The Odd Brain: Mysteries of Our Weird and Wonderful Brains Explained

By Stephen Juan

Book Overview

Dr. Juan is that rarest of rarities, a scholar with a sense of humor. He fearlessly tours the brain's mysterious corridors, discussing such wide-ranging topics as phobias, compulsive water drinking,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0740761595
• ISBN13: 9780740761591
• Release Date: September 2006
• Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 5.0" x 1.0" x 6.9"

Customer Reviews

It's Hip, Fascinating, Brilliant, Funny, and Sad.

"The Odd Brain" is hip. Double thumbs up. It's afascinating book about what Woody Allen calls his "second favorite organ". This book looks at recent research findings about what we know about the human brain. It relates the findings to behavior and daily life. It's funny what can happen when the brain goes awry in a positive sense. For example, foreign accent syndrome (read more about it). It's sad what can happen when the brain goes awry in a negative sense. For example, schizophrenia (again, read more about it). The author, Dr. Stephen Juan, is a legend in Australia where he teaches at the University of Sydney and appears on radio and television explaining just about everything about being a human being. If you want to know about the brain but don't want to dive deeply into heavy neuroscience, this is your book. Recommended for 12 year olds up.

The correct name of the author is "Dr. Stephen Juan"

The correct name of the book is "The Odd Brain: Mysteries of Our Weird and Wonderful Brains Explained"