"Great Myths of the Brain" introduces readers to the field of neuroscience by examining popular myths about the human brain.Explores commonly-held myths of the brain through the lens of scientific research, backing up claims with studies and other evidenc
Explores the marvel of the human mind by looking at the myriad ways in which it fails to work. This book assembles a wide variety of intriguing psychological issues - instructive errors, interesting mistakes, and revealing vulnerabilities - to show just h
When it comes to big science, very few things are conclusively known. From Quantum Mechanics to Natural Selection, what we have instead are theories - ideas explain why things happen the way they do. We don't know for certain these are correct - no one ev
The Rough Guide to Psychology looks at the question psychologists have been asking for over a hundred years - why are we the way we are? It starts with you, your mind and brain, broadening out to look at your friends and other relationships, then finally
