Who's Who of the Brain A Guide to Its Inhabitants, Where They Live and What They Do

Name: Who's Who of the Brain A Guide to Its Inhabitants, Where They Live and What They Do
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ISBN: 9781843104704

ISBN-10: 1843104709

ISBN-13: 9781843104704

Edition: 2008

Authors: Ken Nunn, Bryan Lask, Tanya Hanstock

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Meet the inhabitants of the brain in this reader-friendly introduction to what the brain is and how it works. Residents include Frederick Foresight (the frontal cortex), Mayor of Cephalton-upon-Ridge, who is the 'big picture' person responsible for planning and decision-making; Sage Seahorse (the hippocampus), who has an astonishing memory for times, names and places; Annie Almond (the amygdala), the community's alarm system who is always on the alert; and many other fellow citizens. Each character is introduced and their appearance, role and key functions in the brain explained. The authors also show what happens when things go wrong in the brain, and illustrate using examples of classic…

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List price: $21.95
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Publication date: 5/15/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 272
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.25" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.990
Language: English



Acknowledgements


Preface



A Community called Cephalton-upon-Ridge



Introducing the Community and Characters of Cephalton-upon-Ridge



The Cerebral Cortex



Fredrick Foresight: the Frontal Lobes



Rochelle Ringbond: the Cingulate Gyrus



Dudley Doit: the Motor Cortex



Cherry and Charles Chatterley: Broca's and Wernicke's Areas



Melissa Mirrorwood: the Somatosensory Cortex



Maurice Mapply: the Parietal Lobes



Penelope Panorama: the Occipital Lobes



Lilly Listentale: the Temporal Lobes



Brenda Bridgehead: the Insula



The Subcortex



Christopher Crosstalk: the Corpus Callosum



Sage Seahorse: the Hippocampus



Annie Almond: the Amygdala



Priscilla Prizeman and Olivia Orgasmia: the Nucleus Accumbens and Septal Nuclei



Corrie O'Graphie: the Basal Ganglia



Felicity Feelall: the Thalamus



Uma Underbride and Horace Hormone: the Hypothalamus and Pituitary



The Brain Stem, Cerebellum and Beyond



Fay Faceandear and Sam Swallowtalk: the Pons and Medulla



Frank Finesse: the Cerebellum



Rosie Reaction and the Downtown Dream Team: the Autonomic Nervous System (ANS) and the Reticular Formation (RF)



The Community as a Whole



Cephalton in Action: The Annual Ball


Glossary


The Authors


Index