Brain Facts

by Louis Vera-Portocarrero, Eric H. Chudler

Examine both the major aspects of the physiology and anatomy of the brain and central nervous system, as well as some of the processes for which the brain is responsible: sleep, addiction, laughter, and dreaming. Written with a combination of curriculum-based information about the brain and how it works and high-interest topics experienced in everyday life,

112 pages, Library Binding

First published November 1, 2006

Reviews

[D Books · Rating 3 out of 5]

Since I hadn't read anything in a few months I decided to get back on track and find something that was a quick, stimulating, intellectual read. The two organs in the human body that I like most are the heart and brain. This time I fancied reading about the brain. What I liked best about this quick read was that the author linked normal brain function to diseases or injuries that can lead to a loss of proper brain functioning. When I was curious as to a few of the brain problems mentioned in the book, I simply watched a few videos on ‘YouTube’ to get a clearer picture of the symptoms that people exhibited (in particular Huntington’s disease was both interesting and sad. I kept thinking about the sleeping and swallowing issues these people deal with on a daily bases. That really stuck with me.).