and the causes of "altered mental states," as well as a final chapter that discusses possible future developments in neuroscience, touching on artificial intelligence, gene therapy, the importance of the Human Genome Project, drugs by design, and transplants. Up-to-date coverage of the newest developments in brain research and suggestions for future research on the brain are also included.

About the Series: Combining authority with wit, accessibility, and style, Very Short Introductions offer an introduction to some of life's most interesting topics. Written by experts for the newcomer, they demonstrate the finest contemporary thinking about the central problems and issues in hundreds of key topics, from philosophy to Freud, quantum theory to Islam.

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Think for a few moments about a very special machine, your brain - an organ of just 1.2 kg, containing one hundred billion nerve cells, none of which alone has any idea who or what you are.

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  • Title The Brain: A Very Short Introduction
  • Author Michael O'Shea
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition 1st
  • Pages 160
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Oxford University Press, Cary, North Carolina, U.S.A.
  • Publication date 2006-02-16
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9780192853929 / 0192853929
  • Weight 0.3 lbs (0.14 kg)
  • Dimensions 6.7 x 4.4 x 0.5 in (17.02 x 11.18 x 1.27 cm)
  • Category Science
  • Library of Congress subjects Brain
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2005027741
  • Dewey Decimal Code 612.82

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Michael O'Shea is Director of the Sussex Center for Neuroscience.

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