About the Book: Brain In Minutes
The brain is considered the most complex structure in all of creation. But
recent discoveries in neuroscience are now revealing the inner secrets of the
brain - how it works, why it makes us who we are and what happens when it goes
wrong. This cutting-edge and comprehensive guide explains why the human brain
became so clever; how it controls everything from breathing, sleeping and seeing
to identity, imagination, pleasure and pain; and what will happen when the brain
integrates with computers or the latest genetic discoveries. Award-winning
science writer Rita Carter also demystifies amnesia, multiple personalities,
psychopathy, dreaming, hallucinations, addiction,