Neurobiology For Dummies

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Learn to: * Get a handle on neuroanatomy * Navigate neurological disorders and treatments * Score high in your neurobiology class * Understand neurological diseases The plain-English, easy-to-use guide to neurobiology Studying neurobiology and want an easy-to-use guide to the subject? This is the resource for you! The book covers the basics--like the molecular mechanisms and anatomy of the nervous system--and then moves on to more complex subjects like neurodevelopmental biology. The book's expert author delivers all this in an easy-to-read, fun guide to this complex subject! * Get started -- dive into neurobiology with an introduction to the subject, along with some of the big questions that neurobiologists have the answers to * Organize the nervous system -- get an overview of the human nervous system and understand what it has in common with the nervous system of other animals * The science of perception -- find out how we perceive the world, think, learn, and remember with an in-depth treatment of these topics * Disorders and treatments -- discover the various neurological disorders, the treatments for them, and the developments that are coming in the future * All the extras -- explore the unique human traits that arise from our complex, well-developed nervous system Open the book and find: * The essence of humans as intelligent life forms * An overview of the human nervous system * The unique nervous system traits that make us human * Discussion of neurological disorders such as Alzheimer's disease * Easy-to-read explanations for neurobiology students * A complete overview of nervous system anatomy * The lowdown on the mechanisms of the nervous system