Mapping the Mind – Rita Carter Goedkoop

Today a brain scan reveals our thoughts, moods, and memories as clearly as an X-ray reveals our bones. We can actually observe a person’s brain registering a joke or experiencing a painful memory. Drawing on the latest imaging technology and the expertise of distinguished scientists, Rita Carter explores the geography of the human brain. Her writing is clear, accessible, witty, and the book’s 150 illustrations–most in color–present an illustrated guide to that wondrous, coconut-sized, wrinkled gray mass w…