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The Brain Book: A Visual Guide to Structure and Function

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內容簡介 這部屢獲殊榮的《大腦百科》推出全新版本！本書採用神經科學研究與腦成像技術的最新發現，帶領您深入探索人類大腦。透過精緻的藝術圖解與掃描影像，以前所未有的細節揭示大腦解剖結構。書中以循序漸進的圖像拆解並簡化複雜的運作過程，例如神經如何傳遞訊號、記憶如何儲存與提取。本書也解答了關於大腦與認知神經科學最核心且迷人的問題，像是何謂「意識」，以及當我們使用語言溝通時，大腦內部發生了什麼事。此外，書中亦解釋了大腦的韌性與「神經塑性」——即大腦為了學習新技能或應對創傷性腦損傷，而不斷調整與重組神經連接的能力。由獲獎作家 Rita Carter 撰寫，這是一本深入淺出的參考工具書，旨在帶領讀者了解人體中最迷人的器官。隨著掃描技術的突飛猛進，我們對大腦的認知正日新月異。如今邁入第四版的《大腦百科》彙整了最新資訊，為人類科學最前沿的領域提供了一份引人入勝的指南。This new edition of the award-winning The Brain Book uses the latest findings from neuroscience research and brain-imaging technology to take you on a journey into the human brain.Artworks and scans reveal the brain's anatomy in unprecedented detail. Step-by-step sequences unravel and simplify complex processes, such as how nerves transmit signals and how a memory is laid down and recalled. The book answers fundamental and compelling questions about the brain and cognitive neuroscience, such as what it means to be conscious and what happens in the brain when we use language to communicate. It also explains the brain’s resilience and neuroplasticity – the ability to constantly adapt and reorganize neural connections to learn new skills or to cope with traumatic brain injuries.Written by award-winning author Rita Carter, this is an accessible reference book to a fascinating part of the human body. Thanks to improvements in scanning technology, our understanding of the brain is changing fast. Now in its fourth edition, The Brain Book draws on the latest information to provide a fascinating guide to one of science's most exciting frontiers.

作者介紹

作者介紹 Rita CarterA science and medical writer, Rita Carter has twice been awarded the Medical Journalists' Association prize for outstanding contribution to medical journalism. She has written several books and been shortlisted for the Royal Society Prize for Science Books. She holds a doctorate in brain science from Leuven University.

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最佳賣點 : 【解密人體最強黑盒子：最新版大腦權威指南】獲獎名著全新再版！結合頂尖腦成像技術與最新神經科學，以極致擬真的 3D 圖解，帶你親見大腦運作現場。從記憶形成、意識起源到神經塑性的自癒奇蹟，全方位拆解最複雜的思維迷宮，是所有對人類心智好奇者的必備科普聖經！

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