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A fascinating look at what’s rattling around in your skull

Neuroscience For Dummies introduces you to the mind-boggling study of the human brain. It tracks to the content of a typical introductory neuroscience class at the college level —and it’s perfect for anyone curious about what makes us tick. New technologies and an explosion of research have completely transformed our understanding of memory, depression, the mind-body connection, learning, and genetics. This updated edition—still in classic, beginner-friendly Dummies style—covers the latest research advances and technologies in the field of neuroscience. Put some knowledge about the brain into your brain.

  • Grasp the basic concepts and applications of neuroscience
  • Understand the brain’s structure and function
  • Explore how the brain impacts memory, learning, and emotions
  • Discover how the brain is connected with other physical systems

For students and general readers alike, Neuroscience For Dummies is a great way to understand what’s going on inside our heads.

ISBN-13: 9781394171217

Media Type: Paperback(3rd ed.)

Publisher: Wiley

Publication Date: 05-23-2023

Pages: 416

Product Dimensions: 6.00(w) x 1.25(h) x 9.00(d)

Frank Amthor is a professor of psychology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, where he also holds secondary appointments in the UAB Medical School Department of Neurobiology, the School of Optometry, and the Department of Biomedical Engineering. His research is focused on retinal and central visual processing and neural prostheses.

Table of Contents

Introduction 1

Part 1: Introducing the Nervous System 5

CHAPTER 1: A Quick Trip through the Nervous System 7

CHAPTER 2: All about the Brain and Spinal Cord 23

CHAPTER 3: Understanding How Neurons Work 51

Part 2: Translating the Internal and External World through Your Senses 69

CHAPTER 4: Feeling Your Way: The Skin Senses 71

CHAPTER 5: Looking at Vision 87

CHAPTER 6: Sounding Off: The Auditory System 109

CHAPTER 7: Odors and Taste 127

Part 3: Moving Right Along: Motor Systems 145

CHAPTER 8: Movement Basics 147

CHAPTER 9: Coordinating Things More: The Spinal Cord and Pathways 159

CHAPTER 10: Planning and Executing Actions 173

CHAPTER 11: Unconscious Actions with Big Implications 191

Part 4: Intelligence: The Thinking Brain and Consciousness 211

CHAPTER 12: Understanding Intelligence, Consciousness, and Emotions 213

CHAPTER 13: How the Brain Processes Thoughts 239

CHAPTER 14: The Executive Brain 259

CHAPTER 15: Learning and Memory 277

CHAPTER 16: Developing and Modifying Brain Circuits: Plasticity 301

CHAPTER 17: Neural Dysfunctions, Mental Illness, and Drugs That Affect the Brain 325

Part 5: The Part of Tens 339

CHAPTER 18: Ten (Or So) Crucial Brain Structures 341

CHAPTER 19: Ten Tricks of Neurons That Make Them Do What They Do 349

CHAPTER 20: Ten Amazing Facts about the Brain 357

CHAPTER 21: Ten Promising Treatments for the Future 367

Index 375