"There is something almost magical about a beautiful, colorful, well-illustrated book... It is definitely a useful special topic book in upper middle school and high school." --National Science Teachers Association Recommends "This volume is so much more than a beautifully illustrated coffee table book, it is both fascinatingly detailed and extraordinarily readable. No reference library, or lover of good books, should be without a copy." --Vancouver Sun The Brain Book is a fascinating exploration of the most complex organ in the human body. Composed of billions of nerve cells, the brain controls our thoughts, movements, behavior and emotions and much more. This comprehensive, approachable and richly illustrated book explores such diverse topics as how we sense the world, consciousness and memory, disease and disorder, the aging brain, and spinal injury repair. Research moves fast in science and much has been learned since the book was first published in 2012. This new edition includes: * Redesigned and captions updated throughout * More than 100 new photographs added * Text reviewed in detail and updated to reflect the most up-to-date research and novel therapies * Genetic control of brain development * Genetic control of language * Spinal cord injury * Drug abuse * Stem cell therapy to treat brain disease * Williams syndrome.