{"product_id":"how-your-brain-works-isbn-9780262544382","title":"How Your Brain Works","description":"\u003cb\u003eDiscover the hidden electrical world inside your nervous system using DIY, hands-on experiments, for all ages. No MD or PhD required!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe workings of the brain are mysterious: What are neural signals? What do they mean? How do our senses \u003ci\u003ereally \u003c\/i\u003esense? How does our brain control our movements? What happens when we meditate?\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eTechniques to record signals from living brains were once thought to be the realm of advanced university labs . . . but not anymore! This book allows anyone to participate in the discovery of neuroscience through hands-on experiments that record the hidden electrical world beneath our skin and skulls. In \u003ci\u003eHow Your Brain Works\u003c\/i\u003e, neuroscientists Greg Gage and Tim Marzullo offer a practical guide—accessible and useful to readers from middle schoolers to college undergraduates to curious adults—for learning about the brain through hands-on experiments.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eArmed with some DIY electrodes, readers will get to see what brain activity really looks like through simple neuroscience experiments. Written by two neuroscience researchers who invented open-source techniques to record signals from neurons, muscles, hearts, eyes, and brains, \u003ci\u003eHow Your Brain Works\u003c\/i\u003e includes more than forty-five experiments to gain a deeper understanding of your brain.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eUsing a homemade scientific instrument called a SpikerBox, readers can see how fast neural signals travel by recording electrical signals from an earthworm. Or, turning themselves into subjects, readers can strap on some electrode stickers to detect the nervous system in their own bodies. Each chapter begins by describing some phenomenology of a particular area of neuroscience, then guides readers step-by-step through an experiment, and concludes with a series of open-ended questions to inspire further investigation. Some experiments use invertebrates (such as insects), and the book provides a thoughtful framework for the ethical use of these animals in education. \u003ci\u003eHow Your Brain Works\u003c\/i\u003e offers fascinating reading for students at any level, curious readers, and scientists interested in using electrophysiology in their research or teaching.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003eExample Experiments\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e   • \u003cb\u003eHow fast do signals travel down a neuron?\u003c\/b\u003e The brain uses electricity . . . but do neurons communicate as fast as lightning inside our bodies? In this experiment you will make a speed trap for spikes! \u003cbr\u003e   • \u003cb\u003eCan we really enhance our memories during sleep?\u003c\/b\u003e Strap on a brainwave-reading sweatband and test the power of cueing up and strengthening memories while you dream away! \u003cbr\u003e   • \u003cb\u003eWait, that’s my number!\u003c\/b\u003e Ever feel that moment of excitement when you see your number displayed while waiting for an opening at the counter? In this experiment, you will peer into your brainwaves to see what happens when the unexpected occurs and how the brain gets your attention. \u003cbr\u003e   • \u003cb\u003eUsing hip hop to talk to the brain.\u003c\/b\u003e Tired of simply “reading” the electricity from the brain? Would you like to “write” to the nervous system as well? In this experiment you will use a smartphone and hack a headphone cable to see how brain stimulators (used in treating Parkinson’s disease) really work. \u003cbr\u003e   • \u003cb\u003eHow long does it take the brain to decide?\u003c\/b\u003e Using simple classroom rulers and a clever technique, readers can determine how long it takes the brain to make decisions.1 Introduction 1\u003cbr\u003ePart I: Neurons\u003cbr\u003e2 Hear and See a Neuron 27\u003cbr\u003e3 Neurons for Touch 43\u003cbr\u003e4 How Fast Are Neurons? 55\u003cbr\u003e5 Neuron Stimulation 67\u003cbr\u003e6 Neurons for Smell 79\u003cbr\u003e7 Neuronal Adaptation 91\u003cbr\u003e8 Neurons for Vision 99\u003cbr\u003e9 Neuropharmacology 113\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePart II: Brains\u003cbr\u003e10 See Your Own Brain 127\u003cbr\u003e11 Sleep 145\u003cbr\u003e12 Enhance Your Memories During Sleep 159\u003cbr\u003e13 Dealing with the Unexpected 169\u003cbr\u003e14 Mu Movement Mind Reading 181\u003cbr\u003e15 Your Brain on Meditation 193\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePart III: Systems Neuroscience \u003cbr\u003e16 The Brain's Control of the Body 205\u003cbr\u003e17 Autonomic Nervous System 217\u003cbr\u003e18 Motor Movements 227\u003cbr\u003e19 Motor Unit Recruitment 235\u003cbr\u003e20 Eye Movements 243\u003cbr\u003e21 Muscle Fatigue 251\u003cbr\u003e22 Reflexes 261\u003cbr\u003e23 Reaction Time 273\u003cbr\u003e24 Conclusion 279\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments 283\u003cbr\u003eTable of Experiments 291\u003cbr\u003eAppendix 1: How to Care for Cockroaches 295\u003cbr\u003eAppendix 2: How to Build a SpikerBox 301\u003cbr\u003eIndex 309“What a wonderful inversion of typical science communication. Rather than bringing the reader to the neuroscientist’s lab, it brings the lab to the reader. Chock full of fun ways to see exactly how your brain works—in you!”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Dani S. Bassett, J. Peter Skirkanich Professor, University of Pennsylvania \u0026amp; the Santa Fe Institute; author of Curious Minds: the Power of Connection\u003c\/b\u003eGreg Gage and Tim Marzullo are award-winning neuroscientists who met while pursuing their PhDs at the Neural Engineering Lab at the University of Michigan. 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