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Birmingham, Maria

Tastes like Music: 17 Quirks of the Brain and Body

40 pp. | Owlkids | October, 2014 | Trade ISBN 978-1-77147-010-0 $17.95 | Paper ISBN 978-1-77147-083-4 $11.95
(3) 4-6 Illustrated by Monika Melnychuk. The eccentric neurological conditions outlined here are usually classified as "diseases" or "disorders," but Birmingham treats them matter-of-factly and even--with the aid of the cartoon illustrations--lightly. The science of phenomena such as photic sneeze reflex is explained lucidly, along with the effect these disorders have on people; some chapters include an interview with an affected person. Ind.
Reviewer: Frieda F. Bostian

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