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The Brain Pack: An Interactive, Three-Dimensional Exploration of the Mysteries of the Mind | 
 enlarge | Authors: Ron Van Der Meer, Ad C. M. Dudink, Pamela Clifford
Publisher: Running Pr
Category: Book
List Price: $40.00
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Avg. Customer Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 275791
Media: Hardcover
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.5
Dimensions (in): 11.8 x 11.5 x 1.3
ISBN: 1561387460
Dewey Decimal Number: 153
EAN: 9781561387465
ASIN: 1561387460
Publication Date: November 1996
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Amazon.com Review
The Brain Pack is an interactive, three-dimensional tour of the ever-convoluted human brain. Egyptians and early Greeks believed that we thought with our hearts. Hippocrates, the father of modern medicine, said our brain was doing all the work. Medieval scholars disagreed, claiming that we thought with our souls. When Renaissance philosopher Rene Descartes proclaimed, "I think, therefore I am," the world changed, and--more than 350 years later--magnetic resonance imaging and positron emission tomography proved him right. Packed with more information than a three-pound brain may be able to store at once, The Brain Pack leads you through basic brain anatomy, beginning with a life-sized pop-up of the inner human head. You'll also learn about emotions; the senses; consciousness; "sex in the brain" (testosterone and estrogen, puberty, aggression, and aging); intelligence and language; and memory. Hands-on features such as the Primary Emotions Wheel, pull-out flaps, and pop-up charts are entertaining, as are the fact-or-fiction games, memory exercises, IQ tests, and pull-out pamphlets. In a tray in the back of the book, you'll find a 15-minute audiocassette tour of the brain and a deck of cards that test your psychic abilities. Anyone who has ever marveled at the complexity of the human brain will revel in this entertaining, educational book.
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Like visiting a world class Museum exhibit on the brain. March 8, 1999
12 out of 12 found this review helpful
When I picked up this book I was floored as to the detail and the depth with which this book covers the subject. I felt like I had just entered the exhibit room of a world class museum. The book takes you on a tour of the brain the way a museum exhibit would. It has all the best features, including: being interactive; covering the history and developement of the field; and being up to date and accurate. The book is as much fun for the brain expert as well as the brain neophyte. It may be too detailed for children under 12 but with an adult helping I think children down to 7 or 8 can get alot out of this volume.
Great tool for psychology students January 30, 1998
5 out of 7 found this review helpful
Brainpack, while not incredibly detailed, is a wonderful introduction to the structure and function of the brain and an enhancer of text material. Provides a great overview, is accurate, visually appealing and offers lots of fun with the activities. Students love it.
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