The Brain: A Very Short Introduction

Author: Michael O'Shea

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Price : $22.95 AUD
ISBN : 9780192853929
Publisher : Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Imprint : Oxford University Press
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Weight (g) : 0.134
Publication date : November 2005
Dimensions : 174mm X 111mm X 9mm
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Author : Michael O'Shea
Series : Very Short Introductions
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Pages : 152
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Provides an introduction to the main issues and findings in brain research. This book describes the historical developments behind our understanding of what the brain is and what it does, and explores the key questions neuroscientists face concerning the relationship between the brain and thought, memories, perceptions, and actions.

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'O'Shea writes with real enthusiasm.' The Guardian

Author description

1. Mind and brain: what's the problem?; 2. Let's get physical; 3. Sight, sound, and imagination; 4. "Last week's potatoes!"; 5. Perception to action; 6. Altered states of mind; 7. Where do we go from here?

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