| Description |
xii, 228 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Note |
Includes index. |
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Notes: p. 213-219. |
| Contents |
Exploring a recently discovered galaxy: off to see the wizard -- Stardust and the music of the neuron: impulses and how they move you -- Ghost in the machine: elusive homunculus -- Photon and your brain: your quiet conversation with nature -- Intelligence of the neuron: your life depends on the decisions of individual cells -- Moving parts of your brain: photon illuminates the Lilliputian machinery -- Yellow brick road: to your biological clock and internal maps of the universe -- Emerald city: secrets of the most complex functions of the brain -- Beyond the yellow brick road: brain is a supercomputer and much, much more -- Shape of an idea: neuronal ensembles -- Pure wizardry: matching your behavior to your situation -- Your personal chemistry: from molecules to moods and from genes to behavior -- Final chord. |
| Subject |
Brain.
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Brain. |
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Neurosciences.
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Neurosciences. |
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Neuropsychology.
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Neuropsychology. |
| ISBN |
0471371009 cloth alkaline paper |
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