No reader curious about our "little grey cells" will want to pass up
Harvard neuroscientist John E. Dowling's brief introduction to the
brain. In this up-to-date revision of his 1998 book Creating Mind,
Dowling conveys the essence and vitality of the field of
neuroscience--examining the progress we've made in understanding how
brains work, and shedding light on discoveries having to do with aging,
mental illness, and brain health. The first half of the book provides
the nuts-and-bolts necessary for an up-to-date understanding of the
brain. Covering the general organization of the brain, early chapters
explain how cells communicate with one another to enable us to
experience the world. The rest of the book touches on higher-level
concepts such as vision, perception, language, memory, emotion, and
consciousness. Beautifully illustrated and lucidly written, this
introduction elegantly reveals the beauty of the organ that makes us
uniquely human.