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Dewey Decimal Number: 612 EAN: 9780716763666 ISBN: 0716763664 Item Dimensions: Label: Worth Publishers Manufacturer: Worth Publishers Number Of Discs: 1 Number Of Items: 1 Platform: Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows 2000, Windows XP Publication Date: July 29, 2005 Publisher: Worth Publishers Studio: Worth Publishers Related Items:
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 Rating:  - Not the best textThis was a required text for a psychology course on brain and behavior (a/k/a physiological psychology). I don't know if it was the instructor or the book or both, but this text was not one of my favorites in college. The chapters are too long, and talk about being verbose...the points in each chapter should be more concise and to the point. Overall, not the best text, but if you like dry reading this book is for you. I ended up getting an "A" in the course, but I believe that's only because I was ... Read More Rating:  - "Brain and Behavior for and by dummies"Within the first two chapters, there are a number of misleading claims and outright falsehoods which make me question the intelligence and qualifications of its authors. They claim, for instance, that the brain's purpose is to create what the authors call a "sensory reality" (I can only assume they mean consciousness). Well, the fact is, a lot of good neurology and philosophy dealing with the subject matter is simply not clear on this matter--consciousness is likely to be an epiphenomenon not related ... Read More Rating:  - Brain FanaticsThis textbook provides a thorough introduction to the brain, starting from the nerves to actual sensory systems (motor, auditory, visual etc.,). Even though I spent some time reading this book, I was disappointed the professor only referred to it once or twice and relied primarily on lectures to create tests. Besides providing the mechanism behind the flow of information in the brain, its discussion of how injuries to the brain result in certain conditions (visual agnosia, neglect syndrome, amnesia, ... Read More 
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