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Brain Facts
  • Authored by: Louis Vera-Portocarrero, Ph.D.; Series Editor: Eric H. Chudler, Ph.D.
  • From the Series: Gray Matter
  • Trim Size: 7 x 9-1/4
  • ISBN-10: 0791089568
  • ISBN-13: 978-0-7910-8956-9
  • Status: In Stock
  • List Price: $35.00
  • Imprint: Chelsea House
  • Published: 11/01/2006
  • Dewey Number: 612.8
  • Reading Level: Grades 9 and up
  • Pages: 112

Summary

Brain Facts identifies the unusual facts that surround the study of the human brain. It also takes a close look at how the brain works, where in the brain its major functions reside, and how the different parts of the brain interact with each other to produce the human experience. With straightforward explanation of complex science and enlightening illustrations, this book brings into focus the the remarkable and mysterious organ at the center of the nervous system.

Specifications

Full-color photographs and illustrations. Sidebars. Glossary. References. Web sites. Further reading. Index.

About the Author(s)

Louis Vera-Portocarrero, Ph.D., earned his doctorate from the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston and completed his post-doctoral training at the University of Arizona. He is a research associate in the Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, at the University of Arizona, where his primary research interest is chronic pain-processing mechanisms of the spinal cord and brain.

Reviews and Awards

"...researchers may find useful information here."
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