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Brain Story: Why Do We Think and Feel as We Do?

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Author: Susan Greenfield
Publisher: BBC Books
Category: Book

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Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars

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Sales Rank: 191589

Media: Hardcover
Pages: 224
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.7

ISBN: 0563551089
EAN: 9780563551089
ASIN: 0563551089

Publication Date: July 20, 2000
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Editorial Reviews:

Amazon.co.uk Review
Susan Greenfield's book Brain Story is companion to the BBC television series of the same name. It attempts to explain the current state of knowledge in the neurosciences, a discipline that has made stunning advances over the last twenty years. It explores the structure and function of the brain, the myriad ways in which this immensely complex structure can go wrong, and the ingenious methods that research scientists have used to figure out how our signal organ works. Greenfield uses damaged brains, with one everyday function removed, to show how the whole should work. This works to hold our human interest in the stories of those with Alzheimer's, hydrocephalus, brain tumours and other brain function limiting damage, without turning the individuals involved into marginalised freaks.

Like most books in this particular hybrid genre, Brain Story is a glossy, smartly produced coffee-table book, long on illustrations and photographs and short on detail, but an interesting read, nevertheless. As Greenfield admits in the preface "The viewers, we decided, were not about to take an exam in neuroscience, and therefore we did not need detailed or exhaustive facts". Fair enough. But it is interesting to compare Brain Story with other popular science books on the market, including Greenfield's own The Private Life of the Brain and realise the full extent to which science is dumbed down for television audiences. However, as an introduction to the inside of our heads and a tale of great human as well as scientific interest, Brain Story is able to stand alone, even if viewers of the TV series will not find further enlightenment here. -- Chris Lavers

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars

It really helped me study. It is basic but very useful. September 26, 2001
2 out of 3 found this review helpful

It really helped me with my studying. I think this was as the pictures were clear and the quotes were simple but helped a great deal. They worked really well with my text books helped me get an a*.I think thats good enough evidence that it is a fabulous book.

5 out of 5 stars

The Brain story September 11, 2000
6 out of 7 found this review helpful

I am a psychology student and have been studying the biology of the brain with relation to my studies. This is an excellent aid to go along with your text books as it explains things from a very basic level - using useful pictures and explanations - through to a fairly deep level. I found it dead good to use this alongside my text books as it really helps understanding! If you are not studying for a degree - but want to understand more about how the brain functions - you will love this book, it is really easy to understand and has lots of explanatory photos & diagrams! I enjoyed it much more than the other books I have!