How the Brain Works: The Facts Visually Explained (DK How Stuff Works)

My teenager has been enjoying this book. It has so much information and it is well done. The style of writing is not boring.

This book is so colorful, interesting, fun, and addictive! I love sitting down with this book and reading and looking at all the fun visuals. The authors did a great job with making a super interesting and appealing book! Learning about the brain is something that can be very fun and interesting, and this book makes it a nice process!

A book all about how our brain works. Tons of information for you to learn and go back to to learn more.

I’m into brain books. My personal library has nearly a dozen, from scholarly texts to popular, from brain injury to legal defense issues. This is one of the best. The science is sound and up to date. The writing is excellent. The illustrations are informative. Highly recommend.

Love this book!

For 6th grade students

Lots of interesting information. This is a subject that the general public knows little about. Many billions of neurons(nerve cells) sending messages and instructions from our brains. Sent by electrical and chemical means on to other neurons and on and on. And then neurons in the heart and gut not only react to those messages but are also capable of returning some information back to the brain. It cant be explained how this all developed and probably we will never know. Our brains have developed to the point that we can reason and plan and understand complexity. We do know that not only is life subject to change...but invites change. Change is a requirement in all life. That is all we know now. I would like to know more, but no one knows those answers. All we can do is refine and study the information that is available. Who knows what the human brain will be capable of in 1000 years...or a million years. I suspect that the brain will be very different. I read through this book and as time allows I will try to study it in greater detail. My brain tells me that I should do that. The human brain is the most complex thing on this earth.

bought this for my homeschooled 5th grader who is obsessed with all things “brain”. Some chapters go over her head but she is currently loving the chapter on brain disorders. This book is so full of info I can use it for several years in our homeschool.

This title explains how the brain works, especially when it comes to depression and recovery. It compares brain activity to a system running behind the scenes — like how payments process in the background. When something goes wrong in the brain, it can affect emotions just like a glitch affects a transaction. The idea of recovery is like fixing that system so it runs smoothly again. It shows how brain functions can get “out of sync” and what helps get them back on track. The topic is meaningful and well-connected to real-life struggles with mental health. Some of the wording feels a bit long or complex, like a receipt with too much fine print. But overall, it offers helpful insight in an understandable way. It’s a good pick for anyone curious about how the brain supports emotional healing. Think of it as a user-friendly guide to what’s happening “behind the scenes” in your mind.

Great book. Explains various complex aspects of the human brain in a simple and intuitive manner with pictures and figures

Lovely book, well present, clear factual.

My kid loved the book

A simple wonderful book