| Description |
270 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Pt. 1. A community called Cephalton-upon-Ridge -- Ch. 1. Introducing the community and characters of Cephalton-upon-Ridge -- Pt. 2. The cerebral cortex -- Ch. 2. Fredrick Foresight : the frontal lobes -- Ch. 3. Rochelle Ringbond : the cingulate gyrus -- Ch. 4. Dudley Doit : the motor cortex -- Ch. 5. Charles and Cherry Chatterley (twins) : Broca's and Wernicke's areas -- Ch. 6. Melissa Mirrorwood : the somatosensory cortex -- Ch. 7. Maurice Mapply : the parietal Lobes -- Ch. 8. Penelope Panorama : occipital Lobes -- Ch. 9. Lilly Listentale : the temporal lobes -- Ch. 10. Brenda Bridgehead : the insula -- Pt. 3. The subcortex -- Ch. 11. Christopher Crosstalk : the corpus callosum -- Ch. 12. Sage Seahorse : the hippocampus -- Ch. 13. Annie Almond : the amygdala -- Ch. 14. Priscilla Prizeman and Olivia Orgasmia : nucleus accumbens and septal nuclei -- Ch. 15. Corrie O'Graphie : the basal ganglia -- Ch. 16. Felicity Feelall : the thalamus -- Ch. 17. Uma Underbride and Horace Hormone : hypothalamus and pituitary -- Pt. 4. The brain stem, cerebellum and beyond -- Ch. 18. Fay Faceandear and Sam Swallowtalk : the pons and medulla -- Ch. 19. Frank Finesse : the cerebellum -- Ch. 20. Rosie Reaction and the Downtown Dream Team : the autonomic nervous system (ANS) and the reticular formation (RF) -- Pt. 5. The community as a whole -- Ch. 21. Cephalton in action : the annual ball |
| Summary |
Introduces various inhabitants of the brain: Frederick Foresight, Rochelle Ringbound, and others, to illustrate the functions and organisation of the brain in a way that is immediate and easy to understand |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Brain -- Popular works
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| Author |
Hanstock, Tanya
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Lask, Bryan
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Hjelseth, Linn Iril
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Clayton, Edward
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| ISBN |
9781843104704 (pbk.) |
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