The brain
Brain Tour
What each region of the brain actually does, in plain language. Three guides to explore in any order, with labeled diagrams whose every description is also ordinary page text.
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Parts of the brain
The four lobes and the structures beneath them: where each one is, what it does, and how we know. 18 entries across two diagrams.
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Neurotransmitters
The chemical messengers — dopamine, serotonin, GABA and the rest — and why "chemical imbalance" is a simplification.
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Brain function
Neurons, synapses and the nervous system: how a signal becomes a thought or a feeling.