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INSIDE YOUR BRAIN (Brain Works)
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INSIDE YOUR BRAIN (Brain Works)

Ideal for anyone interested in learning about the nervous system, this helpful “road map” of the brain explains various brain structures and pinpoints their locations and particular functions. Each chapter offers background information about a specific neuroscience topic, including the senses, sleep and dreaming, memory and learning, sidedness, and biological rhythms. The engaging experiments, games, and demonstrations help guide readers to an understanding of these concepts. The activities suggested meet national science education standards.

 
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HOW THE BRAIN GROWS (Brain Works)
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HOW THE BRAIN GROWS (Brain Works)

How the Brain Grows provides students with a foundation of knowledge about the structure and function of the organ also known as the body's "CEO" and "CPU." The appealing, full-color format supports animated, in-depth discussion of the growth and development of the brain. Readers will also learn about exciting scientific studies now underway, as well as possible future research, that will help us better understand the brain.

 
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A DAY IN THE LIFE OF THE BRAIN (Brain Works)
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A DAY IN THE LIFE OF THE BRAIN (Brain Works)

Here is a creative introduction to the central and peripheral nervous systems and how they work together to keep the body functioning. A Day in the Life of the Brain will draw readers in as it follows a fictional character and the activities of his brain through his day, from waking up, to going to class, to soccer practice, to bedtime. This lively explanation of neuroscience also dispels a number of brain myths, such as the misconception that brain damage is always permanent, and provides fun activities to test and exercise readers' brains.

 
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Mind, Brain, and Language: Multidisciplinary Perspectives
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Mind, Brain, and Language: Multidisciplinary PerspectivesMind, Brain, and Language: Multidisciplinary Perspectives

Much of the groundbreaking work in many fields is now occurring at the intersection of traditional academic disciplines. This development is well demonstrated in this important and unique volume, which offers a multidisciplinary view of current findings and cutting-edge issues involving the relationship between mind, brain, and language.
 
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Tags: language, volume, development, major, collection, Perspectives, Brain, Multidisciplinary, Language, current
The Two Halves of the Brain: Information Processing in the Cerebral Hemispheres
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The Two Halves of the Brain: Information Processing in the Cerebral HemispheresThe Two Halves of the Brain: Information Processing in the Cerebral Hemispheres

Hemispheric asymmetry is one of the basic aspects of perception and cognitive processing. The different functions of the left and right hemispheres of the brain have been studied with renewed interest in recent years, as scholars explore applications to new areas, new measuring techniques, and new theoretical approaches. 
 
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Tags: measuring, techniques, areas, applications, scholars, Cerebral, Halves, Processing, Hemispheres, Brain