Despite everything that has been written about the brain, a very important part of this vital organ has been overlooked in most books -- until now. The Other Brain is the story of glia, which make up approximately 85 percent of the cells in the brain. Long neglected as little more than cerebral packing material ("glia" means glue), glia are sparking a revolution in brain scie...(展开全部)

Despite everything that has been written about the brain, a very important part of this vital organ has been overlooked in most books -- until now. The Other Brain is the story of glia, which make up approximately 85 percent of the cells in the brain. Long neglected as little more than cerebral packing material ("glia" means glue), glia are sparking a revolution in brain scie...(展开全部)

[美] 约翰•瑞迪（John Ratey） ★哈佛大学医学院临床副教授，临床精神病医生、跨学科研究专家、畅销书作者，国际公认的神经精神医学领域专家。1997年荣获美国最佳医生。 ★发表超过60篇学术权威文章，8本书，被翻译成14种语言。与美国知名心理学医生爱德华•哈洛韦尔合著《分心不是我的错》一书，自1994年出版，该书始终被称为ADD-ADHD领域不可逾越的经典，直到今天仍是世界级别的畅销书籍。 1. 揭开运动与大脑秘密的人 运动、大脑、心理健康，这三个关键词几乎可以勾勒瑞迪教授的人生速描。20世纪70年代，约翰•瑞迪曾经居住在马拉松运动最为风靡的城市——波士顿，在这里，几乎人人都在跑步；在全民崇拜马拉松英雄Bill Roger的时代，实习医生瑞迪却遇见了另外一群特殊的人：因为受伤而被迫停止长跑的人。 "他们在停跑后，常常出现ADHD的特征：抑郁、...(展开全部)

[美] 约翰•瑞迪（John Ratey） ★哈佛大学医学院临床副教授，临床精神病医生、跨学科研究专家、畅销书作者，国际公认的神经精神医学领域专家。1997年荣获美国最佳医生。 ★发表超过60篇学术权威文章，8本书，被翻译成14种语言。与美国知名心理学医生爱德华•哈洛韦尔合著《分心不是我的错》一书，自1994年出版，该书始终被称为ADD-ADHD领域不可逾越的经典，直到今天仍是世界级别的畅销书籍。 1. 揭开运动与大脑秘密的人 运动、大脑、心理健康，这三个关键词几乎可以勾勒瑞迪教授的人生速描。20世纪70年代，约翰•瑞迪曾经居住在马拉松运动最为风靡的城市——波士顿，在这里，几乎人人都在跑步；在全民崇拜马拉松英雄Bill Roger的时代，实习医生瑞迪却遇见了另外一群特殊的人：因为受伤而被迫停止长跑的人。 "他们在停跑后，常常出现ADHD的特征：抑郁、...(展开全部)

"Brings together the cognitive, the cultural, and the neurological in an elegant, compelling narrative. A revelatory work." -Oliver Sacks, M.D. The act of reading is so easily taken for granted that we forget what an astounding feat it is. How can a few black marks on white paper evoke an entire universe of meanings? It's even more amazing when we consider that we read u...(展开全部)

"Brings together the cognitive, the cultural, and the neurological in an elegant, compelling narrative. A revelatory work." -Oliver Sacks, M.D. The act of reading is so easily taken for granted that we forget what an astounding feat it is. How can a few black marks on white paper evoke an entire universe of meanings? It's even more amazing when we consider that we read u...(展开全部)

It has been remarked that if the brain were so simple we could understand it, we would be so simple we couldn't. Commencing with a brief history of neuroscience, from the ancient practice of drilling holes in the head to relieve headaches to the latest results from MRI and CT scans, this accessible guide sets out to explore exactly what we do know about the brain. Including the...(展开全部)