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Brain Bytes: Quick Answers to Quirky Questions About the Brain
Eric Chudler
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Description for Brain Bytes: Quick Answers to Quirky Questions About the Brain
Hardback. Neuroscience in small bits for the brain-curious. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 185 x 122 x 25. Weight in Grams: 370.
From magazine covers to Hollywood blockbusters, neuroscience is front and centre. This popular interest has inspired many questions from people who wonder just what is going on in the three pounds of tissue between their ears. In Brain Bytes, neuroscience educators Eric Chudler and Lise Johnson get right to it, asking and answering more than one hundred questions about the brain. Questions include: Does size matter (do humans have the largest brains)? Can foods make people smarter? Does surfing online kill brain cells? Why do we dream? Why can't I tickle myself? Why do cats like catnip? Why do we ... Read more
From magazine covers to Hollywood blockbusters, neuroscience is front and centre. This popular interest has inspired many questions from people who wonder just what is going on in the three pounds of tissue between their ears. In Brain Bytes, neuroscience educators Eric Chudler and Lise Johnson get right to it, asking and answering more than one hundred questions about the brain. Questions include: Does size matter (do humans have the largest brains)? Can foods make people smarter? Does surfing online kill brain cells? Why do we dream? Why can't I tickle myself? Why do cats like catnip? Why do we ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Weight
369g
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780393711448
SKU
V9780393711448
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About Eric Chudler
Eric H. Chudler, PhD, is the executive director of the Center for Sensorimotor Neural Engineering and a neuroscientist at the University of Washington. He hosts the popular Web site Neuroscience for Kids and lives in Seattle, Washington. Lise Johnson, PhD, is a neural engineer at the Center for Sensorimotor Neural Engineering in Seattle, Washington.
Reviews for Brain Bytes: Quick Answers to Quirky Questions About the Brain
What do brain foods, brain wrinkles, Albert Einstein's brain and sleepwalking have in common? They're all described in Eric Chudler and Lise Johnson's highly engaging Brain Bytes. These brainy educators distill complex ideas into clear explanations of common and not-so-common neuroscience concepts and phenomena. Grounded in real science, this book will appeal to a wide range of readers ... Read more