02179    a2200385   450000500170000000800420001702000220005903700360008104000070011704100080012407200150013207200160014707200150016307200150017807200160019307200150020907200150022407200130023907200140025207200130026607200130027907200130029207200130030507200130031807200210033107200210035207200180037310000270039124500720041825000060049026000390049630000100053552012310054599900170177620250526161928.0250430042014GB        240           eng    a9781848723658qBC  bTaylor & FranciscGBP 49.99fBB  a01  aeng7 aJMA2thema7 aPSAN2thema7 aMBX2thema7 aJMR2thema7 aQDTM2thema7 aMKG2thema7 aMKL2thema7 aJMA2bic7 aPSAN2bic7 aMBX2bic7 aJMR2bic7 aHPM2bic7 aMMG2bic7 aMMH2bic7 aPSY0000002bisac7 aPSY0150002bisac7 a612.822bisac1 aAndrew P. Wickens954010aHistory of the BrainbFrom Stone Age surgery to modern neuroscience  a1  aOxfordbPsychology Pressc20141208  a404 p  bA History of the Brain tells the full story of neuroscience, from antiquity to the present day. It describes how we have come to understand the biological nature of the brain, beginning in prehistoric times, and progressing to the twentieth century with the development of Modern Neuroscience. This is the first time a history of the brain has been written in a narrative way, emphasizing how our understanding of the brain and nervous system has developed over time, with the development of the disciplines of anatomy, pharmacology, physiology, psychology and neurosurgery. The book covers: beliefs about the brain in ancient Egypt, Greece and Rome the Medieval period, Renaissance and Enlightenment the nineteenth century the most important advances in the twentieth century and future directions in neuroscience. The discoveries leading to the development of modern neuroscience gave rise to one of the most exciting and fascinating stories in the whole of science. Written for readers with no prior knowledge of the brain or history, the book will delight students, and will also be of great interest to researchers and lecturers with an interest in understanding how we have arrived at our present knowledge of the brain.  c10360d10360