Brain. History, theory and practice

The human brain is an amazing and complex mechanism. Scientists and doctors have been studying its device for many centuries, put forward theories, conduct research and develop new methods and technologies. But even today it sometimes seems that there are more questions than answers. How does the brain measure the time? How does he predict future events? Why do we see dreams? We continue to collect grains of knowledge about our most important organ and know ourselves.

This book contains the stories of discoveries, the thoughts of great scientists and modern ideas about the brain. As well as unresolved issues, optical illusions, maps of the human nervous system and brain, biography of the most significant researchers and detailed chronology of science.