Your Brain: A User's Guide: 100 Things You Never Knew

Both a practical owner's manual and a complete guide to the brain's development and function, this valuable reference explores not only the brain's physical form—its 100 billion nerve cells and near-infinite network of synapses—but the interactions that regulate every thought and action. Some highlights include: ·         The inner workings of our body's most complex organ ·         Foods for mental fitness ·         Mysteries revealed, such as why listening to music tunes up your brain