Brain : our body's nerve center /
Richard Walker.
- 48 pages : colored images ; 29 cm.
- Under the Microscope .
Includes Index.
Introduction -- The nervous system -- Nerves & nerve cells -- Nerve signals -- The spinal cord -- Reflexes -- The brain & the body -- Parts of the brain -- The cerebrum -- Left & right hemispheres -- The brain, personality, & thinking -- Memory -- The brain & learning -- The primitive brain -- Balance & coordination -- Sleep & dreams -- Automatic activities -- The endocrine system -- How hormones work -- Fight or flight.
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Human physiology--Juvenile literature. Human anatomy--Juvenile literature. Human body--Juvenile literature.