A Colorful Introduction to the Anatomy of the Human Brain: A Brain and Psychology Coloring Book

by John P.J. Pinel

Book Overview

This hands-on workbook provides and easy and enjoyable means of learning and reviewing the fundamentals of human neuroanatomy through the acclaimed directed-coloring method. Because the text deals with only key concepts and progresses in small, logical, easy-to-learn increments, it is ideal for the nonexpert-students, professionals and lay people alike.

There are other introductions to human brain anatomy, but this is a book with a difference...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0205548741
• ISBN13: 9780205548743
• Release Date: September 2007
• Publisher: Pearson
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 8.6" x 10.8"

Customer Reviews

Good focus on functionally important structures

I teach an interdisciplinary course in psychology and neuroscience, and my psych students have found this book helpful for getting up to speed on neuroanatomy. I've also started using some of the pages as overheads during my lectures, since the diagrams are uncluttered and easy to draw on. I'm writing a review because I thought I should mention that I found this book *much* more useful than its better-known competitor. The other book has more fine-grained anatomical detail, of the sort that would be most useful to someone studying to be a neurosurgeon - but the result is that it's very hard for a casual student to tell what's worth studying or remembering. This book does a much better job of focusing on the important structures, the ones that you're likely to see mentioned in popular science books and articles. The second half (Functional Neuroanatomy, with chapters devoted to the systems subserving different functions) is especially useful. For anyone interested in self-study, or who just wants a quick reference source for neural structures that they see mentioned in other texts, I'd strongly recommend this book.

Bird's eye view..

Love the book.Up untill now, I've had "mosaic" type introduction to the brain. I never got to see the overall/interrelated and simple basics.The professional editors mention the phrase: "compared to the competition, this book"....I bought one of the "competitors".The virtues of the "other" book were the encyclopedic (thus, informative) detail, and the endurance that one could gain, by putting in 4 to 5 times as much effort into each page.The Pinel/Edwards book is its complement: rightly described via "Less is more.". By editing out detail and the use of 3D illustrations where ever possible [vs 2D sections], confidence is built, based on knowledge & familiarity.The philosophy of: review, review & re-review does make for retention. And the overall simplicity of the book keeps the effort invested into learning from being onerous.

an excellent study resource

I'm a psychology major, and although I enjoy and do well with all other aspects of psychology, I had despaired of ever learning all of the brain structure and functions stuff. I finally bought this book as part of one last attempt to learn about the brain before I had to take the psych GRE subject test, and I found it to be amazingly helpful. For one thing, you get to color! That made it immediately much more appealing than my other study aids, which meant that I actually used it. In fact, I sometimes spent much more time on it than I meant to, because it is just such an interesting and fun book. It breaks the information down into small packages that are easy to learn, and moves through the material in a logical sequence. Each lesson consists of a few paragraphs describing about 3-5 structures, a column with a definition/brief description of each structure, and then a picture showing all 3-5 structures so that you can color each a different color, and see how they fit together. There are reviews and quizzes at the end of every chapter so that you can check that you've learned the material. Despite my previous cluelessness about brain structures, I found that I consistently got all the quiz questions right after working through the lessons. I would definitely recommend this book to any psych students who feel like they need to brush up on the brain, or to anyone else who is interested in learning about the brain. It's clear, easy to read, and fun!

Brain Breeze

Ever wonder why people, possibly yourself, perform the mundane to outlandish acts we witness? Ever curious to delve past surface psycho-babble and actually learn about human brain anatomy? Too deep? Not in this enjoyable reviewing workbook.One of the main reasons I keep returning to this educational tool, is the inclusion of exercise quizzes at the completion of each chapter. In fact, because it deals with only major concepts, progresses in small, logical, easy-to-learn increments, this book is practical for non-experts, students, and professionals alike.I majored in Psychology. However, those years are "tailights" now. Therefore, I recently found myself drawn to Chapter-10 "Brain Structures and Memory". Thankfully, the authors included answers for chapter quizzes.This is a breezy and fun book. You actually get to "color"! A great gift and addition to medical reference collections.Thank you for your interest & comments--CDS