The Human Brain Book: An Illustrated Guide to its Structure, Function, and Disorders (3e)

This award-winning science ebook uses the latest findings from brain-imaging technology and neuroscience research to take you on a journey into the human brain.

Brain MRI scans and CGI illustrations reveal the brain’s anatomy in unprecedented detail. Step-by-step sequences unravel and simplify the complex processes of brain function, such as how memories are laid down and recalled, how nerves transmit signals, and how we register emotions. The ebook, The Human Brain Book: An Illustrated Guide to its Structure, Function, and Disorders 3rd edition (PDF) answers compelling and fundamental questions about the brain: what happens when we are asleep, what does it mean to be conscious, and are the brains of women and men different?

This is an authoritative and accessible reference ebook to a fascinating part of the human body. Thanks to improvements in scanning technology, our understanding of the brain is changing very quickly. Now in its 3rd edition, The Human Brain Book 3e provides an up-to-date guide to one of science’s most exciting frontiers. With its coverage of more than 50 brain-related disorders and diseases — from brain tumors to strokes and schizophrenia — it is also an essential manual for students of many levels and healthcare professionals.