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Title: Encyclopedia of the Human Brain

Author(s): V. S. Ramachandran
Publisher: University of California, San Diego
Language: English

Summary:

The functions of the human brain are the last major challenge to science.
Despite having made rapid strides in understanding the cosmos, subatomic
particles,molecular biology, and genetics, we still know very little about the
organ that made these discoveries possible. How does the activity of 100 billion
nerve cells--mere wisps of protoplasm that constitute the brain--give rise to
the broad spectrum of abilities that we call consciousness, mind, and human nature?
There is now, more than ever before, a real need for a standard reference source
covering all aspects of the human brain and nervous system, and the Encyclopedia
of the Human Brain is the most up-to-date and comprehensive coverage to date.
It is a compendium of articles contributed by many of the world’s leading
experts in neuroscience and psychology. These essays will be of interest to a
wide range of individuals in the behavioral and health sciences.
Written in an engaging, accessible style, the encyclopedia not only is an important
major reference work but also can be browsed informally by anyone who seeks
answers about the activities and effects of the brain,such as why and how we
dream, what parts of the brain are involved in memory, how we recognize human faces
and other objects, what are the brain mechanisms involved in cognition and language,
what causes phantom limb pain, what are the implications of lefthandedness, or what
current treatments are available for Parkinson’s disease. Here in the
Encyclopedia of the Human Brain will be found brief yet comprehensive summaries
on all of these topics and some 200 more.

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