Description This award-winning science book uses the latest findings from neuroscience research and brain-imaging technology to take you on a journey into the Human brain.
Rita also talks about the brain, consciousness, and behavior to a wide range of groups at seminars, conferences, and workshops..
She has written several books and been shortlisted for the Royal Society Prize for Science Books.
About the author A science and medical writer, Rita Carter has twice been awarded the Medical Journalists\' Association prize for outstanding contribution to medical journalism.
With its coverage of more than 50 brain-related diseases and disorders--from strokes to Brain tumors and schizophrenia--it is also an essential manual for students and healthcare professionals.
Now in its third edition, The Human Brain Book provides an up-to-date Guide to one of science\'s most exciting frontiers.
Thanks to improvements in scanning technology, our understanding of the Brain is changing quickly.
The book answers fundamental and compelling questions about the brain: what does it mean to be conscious, what happens when we\'re asleep, and are the brains of men and women different? This is an accessible and authoritative reference book to a fascinating part of the Human body.
Step-by-step sequences unravel and simplify the complex processes of Brain function, such as how nerves transmit signals, how memories are laid down and recalled, and how we register emotions.
CGI illustrations and Brain MRI scans reveal the brain\'s anatomy in unprecedented detail.
Description This award-winning science book uses the latest findings from neuroscience research and brain-imaging technology to take you on a journey into the Human brain
