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Brain and nervous system

Carter, Rita. Mapping the Mind. University of California Press, 1999. An exploration of the geography of the human brain.

Edelman, Gerald M., and Giulio Tononi. A Universe of Consciousness: How Matter Becomes Imagination. Basic Books, 2001. What happens when we have a thought? Neuroscientists explain how modern technology is uncovering the processes of consciousness.

Greenfield, Susan A. The Human Brain: A Guided Tour. Basic Books, 1997, 1998. Based on lectures Greenfield presented to a general audience.

Johnson, Steven. Mind Wide Open: Your Brain and the Neuroscience of Everyday Life. Scribner, 2004. Discussion of cutting-edge brain science and how it has changed our understanding of daily events in human life.

Ledoux, Joseph. Synaptic Self: How Our Brains Become Who We Are. Viking, 2002. According to neuroscientist Ledoux, synapses (pathways) in our brains account for our sense of self and make us who we are.

Turkington, Carol. The Brain Encyclopedia. Facts on File, 1996, 1999. Covers terms relating to the brain, neurology, and brain diseases and disorders; provides details about important associations, societies, and key brain researchers.

Wade, Nicholas, ed. The New York Times Book of the Brain. Lyons, 2002. A collection of essays by New York Times journalists.

For younger readers

Farndon, John. The Big Book of the Brain. NTC Publishing, 2000. For readers in grades 3 to 6.

Parker, Steve. Brain Surgery for Beginners and Other Major Operations for Minors. Millbrook, 1995. For readers in grades 5 to 7.

Powledge, Tabitha M. Your Brain: How You Got It and How It Works. Scribner, 1994. For readers in grades 7 through high school.

Rowan, Peter. Big Head: A Book About Your Brain and Your Head. Random House, 1998. For middle school readers.

Simon, Seymour. The Brain: Our Nervous System. Morrow, 1997, 1999. For readers in grades 3 to 6.

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