nervous system

Presents an examination of the human body's control system, explaining how the brain and various nerve centers regulate the body's functions.

The author shares stories of his work with neurological patients, providing case studies of people afflicted with neglect syndrome, temporal lobe epilepsy, amnesia, and other disorders; and discusses what his research reveals about the architecture of the human brain.

Explores how our bodies respond to stimuli of the nervous system and presents related projects.

Discusses the nervous system and its components and how they function.

Explores neurological disorders and their effects upon the minds and lives of those affected.

Describes the structure and functions of the brain and spinal cord and how neurons carry messages to and from the brain.

Examines the role of the nervous system in the human body; discusses the relationship among the components of the nervous system including the brain, spinal cord, and the nerves; explains how the nervous system works; and looks at some of the disorders and diseases of the system.

Describes how the human nervous system works and discusses such related topics as goose bumps, blushing, and dreaming.

Presents a children's book that describes the function of the brain, how it keeps the body alive, the different parts of the brain, and how it sends messages to the body.

An introduction to the nervous system and its role in the human body, looking at the brain, spinal cord, and nerve cells, discussing the senses, and examining things that can go wrong with the nervous system.