false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179702208m/947061.jpg 947061 4 In the last decades of the 20th century, scientists have come to believe that the human brain is almost completely modular. Every bit of the brain does something in particular, and surprisingly specific abilities, memories, and responses are in localized areas. Journalist Rita Carter has drawn a map of what is known (and speculated) about the mind in a heavily illustrated field guide to the human brain.<p> Carter and her scientific editor, neuropsychologist Christopher Frith, cover the state of the mind in a reasonably accurate, accessible way. They emphasize topics that are likely to be of some practical interest--such as Alzheimer's or attention deficit disorder--but not so much as to give a distorted picture of the field.<p> Perhaps the most interesting parts of the book are the sidebars written by a variety of leading names in mind-brain science. Roger Penrose writes on computer minds, Francis Crick on consciousness, Steven Rose on memory, John Maynard Smith on social evolution, William Calvin on mosaic minds, Kay Redfield Jamison on creativity and bipolar disorders, and more. It's a stellar assortment, more than worth the price of admission--and there's a map of the mind on the cover, in case you misplace yours. <I>--Mary Ellen Curtin</I> 931989 1999 Mapping the Mind total:77|5:28|4:30|3:18|2:1|1:0| 77 316 135 12 5 1 false false Sat Apr 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Sun May 20 16:03:44 -0700 2007 Sun May 20 16:04:13 -0700 2007
"It's USA Today for the brain."

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This book is a technical manua...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sat Jul 28 14:20:45 -0700 2007 Sat Jul 28 14:27:35 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Jul 02 20:40:23 -0700 2007 Wed Apr 23 09:59:52 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Tue Apr 28 07:36:14 -0700 2009 Thu Feb 12 07:13:19 -0800 2009 Tue Apr 28 07:36:14 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Mon Sep 03 20:39:07 -0700 2007 Mon Sep 03 20:40:41 -0700 2007 3 0 false false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2003 Wed Feb 27 15:35:44 -0800 2008 Wed Feb 27 15:40:36 -0800 2008 Recommended.]]> 4 0 false false Wed Feb 07 05:00:59 -0800 2007 Wed Feb 07 05:01:22 -0800 2007 4 0 false false Sat Jul 14 10:19:04 -0700 2007 Sat Jul 14 10:19:30 -0700 2007 4 0 true false Sat Jul 07 07:15:33 -0700 2007 Sat Jul 07 07:16:13 -0700 2007 3 0 false false Tue May 05 05:42:38 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 16 23:39:56 -0700 2009 This is the only neuro book I would read because it doesn't require much concentration. Everything is easily laid out and I think even non bio students would appreciate it. It has a good section on the limbic sys...more...]]> 0 0 false false Tue Nov 24 07:14:01 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 24 07:14:01 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Mon Nov 23 06:36:16 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 23 06:36:16 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Sun Nov 22 19:59:37 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 22 19:59:37 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Fri Nov 20 19:49:37 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 20 19:49:37 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Sun Nov 15 20:15:53 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 15 20:15:53 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Sat Nov 07 07:29:14 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 07 07:29:14 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Wed Nov 04 20:39:02 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 04 20:39:02 -0800 2009 2 0 false false Tue Nov 03 19:01:25 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 03 19:01:25 -0800 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=947061