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I gave this book one of my very rare five star ratings, more so for the interesting nature of the content maybe than the how or style it was written in. But that was not shabby either. This is one of those graphical magazine format information books on a topic you see out there so much. Topics like Physics, Chemistry, History, etc. This one of course the brain.

If there is something more fascinating then the brain I don't know what that would be. I suppose some might say the cosmos or religion. But the brain is something we all live with, literally, no pun intended. In "my mind" nothing more complex or intriguing. From the way it controls and regulates our bodily functions to the mysterious complexities of the mind this book covers all facets in a very informative and graphical way that I found a most interesting read. No it does not go into great depth on any particular sub-topic, but it covers just about everything in a significant and understandable way.

From the mechanics to the psychological each topic weaves its way into an overall picture of just how complex and amazing this mass of gray matter that sits on top of us is. Try as we might, and we do, we are trying to replicate the brain with our computer technology. In fact we seem to be hard at work trying to make our phones one day replace that organ. You see this everyday with folks driving around more occupied with it then the road. Yet we are still way, way away from duplicating this most superior biological machine. We will no doubt make great strides in the decades ahead but will we ever replicate it completely, doubtful. And we certainly should ask do we really want that.

The book concludes with advancements in biological engineering that is beginning to tap into implantation and assistance to the brain. And finally concludes with what can go wrong. And that is truly sobering. For those looking to get a nicely detailed overview of this far reaching subject, it is highly recommended. And this should lead to exploring other related topics to this amazing subject through many other books of related interest. ( )

I liked it. Very simple, though still confused as it if this is for adults or for children! ( )