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.
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.
Gardner, Robert.Science Projects About the Human Body. Enslow, 1993. Includes 30 experiments and activities that deal with different parts of the body, along with questions about the implications of the results; for middle school readers.
Nuland, Sherwin B., M.D.The Wisdom of the Body. Knopf, 1997. A physiological tour of the human body, with stories about challenges to the organ or system described.
Parker, Steve, and Tim Wootton, M.D.The Human Body: An Amazing Inside Look at You! Abrams, 1996. Combines photographs of children with photographs of anatomical models so that readers have the impression of looking under the skin of a real person; for younger readers.
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