GETTING YOUR HEAD AROUND THE BRAIN
Book ID/图书代码： 08296013B59805
English Summary/英文概要： Have you ever wondered how it’s possible to walk down a street, with your thoughts on what you’re going to have for lunch? What’s telling your legs to move while your mind is on other things? And how are you reading these words right now? The simple answer: it’s your brain.
By answering these questions and more, Getting Your Head Around the Brain is your first stop for understanding human behaviour. It provides intriguing insight into the brain’s awesome abilities, and covers fascinating topics like sensation, memory and emotion. Whether you’re studying for your psychology degree, or whether you just want to learn more about human behaviour, Getting Your Head Around the Brain is a fun-and-friendly guide to this mysterious and often misunderstood organ.
Key features:
• no nonsense – it’s written in language that you don’t need a PhD to understand;
• eye-catching illustrations and cartoons;
• fascinating examples throughout.
Let this book guide your curiosity for the intricacies and surprises of the brain and the behaviour it produces.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 你有没有想过你如何能在街上行走，思考午餐该吃些什么呢？当你的脑子里在想其他事情的同时是什么引导你的腿向前移动？此时此刻你是如何阅读这些文字的呢？答案很简单：“是你的大脑。”
通过回答这些问题和更多类似的问题，《了解你的大脑》是你理解人类行为的第一站。本书对大脑惊人的能力进行了深入探究，囊括了有趣的话题，比如知觉，记忆力和情感。无论你是为了获得心理学的学位，或者你只是想更多地了解人类的行为，《了解你的大脑》对这个神秘而又常常被误解的器官是一个有趣又有用的指南。（Pêche）
Awards/获奖情况：’Dr Amanda Ellison has pulled off an amazing feat. This book explains the structure and function of our brain in such a way that neuroanatomy and neurophysiology become not only easy to understand but also fun to read about!’ - Dr Erik Corthout, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium
’Amanda Ellison has written a delicious book. Savour it with a small spoon or gulp it straight from the source. Hard science made easier; serious stuff made fun; insane and beautiful cartoons. Love it.’ - Professor Vincent Walsh, University College London, UK
About the Author/作者介绍： 阿曼达 埃里森博士是英国杜伦大学心理学系的高级讲师。她执教生物心理学和其他神经科学的教学已经16年了，对大脑运作时不同部位如何此沟通尤其感兴趣。
DR AMANDA ELLISON is Senior Lecturer in the Psychology department at Durham University, UK. She has been teaching biological psychology and other neuroscientific topics for 16 years, and is particularly interested in how different parts of the brain talk to each other when we are doing everyday things.
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