Tools

LEADER 03022cam a22004098a 4500

001 ocn289096002;

003 OCoLC;

005 20141212012302.0;

008 081219s2009 nyu b 001 0 eng ;

010 a| 2008054430;

020 a| 9780824210885 (alk. paper);

020 a| 0824210883 (alk. paper);

035 a| (Sirsi) o289096002;

035 a| (OCoLC)289096002;

049 a| EREE;

050 00 a| QP376b| .B69542 2009;

082 00 a| 612.8/22| 22;

090 a| QP376b| .B73 2009;

245 04 a| The brain /c| edited by Kenneth Partridge.;

260 a| New York :b| H.W. Wilson,c| 2009.;

300 a| viii, 193 pages ;c| 25 cm.;

336 a| text2| rdacontent;

337 a| unmediated2| rdamedia;

338 a| volume2| rdacarrier;

490 1 a| Reference shelf ;v| v. 81, no. 1;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references and index.;

505 0 a| I. Structure, functions, and historic approaches to study -- The strange anatomy of the brain / David Bainbridge -- Brainbox -- In our messy, reptilian brains / Sharon Begley -- II. Mapping the mind: advances in brain-imaging technology -- The new brain / Richard Restak -- Unlocking the secrets of the brain: part 1 ; Unlocking the secrets of the brain: part 2 / Tabitha M. Powledge -- MRI: a window on the brain / Paul Raeburn -- The economics of brains / Gregory T. Huang -- III. Works in progress: brain development from infancy to adulthood -- Shaping the brains of tomorrow / Ross A. Thompson -- How the arts develop the young brain / David Sousa -- The teenage brain / Nora Underwood -- When does your brain stop making new neurons? / Sharon Begley -- IV. How the brain processes language -- Addressing literacy through neuroscience / Steve Miller and Paula A. Tallal -- Mapping metaphor / Kenneth W. Krause -- The correlation between brain development, language acquisition, and cognition / Leslie Haley Wasserman -- Brains show two sides of language function / Bruce Bower -- V. The brain and aging -- The disappearing mind / Geoffrey Cowley -- The brain in winter ; The upside of aging / Sharon Begley -- The outlook for Alzheimer's disease / Tyler A. Kokjohn and Kimbal E. Cooper -- Neuron killers / Tina Hesman Saey -- Keeping your brain fit / Christine Larson -- VI. The "hard problem": efforts to understand human consciousness -- What makes up my mind? / Joel Achenbach -- The mystery of consciousness / Steven Pinker -- Brains wide shut? / Patricia Churchland -- Is there room for the soul? / Jay Tolson -- Consciousness in the raw / Bruce Bower.;

650 0 a| Brainx| Physiology.=| ^A4206;

700 1 a| Partridge, Kenneth,d| 1980-=| ^A795649;

830 0 a| Reference shelf ;v| v. 81, no. 1.=| ^A22339;

994 a| C0b| ERE;

938 a| Baker and Taylorb| BTCPn| BK0008176133;

590 a| Little-349269--3051310559391;

596 a| 1 2;

998 a| 1456741;

999 a| QP376 .B69542 2009w| LCc| 1i| 30372014526112d| 2/25/2016e| 11/25/2015l| JGESm| JOYNERn| 2r| Ys| Yt| JGESBKu| 2/24/2009x| BOOKz| JSTACKSo| .STAFF. 0;

The brain / edited by Kenneth Partridge.

Other author	Partridge, Kenneth, 1980-
Format	Book
Publication Info	New York : H.W. Wilson, 2009.
Description	viii, 193 pages ; 25 cm.
Subjects	Brain--Physiology.

Series	Reference shelf ; v. 81, no. 1 Reference shelf ; v. 81, no. 1. ^A22339
Contents	I. Structure, functions, and historic approaches to study -- The strange anatomy of the brain / David Bainbridge -- Brainbox -- In our messy, reptilian brains / Sharon Begley -- II. Mapping the mind: advances in brain-imaging technology -- The new brain / Richard Restak -- Unlocking the secrets of the brain: part 1 ; Unlocking the secrets of the brain: part 2 / Tabitha M. Powledge -- MRI: a window on the brain / Paul Raeburn -- The economics of brains / Gregory T. Huang -- III. Works in progress: brain development from infancy to adulthood -- Shaping the brains of tomorrow / Ross A. Thompson -- How the arts develop the young brain / David Sousa -- The teenage brain / Nora Underwood -- When does your brain stop making new neurons? / Sharon Begley -- IV. How the brain processes language -- Addressing literacy through neuroscience / Steve Miller and Paula A. Tallal -- Mapping metaphor / Kenneth W. Krause -- The correlation between brain development, language acquisition, and cognition / Leslie Haley Wasserman -- Brains show two sides of language function / Bruce Bower -- V. The brain and aging -- The disappearing mind / Geoffrey Cowley -- The brain in winter ; The upside of aging / Sharon Begley -- The outlook for Alzheimer's disease / Tyler A. Kokjohn and Kimbal E. Cooper -- Neuron killers / Tina Hesman Saey -- Keeping your brain fit / Christine Larson -- VI. The "hard problem": efforts to understand human consciousness -- What makes up my mind? / Joel Achenbach -- The mystery of consciousness / Steven Pinker -- Brains wide shut? / Patricia Churchland -- Is there room for the soul? / Jay Tolson -- Consciousness in the raw / Bruce Bower.
Local note	Little-349269--3051310559391
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN	2008054430
ISBN	9780824210885 (alk. paper)
ISBN	0824210883 (alk. paper)

Availability

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	QP376 .B69542 2009	✔ Available	Place Hold

The brain / edited by Kenneth Partridge.

Click here for more information about this title

Availability