Your Brain and Its Story

At the pressing request of the Gloucestershire Physiological Association, Professor Berry, anatomist, undertook to describe, for the public, the human brain as an instrument of the mind. With a sure hand the author leads the reader through the intricate maze of the phylogenic, structural and functional evolutions of the central and peripheral nervous systems. He continues by discussing craniometry and mental deficiency, and closes by portraying the social implications of his theme as a whole. Although the author presents many facets of his subject in the space of a few pages, the work is by no means slipshod or elementary. The volume bristles with unavoidable neuro-anatomic nomenclature but the terms are carefully defined and usefully employed. The illustrations are helpful and excellent. The intelligent and thoughtful reader will readily find the knowledge he seeks. Designed and intended for the public, the volume can be read with profit and appreciation by