ALPHABETICAL BRAIN™ VOCABULARY HUMANIST ATHEIST GALAXY OF SCIENCE STARS January 31, 2019 THE 30 SECOND BRAIN: the 50 Most Mind-Blowing Ideas in Neuroscience, Each Explained in Half a Minute by Anil Seth (Editor) with forword by Chris Frith, f. Metro Books/Sterling Publishers, 2014 (160 pages) BOOK OUTLINE FORWARD by CHRIS FRITH (page 6-7) [1] First Assumption of the book: [1] The human brain's mysteries are all being discovered through the practice of science (7) INTRODUCTION by Anil Seth (8-10) 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Assumptions of the book: [2] Your brain is the most complex entity known. (8) [3] Your brain defines who you are. (8) [4] To understand your "brain" is to understand your "self" and your place in society, and your place in nature. PUBLISHERS PITCH Are we all at the mercy of our brain chemistry? Do you think that the amygdala and the hippocampus are fantastical sea monsters? What can an MRI scan tell you? Could you explain to dinner-party guests why people don't giggle when they tickle ourselves? This book can fill your mind with the science of exactly what is happening inside your head. Using no more than two pages, 300 words, and a single picture, this is the quickest way to understand the wiring and function of the most complex and intricate mechanism in your body: your brain! You can discover how the networks of 100-200 billion nerve cells work together to produce perception, action, cognition, and emotion. Explore how your brain defines your personality, and what it is up to while you are asleep. The book is illustrated with mind-bending graphics and supported by biographies of several pioneers in the field of neuroscience, it is the best book to get your gray matter (your brain) thinking about your gray matter. The book is divided into seven sections with a separate glossary (list of vocabulary words) for each section and a separate profile of a famous brain researcher (neurologist) in each section. The 50 "mind-blowing" brain ideas are: SECTION 1 — BUILDING THE BRAIN (12-) [1] Neurons & Glial Cells [2] Neurotransmitters & Receptors [3] Neurogenetics [4] The Basic Architecture of the Brain [5] The Cerebellum [6] The Developing Brain [7] The Evolving Brain SECTION 2 — BRAIN THEORIES (32-) [8] The Localization of function [9] Hebbian Learning [10] Neural Networks [11] The Neural Code [12] The Oscillating Brain [13] Neural Darwinism [14] The Bayesian Brain SECTION 3 — MAPPING THE BRAIN (52-) [15] Neuropsychology [16] Brain Imaging [17] The Human Connectome [18] Optogenetics [19] Resting State [20] Left Brain vs. Right Brain [21] Brain Stimulation SECTION 4 — CONSCIOUSNESS (72-) [22] The Hard Problem [23] Sleeping & Dreaming [24] Neural Correlates of Consciousness [25] Embodied Consciousness [26] Consciousness & Integration [27] Volition, Intention & "Free will" [28] The Anesthetized Brain [29] Coma & the Vegetative State SECTION 5 — PERCEPTION & ACTION SECTION 6 — COGNITION & EMOTION SECTION 7 — THE CHANGING BRAIN Click or Tap on Star to Return to List: HUMANIST ATHEIST GALAXY OF SCIENCE STARS produced by Infinite Interactive Ideas™