How the brain works : what psychology students need to know
Thomas, Michael S.C.
How the brain works : what psychology students need to know by Michael S.C. Thomas and Simon Green. - London : SAGE, ©2024 - xiii, 281 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
includes bibliographical referencence and index,
Chapter 1: Introduction (and some puzzles) Chapter 2: Where the brain comes from: evolution Chapter 3: What are the bits of the brain and what together do they do? Chapter 4: How does a neuron work? Chapter 5: The brain is a computer, obviously Chapter 6: The brain is a biological organ, not a computer Chapter 7: How it gets to work this way: development and learning Chapter 8: Working better, working worse, working different Chapter 9: Humans apart Chapter 10: Saving the planet Chapter 11: Conclusion (and answers to those puzzles)
Delve into the intricacies of the human mind with this engaging and insightful guide to how the brain works.
Written in a playful style and beautifully illustrated, this book is designed to support you as you embark on the beginning of your psychology degree. It provides an accessible guide to how the brain’s structures and functions determine how the mind works, and how this fits into the bigger picture of our evolution and biology as a species.
From focus boxes that delve into specific topics to entertaining puzzles that bring the subject to life, this book will captivate your imagination while building your understanding of biological and cognitive psychology.
This is an essential read for undergraduate psychology students.
9781529741940
Biological Psychology
Behavioral Neuroscience
612.823 / THO-H
How the brain works : what psychology students need to know by Michael S.C. Thomas and Simon Green. - London : SAGE, ©2024 - xiii, 281 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
includes bibliographical referencence and index,
Chapter 1: Introduction (and some puzzles) Chapter 2: Where the brain comes from: evolution Chapter 3: What are the bits of the brain and what together do they do? Chapter 4: How does a neuron work? Chapter 5: The brain is a computer, obviously Chapter 6: The brain is a biological organ, not a computer Chapter 7: How it gets to work this way: development and learning Chapter 8: Working better, working worse, working different Chapter 9: Humans apart Chapter 10: Saving the planet Chapter 11: Conclusion (and answers to those puzzles)
Delve into the intricacies of the human mind with this engaging and insightful guide to how the brain works.
Written in a playful style and beautifully illustrated, this book is designed to support you as you embark on the beginning of your psychology degree. It provides an accessible guide to how the brain’s structures and functions determine how the mind works, and how this fits into the bigger picture of our evolution and biology as a species.
From focus boxes that delve into specific topics to entertaining puzzles that bring the subject to life, this book will captivate your imagination while building your understanding of biological and cognitive psychology.
This is an essential read for undergraduate psychology students.
9781529741940
Biological Psychology
Behavioral Neuroscience
612.823 / THO-H