ALPHABETICAL BRAIN™ VOCABULARY BOOK SOURCES ABOUT YOUR NEURONS #2 August 1, 2019 [1] SPARK OF LIFE -- electricity in the Human Body by Frances Ashcroft. W. W. Norton, 2012. See NEURONS (88,172, 233, 236, 238, 262, 271, 283, 305); Neurons - Death (250, 270); Neurons - Effects of Anaesthetics (281); Neurons - Effects of Transmitters (52, 254, 260, 278); Neurons - Hippocampal (250, 267-268); Neurons - Interconnections (99, 231-232, 246, 269); Neurons - Mirror (240); Neurons - Motor (103); Neurons - Olfactory (216-217); Neurons - Sensory Detection (223, 240); See also NERVE CELL; NERVE FIBER; NERVE GAS; NERVE IMPULSE; NERVE - MUSCLE; NERVE TERMINAL; and NEUROTRANSMITTER (in index). [2] TOUCHING A NERVE -- the self as brain by Patricia S. Churchland, W. W. Norton, 2013 (304 pages) See NEURONS (11, 18, 28, 35-36, 38, 48, 51, 101, 132, 134-136, 157, 200); See also more references, including NEUROPHILOSOPHY (20); and NEUROSCIENCE (11-13, 17-18, 19, 20, 32, 35, 49, 51, 55, 62-63, 170, 193, 260-261); and NEUROTRANSMITTERS (3, 55, 100, 147); See also SELF (28 primary); and many more references); SIGNALING OF NEURONS (53-55, 88, 209, 220, 245-248, 246, 252, 263); and STRUCTURAL CHANGES IN NEURONS (12). [3] THE HUMAN BRAIN BOOK -- an illustrated guide to its structure, function, and disorders by Rita Carter. Dorling Kindersley Limited, 2009 and revised in 2014. (264 pages). See NEURONS AND (41, 68-69 primary); Alzheimer's Disease (231); Attention (183); Neurons in Cerebral Cortex (67); Connectivity (39, 168); Hippocampus (65, 212); Learning (156, 157); Memory (156, 158, 160, 161); Mind Reading (216); Mirror Neurons (11, 122-123, 139); Nerve Impulses (42, 72); Neural Networks (41); Neurogenesis (69, 197, 212, 213, 215); Nuclei (58-59); Plasticity (197); Regeneration (39, 69); Signal Transmission (38); Spinal Cord (42); Spindle Cells (126); Synapses (69); Neurons in Thalamus (60); Neurons and Time (190); Types of Neurons (69). [4] BRAIN: THE COMPLETE MIND -- how it develops, how it works, and how to keep it sharp by Michael S. Sweeney with forward by Richard Restak. National Geographic, 2009, 2014 [Reprinted for Barnes & Noble] (342 pages). See NEURONS and many sub-topics: Anatomy (11-12); Communication (13-16); Description (10, 17); Energy Requirements (139); Evolution (66); Function (12); Glucose and Neurons (23); Image (10); Integration (12, 17, 42, 42-44); Learning and Neurons (236); Life Span (16); Loss of Neurons (271); Mirror Neurons (155, 158, 212, 227); Nerve Growth Factor Stimulation of Neurons (166); Neuronal Migration (73-74, 80, 97); Plasticity (13, 109); See also (references to specific kinds of neurons in index). [5] OWNER'S MANUAL FOR THE BRAIN -- the ultimate guide to peak mental performance at all ages by Pierce J. Howard. William Morrow/HarperCollins, 2006, 2014. See NEURONS (32, 54-56, 56); Neurons in Adolescents (112-115); Neurons and Aging (129-132, 133); Neurons and Alzheimer's Disease (178); Neurons in Animals (65-67); Neurons and Intelligence (760); Mirror Neurons (66-67, 254-255); Neurons and Pattern of Connectivity (59); Neurons and Personality (58-621); Neurons and Plasticity (43, 48); Range of Complexity (61); Neurons and Synapses (54-55). [6] 30 SECOND BRAIN -- the 50 most mind-blowing ideas in neuroscience, each explained in half a minute by Anhil Seth, editor, forward by Chris Frith. Metro Books/Sterling Publishers, 2014. See NEURONS (6, 16-17, 18, 23, 28, 35, 38, 42, 55, 62, 144); including Degeneration of Neurons (146). [7] MAPPING THE MIND by Rita Carter. UC Berkeley Press, 1998, 2010. See NEURONS in the 2010 index (16, 18); Baby's Brain (20, 21); Brainstem (186); Connections (13); Differences between Hemispheres (38-39); Firing (13-19, 18); Memory (159-166, 160); Microtubules (203); Mirror Neurons (86, 140-142, 143, 146, 149). [8] LEARNING AND MEMORY by Andrew Hudmon. Chelsea House Publishers, 2006 (136 pages describing what neurons do). See Neuroanatomy of learning and memory (9-11 primary). instantly return to: DETAILS ABOUT YOUR NEURONS #2 or instantly return to: FLASH CARD #2: YOUR NEURONS or instantly return to: LIST OF 15 FREE BRAIN FLASH CARDS