Understanding the Brain: From Cells to Behavior to Cognition

by John E. Dowling

Book Overview

No reader curious about our "little grey cells" will want to pass up Harvard neuroscientist John E. Dowling's brief introduction to the brain. In this up-to-date revision of his 1998 book Creating Mind, Dowling conveys the essence and vitality of the field of neuroscience--examining the progress we've made in understanding how brains work, and shedding light on discoveries having to do with aging, mental illness, and brain health. The first half of...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0393712575
• ISBN13: 9780393712575
• Release Date: October 2018
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.4" x 9.4"