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Autism :
Author
Format:
Books
Physical Description
129 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm.
Production / Publication Information
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.
Summary
What is autism and Asperger syndrome? How early can autism be recognized? What causes autism? Is it a genetic disorder, or due to some unknown environmental hazard? Are we facing an autism epidemic? What are the main symptoms, and how does it relate to Asperger syndrome? Are we all a little bit autistic? Everyone has heard of autism, but the disorder itself is little understood. It has captured the public imagination through films and novels portraying individuals with baffling combinations of disability and extraordinary talent, and yet the reality is that it often places a heavy burden on sufferers and their families. This volume offers a clear statement on what is currently known about autism and Asperger syndrome. Explaining the vast array of different conditions that hide behind these two labels, and looking at symptoms from the full spectrum of autistic disorders, it explores the possible causes for the apparent rise in autism and also evaluates the links with neuroscience, psychology, brain development, genetics, and environmental causes including MMR (Measles, Mumps, & Rubella vaccine) and Thimerosal. It also explores the psychology behind social impairment and savantism, and sheds light on what it is like to live inside the mind of the sufferer.
Electronic Access
Call Number
INTRO #195
Publication Date
2008
Language
English
ISBN
9780199207565
Two heads :
Author
Format:
Books
Physical Description
343 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Production / Publication Information
New York, NY : Scribner, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc., 2022.
Summary
"Professors and husband-and-wife team Uta and Chris Frith have pioneered major studies of brain disorders throughout their nearly fifty-year career. Here, in Two Heads, their distinguished careers serve as a prism through which they share the compelling story of the birth of neuroscience and their paradigm-shifting discoveries across areas as wide-ranging as autism and schizophrenia research, and new frontiers of social cognition including diversity, prejudice, confidence, collaboration, and empathy. Working with their son Alex Frith and artist Daniel Locke, the professors examine the way that neuroscientific research is now focused on the fact we are a social species, whose brains have evolved to work cooperatively. Using an engaging and approachable style, they delve into a wide range of complex concepts and explain them with humor and clarity. You'll discover what happens when people gather in groups, and how people behave when they're in pairs--either pitted against each other or working together. Is it better to surround yourself with people who are similar to yourself, or different? And, are two heads really better than one?"--Amazon.
Call Number
GRAPHIC NOVEL TWO
Publication Date
2022
Language
English
ISBN
9781501194078
The human brain book
Author
Format:
Books
Physical Description
256 pages : color illustrations ; 31 cm.+ 1 DVD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)
Production / Publication Information
London : DK, c2009.
Call Number
612.82/CAR
Publication Date
2009
Language
English
ISBN
9780756654412
The human brain book
Author
Format:
Books
System details note
DVD-ROM minimum system requirements, PC: Windows XP or later ; soundcard ; 24-bit color display; screen resolution 1366 x 768.
Physical Description
264 pages : color illustrations ; 31 cm + 1 DVD-ROM ; digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Edition
2nd edition, expanded and updated.
Production / Publication Information
New York, New York : DK Publishing, [2014]
Summary
Combining the latest findings from the field of neuroscience with expert text and state-of-the-art illustrations, "The Human Brain Book" is a complete guide to the one organ in the body that makes each person a unique individual. Includes an interactive DVD.
Call Number
OS/612.82/CART
Publication Date
2014
Language
English
ISBN
9781465416025
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