ALPHABETICAL BRAIN™ VOCABULARY FACT CHECKER FOR NUCLEUS #5 [1] 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 index pages under Nerves and Neurons (260-261)] See NEURONS: Nervous System (40-41); NEURONS: Description of Brain Cells (68-69); NUCLEI (53, 58-59 primary); Nuclei in Brainstem (62); Nuclei in Hypothalamus (61, 113); Nuclei in Thalamus (60). [2] 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 - Anatomy (11-12); NEURONS - Description (10,17) NEURONS - Energy Requirements (139). [3] 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 NERVE CELLS (32, 486); and NEURONS (32, 54-56, 56); Pattern of Connectivity (59); Range of Complexity (59); and NEUROTRANSMITTERS: Action Potential (59-60, 60). [4] 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 & GLIAL CELLS (16, 35); and NEUROTRANSMITTERS & RECEPTERS (18); and NEUROGENETICS (20). [5] SPARK OF LIFE -- electricity in the human body by Frances Ashcroft. W. W. Norton, 2012. See CELL (38); Cell - Ion Concentrations (39-41); Cell - Origins (40-41); Cell - Membrane (38-41); Cell - Programmed Cell Death (184-186). See also NERVE CELL (many references). [6] EVERYTHING GUIDE TO THE HUMAN BRAIN -- journey through the parts of the brain, discover how it works, and improve your brain's health by Rudolph C. Hatfield. Adams Media/F. & W. Media, 2013. (303 pages) See CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM: Cells in CNS (16-21); CELL DEATH (15, 152-153). [7] MAPPING THE MIND by Rita Carter. UC Berkeley Press, 1998, 2010. See NEURONS: Firing of Neurons (13-19, 18). INSTANTLY RETURN TO: MORE DETAILS ABOUT NUCLEUS #5 INSTANTLY RETURN TO: NUCLEUS: BRAIN FLASH CARD #5 OR RETURN TO: LIST OF 15 FREE BRAIN FLASH CARDS