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Very Short Introductions to Curious Young Minds: Your Intelligent Brain: and How You Use It

Very Short Introductions to Curious Young Minds: Your Intelligent Brain: and How You Use It

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Your Intelligent Brain and How You Use It is a book that reveals the mysteries of the brain, how it works, and why it needs time to rest. It provides facts, figures, and words to speak like a brain scientist and inspires with photographs, illustrations, funny comic strips, and true science stories. It is part of the Very Short Introduction for Curious Young Minds series from Oxford University Press, which offers accessible introductions to ideas, facts, and vocabulary behind absorbing subjects.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 96 pages
Publication date: 02 May 2024
Publisher: Oxford University Press


Have you ever wondered how your brain works? Want to know why your brain is like a supercomputer? Written by neuroscientist Dr Mike Tranter, Your Intelligent Brain and How You Use It will tell you everything you need to know.

This book reveals the mysteries of the brain, how it works, and why it needs time to rest. It gives you the facts, figures, and words you need to speak like a brain scientist. It will inspire you with photographs, illustrations, funny comic strips, and true science stories.

The Very Short Introduction for Curious Young Minds series from Oxford University Press provides accessible introductions to the ideas, facts, and vocabulary behind an absorbing range of subjects. Meticulously researched and authoritative but written in simple language by experts in their fields, curious young readers will quickly get to grips with the basic principles and terminology of each subject.

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Dimension: 174 x 112 x 6 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780192783141

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