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Getting your head around the brain
Amanda Ellison
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Description for Getting your head around the brain
Paperback. This short and student-friendly introduction to the brain will help students to understand more about the links between the brain and behaviour. Following the BPS accredited syllabus for biological psychology, its accessible structure, multiple examples and engaging tone make this book ideal introductory reading. Num Pages: 256 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JMM. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 326.
Have you ever wondered how it's possible to walk down a street, with your thoughts on what you're going to have for lunch? What's telling your legs to move while your mind is on other things? And how are you reading these words right now? The simple answer: it's your brain. Often a complex subject to tackle, this book has been written with the first-time learner in mind to guide the reader through the physiological basis of the brain-behaviour link, exploring such fascinating topics as sensation, memory and emotion. This book has been designed to offer an easy and ... Read more
Have you ever wondered how it's possible to walk down a street, with your thoughts on what you're going to have for lunch? What's telling your legs to move while your mind is on other things? And how are you reading these words right now? The simple answer: it's your brain. Often a complex subject to tackle, this book has been written with the first-time learner in mind to guide the reader through the physiological basis of the brain-behaviour link, exploring such fascinating topics as sensation, memory and emotion. This book has been designed to offer an easy and ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780230298552
SKU
V9780230298552
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-50
About Amanda Ellison
AMANDA ELLISON is Senior Lecturer in the Psychology department at Durham University, UK. She has been teaching Biological Psychology and other neuroscientific topics for 16 years, and is particularly interested in how different parts of the brain talk to each other when we are doing everyday things.
Reviews for Getting your head around the brain
"Dr Amanda Ellison has pulled off an amazing feat. This book explains the structure and function of our brain in such a way that neuroanatomy and neurophysiology become not only easy to understand but also fun to read about!" - Dr Erik Corthout, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium "Amanda Ellison has written a delicious book. Savour it with a small spoon ... Read more