BRAIN --- A USER'S MANUAL by The Diagram Group. Berkeley Books, 1982, 1983
    FORWARD (p6)

      This book will strip away the mystery and confusion of how your brain works. Every emotion, every thought, every dream, act, and bodily function of your waking and sleeping life is ruled by your brain and the vast network of nerves that fans out to every part of your body.

      And yet you probably know more about your car or kitchen appliances than you do about the way you think, feel and act!

      Simple, clear anatomical drawings plot the innermost parts of your brain and describe their key functions, while charts and diagrams display medical statistics in a way that is easily comprehensible.

      ASSUMPTION:

      By understanding your brain and its functions, its strengths and its weaknessess, you can live more fully, understand your own abilities and behavior (and that of others) more fully and make better use of your own physical, mental and emotional potential.

      The "visual approach " of this book can provide you with an invaluable resource for understanding your own brain.

    1) Anatomy of the brain (p14-67)

      [1] The brain (p16-21)

      [2] Brain size (p22-27)

      [3] The parts of the brain (p28-33)

      [4] The cerebrum (p34-39)

      [5] The basal ganglia and limbic system (p40-43)

      [6] The "between-brain" centers (p44-49)

      [7] The brainstem (p50-55)

      [8] The cerebellum (p56-61)

      [9] Protection and nourishment (p62-67)

    2) The nervous system (p68-105)

      [1] The central nervous system (p70-75)

      [2] The peripheral nervous system (p76-81)

      [3] The cranial nerves (p82-87)

      [4] Nerves and neurons (p88-93)

      [5] Transmission of information (p94-99)

      [6] Nerve pathways (p100-105)

    3) Development of the brain (p106-147)

    4) The senses (p148-181)

    5) Instincts and feelings (p182-231)

    6) Awareness and thought (p232-295)

      [1] Controlling movements (p234-239)

      [2] Consciousness (p240-245)

      [3] Attention and habituation (p246-251)

      [4] Perception (p252-265)

      [5] Thought (p266-271)

      [6] Memory (p272-277)

      [7] Language (p278-283)

      [8] Learning (p284-289)

      [9] Two brains in one (p290-295)

    7) Monitoring the brain (p296-333)

    8) Damage and disease (p334-391)

    9) The troubled mind (p392-425)

    10) Drugs and deception (p426-457)

    11) Mind over matter (p458-477)

    12) Landmarks in research (p478-495)

    INDEX (p496-511)

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