Discovering the Brain

by Sandra J. Ackerman and U.S. National Academy of Sciences

Book Overview

The brain ...

There is no other part of the human anatomy that is so intriguing. How does it develop and function and why does it sometimes, tragically, degenerate?

The answers are complex. In Discovering the Brain, science writer Sandra Ackerman cuts through the complexity to bring this vital topic to the public.

The 1990s were declared the "Decade of the Brain" by former President Bush, and the neuroscience community...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309045290
• ISBN13: 9780309045292
• Release Date: January 1992
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 194 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"