Neuropedia: Un compendio breve sobre el cerebro / Neuropedia: A Brief Compendium of Brain Phenomena (Spanish Edition)

Un compendio breve sobre el cerebro.

Desde los alucinantes efectos del LSD hasta las desafortunadas consecuencias del virus del Zika en el cerebro, Neuropedia recoge las maravillas y misterios relacionados con el órgano responsable de todas nuestras funciones.

El eminente neurocientífico Eric H. Chudler te lleva por un emocionante viaje a través del sistema nervioso, en el que encontrarás docenas de términos que exploran y describen la estructura y el funcionamiento del cerebro, a los visionarios que dedicaron su vida a su estudio, además de curiosidades sorprendentes de este órgano viscoso.

Con Neuropedia tendrás a la mano todos los recovecos de ese universo de neuronas que tienes entre las orejas.

ENGLISH DESCRIPTION

A 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 scientists who have dedicated their lives to understanding what makes each of us who we are.

The brain has fascinated and puzzled researchers, physicians, and philosophers for thousands of years and captivated us with each new discovery. This compendium of neuroscientific wonders is brimming with facts and insights, helping us to make sense of our current understanding of the nervous system while identifying the frontiers in our knowledge that remain unexplored. Chudler guides readers through a variety of rare and common neurological disorders such as alien hand disorder, Capgras syndrome, Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, and stroke, and discusses the latest brain-imaging methods used to diagnose them. He discusses neurochemicals, neurotoxins, and lifesaving drugs, and offers bold perspectives on human consciousness that enable us to better appreciate our place in nature.

With marvelous illustrations by Kelly Chudler, Neuropedia is an informative and entertaining trip into the inner world of the brain.