How the Brain Works The Facts Visually Explained by DK (z-lib.org)

40 THE PHYSICAL BRAIN Imaging the Brain 40 41 A pulse of radio waves With the magnetic field on, the MRI machine’s radiofrequenc ...

THE PHYSICAL BRAIN Monitoring the Brain Monitoring the Brain Being able to collect information from a living brain at work has r ...

42 THE PHYSICAL BRAIN Monitoring the Brain 43 MEG In addition to making electrical activity, the brain produces a faint magnetic ...

THE PHYSICAL BRAIN Babies and Young Babies and Older Children Children The human brain begins to develop after conception and ch ...

44 THE PHYSICAL BRAIN Babies and Young Children 45 Children’s brains After birth, babies’ brains are like sponges; they are incr ...

THE PHYSICAL BRAIN Older Children and Teenagers Older Children and Teenagers Teenage brains undergo dramatic restructuring. Unus ...

46 THE PHYSICAL BRAIN Older Children and Teenagers 47 Mental health risks Some of the brain areas that undergo the most dramatic ...

THE PHYSICAL BRAIN The Adult Brain The Adult Brain Human brains continue to change and mature throughout early adulthood, as unu ...

48 THE PHYSICAL BRAIN The Adult Brain 49 Disrupting memories New brain cells help store information, so boosting neurogenesis in ...

THE PHYSICAL BRAIN The Aging Brain Young brain Young brains look plump; the ridges covering the surface of the cortex almost tou ...

50 THE PHYSICAL BRAIN The Aging Brain 51 SUPER-AGERS’ BRAINS S TAY LOOKING YOUNG FOR THEIR WHOLE LIVES Old brain As we age, brai ...

As we age, our thinking and short-term memory may become less efficient. Nevertheless, we continue to learn until we die, and we ...

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THE PHYSICAL BRAIN Brain Food Brain Food Like any other organ, the human brain needs a constant supply of water and nutrients to ...

54 THE PHYSICAL BRAIN Brain Food 55 Essential nutrients Certain nutrients from food have been found to improve or maintain parti ...

THE PHYSICAL BRAIN Genetics and Genetics Male and Female the Brain Genes govern the way our bodies, including the brain, develop ...

56 THE PHYSICAL BRAIN Genetics and the Brain 57 How faulty genes affect the brain Genes do not directly control behavior; instea ...

Physical differences Differences between males and females begin with the sex chromosomes at the moment of conception: XX for fe ...

58 59 Differences in function Male and female brains differ in function as well as structure. Male brains seem to be more “later ...

THE PHYSICAL BRAIN Nature and Nurture Brains Nature and Nurture The two fundamental influences on the brain, “nature” and “nurtu ...