The Complete Idiot's Guide® to Understanding the Brain includes coverage of: the first brain, from Homo Erectus to Leonardo; paging Dr. Frankenstein to the decade of the brain; anatomy 101: left brain/right brain, and bridging the hemispheres; the human computer--speaking, hearing, and making sense of it all.; the brain and everyday life--sex, sleep, and knee-jerk reactions; you've got brain--intelligence, creativity--and here size matters!; what happens when the computer crashes--conditions, disorders, and crossed wiring; and, brain treatment, couches, shocks, pills, and the dreaded knife.