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| Inside the Brain: Revolutionary Discoveries of How the Mind Works | 
 enlarge | Author: Ronald Kotulak
Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (16 reviews)
Sales Rank: 469473
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Paperback
Edition: Revised
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 240
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.8
ISBN: 0836232895
Dewey Decimal Number: 612.82
EAN: 9780836232899
ASIN: 0836232895
Publication Date: August 1, 1997
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Amazon.com Review
The brain and how it works has long been one of life's more intriguing mysteries. Ronald Kotulak, a reporter for the Chicago Tribune, explores some of the secrets of the human brain by marshaling the work of the leading researchers in the field. This book, the culmination of Kotulak's Pulitzer Prize-winning series, offers theories on how environment, diet, and a host of other factors affect neurological development. Among other things, the book offers groundbreaking evidence on how unhealthy surroundings foster serious imbalances in neurological chemicals and, in turn, unhealthy or violent behavior. Inside the Brain is essential reading for parents, those concerned with sociological factors on development, or anyone curious about the workings of the mind.
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 Good Info, But More For People Interested in Brain Damage March 16, 2008
This is a good book in that it is readable and entertaining. The first half was of greater interest to me and it had at least one "Wow" insight, the one that described how the brain has columns of neurons--each devoted, in one example, to seeing a line at an angle of 1 o'clock, another neuron column devoted to recognizing a line at the angle of 2 o'clock, etc.
Other than that, this is more for people who are interested in brain damage and recovery from that.
 Excellent! June 12, 2007
A lot of the newest research on how the brain works - how the environment actually determines which genes get turned on (with implications for early childhood education and parenting) - and how we can affect violence and even such things as alzheimers. Definitely worth a read.
So fascinating! April 11, 2006
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
If only my reviews could be as interesting as this book, but then maybe if I didn't buy so many books, I'd have more time to include the details on what makes such books as this so wonderful to own. One detail I remember from Kotulak's writing is the information on how the brain fixes itself. When in "formal" school, I was taught so many things that simply were not true. I'm so happy to learn that things I suspected as truth (which went contrary to what was being taught) are now being discovered (or should I say "uncovered"?) as the way things really are.
Must read for parents July 30, 2005
A very informative book shedding light on cognitive developement especially in children, but also expanding into violence and recovery after injuries inflicted on the brain. A great stepping stone into a very fascinating subject. The book is slightly repetitive thus the missing star, but don't worry it is still very readable.
Section 1: A must for new Parents, Grandparents, and Teacher November 23, 2002
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
Section 1 is presented in an easy, non-technical way that permits any person keen on helping develop the young mind, develop it to its maximum capacity. Research is well documented. Educators should be guided by such presentations in the ways school curricula are designed. The sections on brain injury and healing are a little more technical, but point to a very exciting short term future in addressing neruological problems. The concluding remarks refocus the reader on just how important very early and continuous education is important to us.
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