Confused Brain. A Guide to Neuropsychology

Different areas of the brain, working in unison, are responsible for everything we do, think, say, and feel. It is this collective work of brain areas that makes us who we are. The brain allows us to see, hear, and feel the surrounding world; it gives meaning to all our actions and enables us to perform those actions: to move purposefully, to do what we desire or deem necessary. But its capabilities are far broader: the brain can remember and store information related to our abilities, knowledge, and skills in various ways, so that we act completely automatically; it also allows us to establish relationships with others and even become attached to them. Additionally, due to the special development and structure of the brain, we possess emotions: we experience anger, fear, happiness, and disgust, we respond to praise and affection; we can be excited and alert or calm and relaxed, or we may simply sleep. All these states of consciousness are part of our brain's functioning. The Confused Brain is a true guide to neuropsychology for beginners; Niki Hayes systematically and through examples explains all aspects of the human brain's work: from the nervous system and its structures, information transmission to the ability to learn — and approaches the definition of what it means to be human.