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How the brain works : what psychology students need to know / Michael S.C. Thomas and Simon Green.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextLanguage: English Publication details: London : Sage Publications, 2024.Description: ix, 281 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9781529741940
  • 1529741947
  • 9781529741957
  • 1529741955
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: ebook version :: No titleDDC classification:
  • 153 23 THO
Other classification:
  • 44.90
Contents:
Introduction (and some puzzles) -- Where the brain comes from: evolution -- What are the bits of the brain and what do they do? -- How does a neuron work? -- The brain is a computer -- The brain is a biological organ, not a computer -- How it gets to work this way: development and learning -- Working better, working worse, working different -- Humans apart -- Saving the planet -- Conclusion (and answers to those puzzles).
Subject: "Written in a playful style and beautifully illustrated, this book is designed to support you as you embark on the beginning of your psychology degree. It provides an accessible guide to how the brains structures and functions determine how the mind works, and how this fits into the bigger picture of our evolution and biology as a species. From focus boxes that delve into specific topics to entertaining puzzles that bring the subject to life, this book will captivate your imagination while building your understanding of biological and cognitive psychology. This is an essential read for undergraduate psychology students."--
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General Books CUTN Central Library Philosophy & psychology Non-fiction 153 THO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 54748

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction (and some puzzles) -- Where the brain comes from: evolution -- What are the bits of the brain and what do they do? -- How does a neuron work? -- The brain is a computer -- The brain is a biological organ, not a computer -- How it gets to work this way: development and learning -- Working better, working worse, working different -- Humans apart -- Saving the planet -- Conclusion (and answers to those puzzles).

"Written in a playful style and beautifully illustrated, this book is designed to support you as you embark on the beginning of your psychology degree. It provides an accessible guide to how the brains structures and functions determine how the mind works, and how this fits into the bigger picture of our evolution and biology as a species. From focus boxes that delve into specific topics to entertaining puzzles that bring the subject to life, this book will captivate your imagination while building your understanding of biological and cognitive psychology. This is an essential read for undergraduate psychology students."--

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