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Full Description
Discover everything about how brains work from emotions to actions, reactions and the functioning of the body, in this expansive and inclusive guide.
Brains are fascinating! Why can't you tickle yourself? Why do adults like foods they hated as children? How do some sneaky creatures have the ability to take over the brains of other species?
Answer all these questions and more whilst celebrating the power of your unique brain in You & Your Amazing Brain.
You will discover:
What the different parts of the brain are and how they work
How memories, speech and sleep work
How the human brain develops from birth to adulthood
How your brain changes when you become a teenager, and how to understand these changes
How the brains of other creatures match up to ours
And most of all how every brain works in its own special way
Find out all about your amazing brain in this guide to the most special, and fascinating, organ in your body!
Contents
Introduction
SECTION 1: THE NAKED BRAIN
Brain In A Box
Lobes Of Difference
Nerve Superhighway
Mind Messengers
Making Sense
Out Of Sight
Smart Safari
SECTION 2: MIND MECHANICS
Brain Bonkers
Brainy Building Blocks
My, How You've Grown!
The Teenage Brain
Your Demanding Friend
The Great Memory Game
Thanks For The Memories
Memory Masters
Sleep On It SECTION 3: I'M WITH STUPID!
Guessing Games
Making Assumptions
Having A Think
Mind Your Language
Intelligence
Problem-Solving
Getting Creative
It's Been Emotional
Managing Emotions
Pleasure And Risk
Fear, Stress and Phobias
Fight Or Flight!
Error Codes
Brain Games
Conclusion
Author's Note
Find Out More
Answers to Brain Games
Glossary
Index
