The Big Book of the Brain: All about the Body's Control CenterHow many nerve cells are in the human brain? How does the brain communicate with the rest of the body? What happens when we think? The Big Book of the Brain answers all of these questions and many more. |
Contents
WHAT IS A BRAIN? | 8 |
SPINAL CONNECTIONS | 18 |
SEEING CLEARLY | 26 |
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activity axon body's bones brain called BRAIN POWER brain stem brain's wrinkled Broca's area bundle of nerves cell bodies cerebellum cerebral cortex cerebrum chemicals controls balance cranial nerves declarative memories dendrites detect dreaming eardrum electrical feel fire gland grey matter hairs halves human brain inner ear inside interneuron kinds layer left side left-handed light rays light-sensitive cells linked messages motor cortex motor nerves muscles nerve cells nerve endings nerve signals nerve-ending nervous system neurons neurotransmitter Occipital lobe olfactory epithelium optic nerves oval window papilla pass pathways picture reflexes retina right side Ruffini's endings scientists send signals senses sensitive sensory cortex sensory nerves sensory signal skin sleep smell and taste spinal cord spinal nerves spine stored synapse taste area taste buds telling things tiny tongue touch receptors verſche verschen verſchert verstechen verschen verstechert verstechert verstechert verstischen verstischen watcher waves Wernicke's area wwwwww милиции