Do you know how animals sleep?Otters fall asleep while holding hands; zebra finches practise their songs while dreaming; dolphins keep one half of their brain awake . . .Beautiful poems about sleeping animals are interspersed with fascinating facts and beautiful illustrations - making this the perfect bedtime book!
At the crossroads of art and science, Beautiful Brain presents Nobel Laureate Santiago Ramon y Cajal’s contributions to neuroscience through his groundbreaking artistic brain imagery. Santiago Ra
Learning about the human body has never before felt like such an adventure! Follow your guide through the most important systems of the body and discover the various organs that must work together to
In this fascinating and bold discussion,?a renowned neurobiologist serves as guide to the most complex physical object in the living world: the human brain. Taking into account the newest brain resear
From one of the world’s leading authorities on animal behavior, the astonishing story of how the brain drives the evolution of beauty in animals and humansIn A Taste for the Beautiful, Michael Ryan, o
From one of the world's leading authorities on animal behavior, the astonishing story of how the female brain drives the evolution of beauty in animals and humansDarwin developed the theory of sexual
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"There is something almost magical about a beautiful, colorful, well-illustrated book... There is hardly a single page without a full color photograph or illustration. The topics covered are wide-rang
A three-pound pile of electrified biochemistry, better known as a brain, can create beautiful art, discover the laws of nature, invent kitesurfing and think of space rockets. How can it manage to be s
With its trillions of connections, the human brain is more beautiful and complex than anything we could ever build, but it's far from perfect. Our memory is unreliable; we can't multiply large sums in
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A lively, surprising tour of our mental glitches and how they arise.With its trillions of connections, the human brain is more beautiful and complex than anything we could ever build, but it's far fro