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The Scientific American Book of the Brain
Arguably one of the most compelling and elusive territories of scientific research is the landscape of the human brain. The reach of neuroscience is vast, extending to nearly every other scientific and philosophical discipline. From research on the neurobiology of depression to recent breakthroughs in human-computer communication, the implications of neuroscience are immen...more
Paperback, 352 pages
Published
June 1st 2001
by The Lyons Press
(first published February 1980)
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I learned a lot of interesting things about how brain is developed and works and what happens if some part fails to do it's job. The part anout brain disease is also great.
The cons of this book are:
- the book is from 1998 and sone of the essays are as old as 1991. I would love to read updates - what has been discovered since then.
- some of the essasy are full of biological, chemical and anatomical detail and some parts were quite difficult for me to understand them.
The cons of this book are:
- the book is from 1998 and sone of the essays are as old as 1991. I would love to read updates - what has been discovered since then.
- some of the essasy are full of biological, chemical and anatomical detail and some parts were quite difficult for me to understand them.
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Scientific American, as an institutional author, is a popular science magazine founded by Rufus M. Porter and controlled by Nature Publishing Group since autumn, 2008. Mariette DiChristina has been editor-in-chief since December, 2009.
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