Brain : our body's nerve centre / Richard Walker.

Includes index.

Nervous system - Nerve cells - Spinal cord - Reflexes - Parts of the brain - Cerebrum - Left and right hemispheres - Balance and co-ordination - Sleep and dreams - Endocrine systems - Hormones - Effects of adrenaline.

This book about the brain is part of the series "Under the Microscope" which uses micro-photography to allow you to see right inside the human body. The camera acts as a microscope, looking at unseen parts of the body and zooming in on the body's cells at work. Some micro-photographs are magnified hundreds of times, others thousands of times. They have been dramatically coloured to bring details into crisp focus, and are linked to clear and accurate illustrations that fit them in context inside the body. Contents include: The nervous system Nerves & nerve cells Nerve signals The spinal chord Reflexes The brain & the body The cerebrum Left & right hemispheres The brain, personality & thinking Memory The brain & learning The primitive brain Balance & co-ordination Sleep & dreams The endocrine systems How hormones work.