The Human Brain Book: An Illustrated Guide to Its Structure, Function, and Disorders

By Rita Carter

Book Overview

The Human Brain Book is a complete guide to the one organ in the body that makes each of us what we are - unique individuals. It combines the latest findings from the field of neuroscience with expert text and state-of-the-art illustrations and imaging techniques to provide an incomparable insight into every facet of the brain. Layer by layer, it reveals the fascinating details of this remarkable structure, covering all the key anatomy and delving into the inner workings of the mind, unlocking its many mysteries, and helping you to understand what's going on in those millions of little gray and white cells.

Tricky concepts are illustrated and explained with clarity and precision, as The Human Brain Book looks at how the brain sends messages to the rest of the body, how we think and feel, how we perform unconscious actions (for example breathing), explores the nature of genius, asks why we behave the way we do, explains how we see and hear things, and how and why we dream. Physical and psychological disorders affecting the brain and nervous system are clearly illustrated and summarized in easy-to-understand terms.

The unique DVD brings the subject to life with interactive elements. These include a clickable model of the brain's structure that allows the user to zoom in and discover deeper layers of detail, while complex processes, such as the journey of a nerve impulse, are broken down and simplified through intuitive animations.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1465479546
• ISBN13: 9781465479549
• Release Date: January 2019
• Publisher: DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 2.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 8.5" x 10.1"

Customer Reviews

Best classroom book for ADHD students :)

My high school students (nontraditional learners) cannot keep their hands off of this book. It's perfect. It is so visual!! It covers so many topics and creates interest by mixing the "past" and the "future" of the brain. I HIGHLY recommend it. It's amazing. Rita Carter has always put out great visually-appealing books that help us understand a lot more quickly!

the human brain book

First, I have to admit to being a bit of a brain 'geek' these last few years as the information stemming from neuroscience continues to amaze. Depending on your needs, this book is a tremendous volume. Rita Carter (author of the excellent Mapping the Mind) provides an in-depth buffet of the history and findings about how our brains work, replete with full page MRI's and the like. THe book is laid out so that every two pages is a stand alone section which adheres to the usual layouts of books published by English publisher DK books. Each section is intersting, and often fascinating. If, however, you are looking for material recommending ways to utilize neuroscience for achievement (Eric Jensen, Jeffrey Schwartz, The Snaps Project, Norman Dodge, Sharon Begley, )or healing (My Stroke of Insight)you probably should look elsewhere. But, if you're like me, you'll get many enjoyable hours out of this book and its accompanying DVD)

Amazing.

This book is absolutely amazing! The DVD has great anatomical views and good information about the nervous system as a whole. The pictures in the book are gorgeous, the information is extensive, it is everything you could ever want out of a book on the human brain. I couldn't be happier with it!!!

Just what it should be!

I almost never pre-order a book, wanting to see the product before shelling out money, but in this case I bet on my enjoyment of Rita Carter's other books and I was NOT disappointed. Well-laid out with spectacular illustrations, Carter's new The Human Brain, is a wonderful addition to an extremely complicated and rapidly progressing field. While not detailed enough to use as an advanced textbook, I've already asked our library to order a few copies for the shelf and for the reserve desk so my students can benefit from an nicely integrated presentation of anatomy, physiology and other basic sciences with clinical disorders.