Dimensions
161 x 197 x 21mm
An exciting and accessible illustrated guide to the fascinating new science of the brain.
The latest brain scans reveal our thoughts, memories - even our moods - as clearly as an X-ray reveals our bones. We can watch a person's brain literally light up as it registers a joke, or glow dully when it recalls an unhappy memory. We can see fear being generated, and watch the language areas expand and shift as the brain grapples with new words.
'Mapping the Mind' shows how scans can be used to help explain aspects of our behaviour, and how behavioural eccentricities can be traced to abnormalities in an individual brain. Addiction, eating disorders and alcoholism, for example, stem from dysfunction in the brain's reward system; violent criminals may begin life with a small neurological fault.
In this acclaimed book Rita Carter draws on the latest in brain imaging to give extraordinary insights into how the brain works.
