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Who´s Who of the Brain: A Guide to Its Inhabitants, Where They Live and What They Do
Ken Nunn
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Description for Who´s Who of the Brain: A Guide to Its Inhabitants, Where They Live and What They Do
Paperback. This book provides an immediate and entertaining way for anyone to gain a basic understanding or to refresh their knowledge of the inside workings of the brain. The authors shows what happens when things go wrong in the brain, and illustrate the work using examples of classic clinical cases. Illustrator(s): Hjelseth, Linn Iril. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: MJN; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 452.
Meet the inhabitants of the brain in this reader-friendly introduction to what it is and how it works.
Residents include Frederick Foresight (the frontal cortex), Mayor of Cephalton-upon-Ridge, who is the `big picture' person responsible for planning and decision-making; Sage Seahorse (the hippocampus), who has an astonishing memory for times, names and places; Annie Almond (the amygdala), the community's alarm system who is always on the alert; and many other fellow citizens. Each character is introduced and their appearance, role and key functions in the brain explained. The authors also show what happens when things go wrong in the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781843104704
SKU
V9781843104704
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99-50
About Ken Nunn
Kenneth Nunn is a specialist in paediatric neuropsychiatry. He was Emeritus Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist at the Children's Hospital, Westmead, Sydney, Australia, and Senior Child and Adolescent Consultant in Justice Health, New South Wales. He was previously Professor of Child Psychiatry at the University of Newcastle, New South Wales. Tanya Hanstock is Doctor of Clinical and Health Psychology and ... Read more
Reviews for Who´s Who of the Brain: A Guide to Its Inhabitants, Where They Live and What They Do
This book is absolutely magnificent. The authors have tackled a difficult domain with a lateral arabesque strategy... and have pulled it off. I highly recommend it.
Professor Gordon Parker, School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales The authors have successfully linked structures and their respective functions and by using such a creative concept have made this difficult subject ... Read more
Professor Gordon Parker, School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales The authors have successfully linked structures and their respective functions and by using such a creative concept have made this difficult subject ... Read more