nervous system

Presents controversies surrounding causes, and alternative treatments, about Neurodegenerative disorders and other issues; and offers first-person narratives from people coping with the disease -- either as patients, family members or caregivers.

Describes the various parts of the brain and the nervous system and how they function to enable us to think, feel, move, and remember.

Describes the causes, types, symptoms, and effects of traumatic brain injuries. Profiles adults and young adults who have suffered traumatic brain injuries, and offers information on new technologies for treating these injuries.

Illustrations, photographs, and text provide an in-depth introduction to the human central nervous system and its functions.

Takes a look at the role of the brain and nervous system in the performance and injuries experienced by athletes in a variety of sports.

Learn all about the human nervous system and brain.

Explores the nervous system and explains how its connection to the other body systems.

This book describes how the nervous system works to send messages in the human body and includes information about the brain, spine, nerves, glands, and hormones.

Your brain is really what makes you, you. It is a very small part of your body. Not very big, yet it can do more jobs than the most powerful computer ever made. It controls all the other systems of your body and keeps them working smoothly.

Describes the structure of the brain, spinal cord, and nerve cells and their function in sending out, receiving and interpreting messages from all parts of the body.