The Brain by Tom Jackson

The Brain by Tom Jackson

Here is the essential guide to the human brain, an authoritative reference book and timeline that examines the three pounds of matter inside our heads that does all our thinking for us. With 100 billion nerve cells joined by thousands more to every corner of the body, the brain is wired together with 100 trillion connections. That makes each and every human brain a contender for the most complex system in the universe, endowing us with an intellect that far outstrips any other creature. However, one difficult question remains: Are we intelligent enough to understand our own brains? Follow the journey as history's greatest brains, including Avicennia, Charles Darwin and Paul Broca, try to figure it out by linking structure to function. How does the brain control the body, make sense of our surroundings, and allow us to understand, empathize with, and love other people -- and their brains? And how does it create that most mysterious feature of the universe, our consciousness?

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ISBN 13	9780985323080
ISBN 10	0985323086
Title	The Brain
Author	Tom Jackson
Series	Ponderables
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Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Shelter Harbor Press
Year published	2015-10-21
Number of pages	168
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