Neuroscience for Dummies, 2nd Edition

By: Frank Amthor

Narrated by: Chris Sorensen

Investigating how your senses work, how you move, and how you think and feel, Neuroscience for Dummies, 2nd Edition is your straightforward guide to the most complicated structure known in the universe: the brain. Covering the most recent scientific discoveries and complemented with engaging anecdotes that help bring the information to life, this updated edition offers a compelling and plain-English look at how the brain and nervous system function.

Simply put, the human brain is an endlessly fascinating subject: It holds the secrets to your personality, use of language, memories, and the way your body operates. In just the past few years alone, exciting new technologies and an explosion of knowledge have transformed the field of neuroscience - and this friendly guide is here to serve as your roadmap to the latest findings and research. Packed with new content on genetics and epigenetics and increased coverage of hippocampus and depression, this new edition of Neuroscience for Dummies is an eye-opening and fascinating book for listeners of all walks of life.

What is the biological basis of consciousness? How are mental illnesses related to changes in brain function? Find the answers to these and countless other questions in Neuroscience for Dummies, 2nd Edition.

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A great indepth overview of Neuroscience!

Neuroscience for Dummies provides a highly organized insight into Neuroscience. Strongly recommended. It is not only a study of neuroscience for the novice, or the student, it is a great overview before the classes begin. It also, recommended for the professional, because it is Thought Provoking and answers the question: Now that I know everything, what did I miss? It would be valuable for MID-Career review, because it provides a means to question what you know and what you’ve forgotten or lost sight of…. Hopefully an updated edition would be best for this review, and If not available the original would do. Also, this book is recommended for the patient of a neurologists, because it enhances the patient understanding of: what’s going on? What’s the doctor is saying? aFinally, it plain interesting and fun to read!

A great book

A wonderful book that I found to be developmental and maturative for a young man coming of age such as myself. I found great relation with the author and the material. I further highly recommend this book.

Glad I bought it.

Loved it. I'll listen to it over and over. I would definitely recommend this.

Very informative if you can tolerate the narrator

I was pleasantly surprised that the material goes beyond skimming the surface. I studied biology and neuroscience in college many years ago and found the content to be a great refresher. I also learned a lot of new information. As for the reader, it was barely tolerable. Narrator sounded nasally, whiny, high pitched and just overall annoying.

amazing best way to start really understanding

best way to understand the brain and how it works and neuroscience amazing just amazing