"Some low-frequency sounds--such as noise from storms or truck engines--can make you feel dizzy and nauseated. An index finger's light touch can stop people from losing balance. You are more prone to trip when you think someone is watching you. A breakthrough in improving balance as we age might just come through the study of the Achilles tendon. A person gets "falling down drunk" due to a tiny structure in the inner ear that floats when it becomes...

Tackling the serious topic of stress in his famously entertaining manner, Professor Sapolsky sets the stage on a Kenyan savannah, with a hungry lion in hot pursuit of a terrified zebra. As he explains, the zebra's fight-or-flight response channels essential energy to its survival effort by shutting down and even damaging nonessential biological functions- in a temporary, short-term response. Unfortunately, humans can generate the same response simply...

"Presents more than 100 facts about the human body in a unique layout that appeals to struggling and reluctant readers"--

Asks the reader to identify, by learning functions of facial bones and teeth, the skull of an animal for each letter of the alphabet.

This book tackles the weird questions about the human body that everyone's curious about, but nobody seems able to answer - until now.

Are drugs the only thing humans can get addicted to? What about behaviors? To answer this question, take a look at what happens inside the brain of a compulsive gambler. As this case study reveals, many of the same neurochemical processes of drug abuse - from genetic predisposition to dopamine release - also accompany addiction to behaviors.

After fifteen years in print, Woman remains an essential guide to everything from organs to orgasms and hormones to hysterectomies. With her characteristic clarity, insight, and sheer exuberance of language, bestselling-author Natalie Angier cuts through the still prevalent myths and misinformation surrounding the female body, that most enigmatic of evolutionary masterpieces.

"Describes the science behind body functions that keep people alive"--Provided by publisher.

Why don't zebras get ulcers? Glands, gooseflesh, and hormones ; Stroke, heart attacks and voodoo death ; Stress, metabolism and liquidating your assets ; Ulcers, colitis and the runs ;