Includes bibliographical references (pages 91-95) and index.
Brain basics -- Origins of the nervous system -- Neurogenesis : birth, migration, and differentiation of neurons -- Wiring the brain : growth and guidance of axons and dendrites -- Network connectivity : formation and strengthening of synapses -- Laying the insulation : glia and myelination -- The adaptive brain : neural plasticity -- Advances in neuroscience.
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Examines both the major aspects of the physiology and anatomy of the brain and central nervous system, as well as some of the processes for which the brain is responsible: sleep, addiction, laughter, and dreaming.