Neuropedia: A Brief Compendium of Brain Phenomena A must for every child's

A must for every child's bookshelf

Joyride is her most personal book ever--a searching journey through finding her feet as a journalist

the story of Mukherjee's own family--with its tragic and bewildering history of mental illness--reminds us of the questions that hang over our ability to translate the science of genetics from the laboratory to the real world

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A heartwarming

Neuropedia: A Brief Compendium of Brain Phenomena A must for every child'sA fun and fact filled A Z treasury for anyone with a head on their shoulders Neuropedia journeys into the mysteries and marvels of the three pounds of tissue between your ears the brain. Eric Chudler takes you on a breathtaking tour of the nervous system with dozens of entries that explore the structure and function of the brain and cover topics such as the spinal cord and nerve cells, the methods of neuroscientific research, and the visionary