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A fun and fact-filled A-Z treasury for anyone with a head on their shoulders, Neuropedia journeys into the mysteries and marvels of the three pounds of tissue between your ears—the brain. Eric Chudler takes you on a breathtaking tour of the nervous system with dozens of entries that explore the structure and function of the brain and cover topics such as the spinal cord and nerve cells, the methods of neuroscientific research, and the visionary scientists who have dedicated their lives to understanding what makes each of us who we are. The brain has fascinated and puzzled researchers, physicians, and philosophers for thousands of years and captivated us with each new discovery. This compendium of neuroscientific wonders is brimming with facts and insights, helping us to make sense of our current understanding of the nervous system while identifying the frontiers in our knowledge that remain unexplored. Chudler guides readers through a variety of rare and common neurological disorders such as alien hand disorder, Capgras syndrome, Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, and stroke, and discusses the latest brain-imaging methods used to diagnose them. He discusses neurochemicals, neurotoxins, and lifesaving drugs, and offers bold perspectives on human consciousness that enable us to better appreciate our place in nature. With marvelous illustrations by Kelly Chudler, Neuropedia is an informative and entertaining trip into the inner world of the brain.

Brain. --- Brain --- Brain --- Acetylcholine receptor. --- Acetylcholine. --- Action potential. --- Addiction. --- Agenesis of the corpus callosum. --- Alien hand syndrome. --- Alzheimer's disease. --- Amnesia. --- Amphibian. --- Anger. --- Anterior cerebral artery. --- Anxiolytic. --- Arachnoid mater. --- Astrocyte. --- Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. --- Axon terminal. --- Axon. --- Blood vessel. --- Blood-brain barrier. --- Brain damage. --- Brain injury. --- CT scan. --- Catalepsy. --- Cerebellum. --- Cerebral cortex. --- Cerebrospinal fluid. --- Chemical synapse. --- Cocaine. --- Coronavirus. --- Covid-19. --- Cranial nerves. --- Delicacy. --- Dementia with Lewy bodies. --- Dendrite. --- Dextroamphetamine. --- Dopamine. --- Dura mater. --- Electrode. --- Electroencephalography. --- Epilepsy. --- Eye movement. --- Gamma-Aminobutyric acid. --- Headache. --- Hormone. --- Human brain. --- Hypothalamus. --- Insecticide. --- Ion channel. --- James W. Watts. --- L-DOPA. --- Lewy body. --- Local anesthetic. --- MDMA. --- Meningitis. --- Muscle. --- Narcolepsy. --- Nerve agent. --- Neural development. --- Neurological disorder. --- Neuron. --- Neuroscientist. --- Neurotransmitter. --- Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor. --- Node of Ranvier. --- On Intelligence. --- Oval window. --- Panaeolus. --- Parietal lobe. --- Parkinson's disease. --- Pathology. --- Peripheral nervous system. --- Posterior cerebral artery. --- Princeton University. --- Prosopagnosia. --- Psychology. --- Radio frequency. --- Rapid eye movement sleep. --- Receptor (biochemistry). --- Riluzole. --- Rosemary Kennedy. --- Schizophrenia. --- Scientist. --- Serotonin. --- Short-term memory. --- Sleep disorder. --- Sodium. --- Spatial memory. --- Spina bifida. --- Spinal cord. --- Stimulant. --- Symptom. --- Syndrome. --- Temporal lobe. --- The Canon of Medicine. --- Toothpaste. --- Tourette syndrome. --- Ventricular system. --- Visual Objects. --- Vomiting. --- Wernicke's encephalopathy. --- Anatomy. --- Physiology. --- Acetylcholine receptor. --- Acetylcholine. --- Action potential. --- Addiction. --- Agenesis of the corpus callosum. --- Alien hand syndrome. --- Alzheimer's disease. --- Amnesia. --- Amphibian. --- Anger. --- Anterior cerebral artery. --- Anxiolytic. --- Arachnoid mater. --- Astrocyte. --- Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. --- Axon terminal. --- Axon. --- Blood vessel. --- Blood-brain barrier. --- Brain damage. --- Brain injury. --- CT scan. --- Catalepsy. --- Cerebellum. --- Cerebral cortex. --- Cerebrospinal fluid. --- Chemical synapse. --- Cocaine. --- Coronavirus. --- Covid-19. --- Cranial nerves. --- Delicacy. --- Dementia with Lewy bodies. --- Dendrite. --- Dextroamphetamine. --- Dopamine. --- Dura mater. --- Electrode. --- Electroencephalography. --- Epilepsy. --- Eye movement. --- Gamma-Aminobutyric acid. --- Headache. --- Hormone. --- Human brain. --- Hypothalamus. --- Insecticide. --- Ion channel. --- James W. Watts. --- L-DOPA. --- Lewy body. --- Local anesthetic. --- MDMA. --- Meningitis. --- Muscle. --- Narcolepsy. --- Nerve agent. --- Neural development. --- Neurological disorder. --- Neuron. --- Neuroscientist. --- Neurotransmitter. --- Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor. --- Node of Ranvier. --- On Intelligence. --- Oval window. --- Panaeolus. --- Parietal lobe. --- Parkinson's disease. --- Pathology. --- Peripheral nervous system. --- Posterior cerebral artery. --- Princeton University. --- Prosopagnosia. --- Psychology. --- Radio frequency. --- Rapid eye movement sleep. --- Receptor (biochemistry). --- Riluzole. --- Rosemary Kennedy. --- Schizophrenia. --- Scientist. --- Serotonin. --- Short-term memory. --- Sleep disorder. --- Sodium. --- Spatial memory. --- Spina bifida. --- Spinal cord. --- Stimulant. --- Symptom. --- Syndrome. --- Temporal lobe. --- The Canon of Medicine. --- Toothpaste. --- Tourette syndrome. --- Ventricular system. --- Visual Objects. --- Vomiting. --- Wernicke's encephalopathy.