Showing titles in Neuroscience & Neuropsychology

What is it that makes you distinct from me? Identity is a term much used but hard to define. For that very reason, it has long been a topic of fascination for philosophers but has been regarded with aversion by neuroscientists - until now. Susan Greenfield takes us on a journey in search of a biological interpretation of this most elusive of concepts, guiding us through the social and psychiatric perspectives and ultimately to the heart of the physical brain.

This short, opinionated audiobook addresses the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis, which argues that the language we speak shapes the way we perceive the world. Linguist John McWhorter argues that while this idea is mesmerizing, it is plainly wrong. It is language that reflects culture and worldview, not the other way around.

You've probably seen it before: a human brain dramatically lit from the side, the camera circling it like a helicopter shot of Stonehenge, and a modulated baritone voice exalting the brain's elegant design in reverent tones... to which this book says: Pure nonsense.

Advances in neuroscience have transformed our understanding of the way our brains acquire and reinforce habits. Lisa Wimberger's Neurosculpting® uses proven techniques to consciously direct your brain's natural processes for learning and changing. Join her to learn this powerful approach for breaking unwanted behaviors - and instilling the habits that serve you in creating the life you choose.

Train your brain for optimal stress resilience. How does a healthy brain handle stress? It responds in the moment, then safely releases the emotional energy - yet modern life confronts us with new forms of stress that often confuse and overload our natural coping instincts. With Neurosculpting for Stress Relief, Lisa Wimberger provides essential practices for retraining your brain to deal with stress in a healthy way.

There's been a major breakthrough in the world's oldest research experiment. For over 2,500 years, Buddhist meditators have investigated the human psyche. Now with the help of modern neuroscience, we have gained an unprecedented understanding of how the brain responds to meditation practice - which gives you powerful tools for changing your own brain for more happiness, love, and wisdom.

Durante muito tempo, acreditou-se que o ciúme era sinal de amor, mesmo se fosse doentio. Tanto quem era acometido por esse sentimento, como seu alvo, sofriam em demasia. Se uma relação não tivesse boas doses de ciúme, acreditava-se que isso se devia à falta de envolvimento de um dos parceiros. Porém, a nossa sociedade mudou, e com o tempo percebemos que o ciúme não é o "tempero das relações", mas sim um sinal de que algo está faltando dentro de nós: algo que nos complete e nos permita ser feliz sem a presença de outra pessoa.

Now in tradepaper: New York Times best-selling author presents a solution for brain drain and anxiety. Are you anxious, frazzled, exhausted? Do you find yourself constantly worrying? Do you feel like you're "running on empty"? Do you have trouble sleeping? Like millions of people living today...

Over the past decade neuroscience has uncovered a wealth of new information about our senses and how they serve as our gateway to the world. This splendidly accessible book explores the most intriguing findings of this research. With infectious enthusiasm, Rob DeSalle illuminates not only how we see, hear, smell, touch, taste, maintain balance, feel pain, and rely on other less familiar senses, but also how these senses shape our perception of the world aesthetically, artistically, and musically.

With the lucid verve and solid scientific grounding of an Oliver Sacks or Malcolm Gladwell, Dr. Brian Boxer Wachler guides listeners on a fascinating tour of the bedrock of our existence - the way our senses perceive everything and everyone in the world around us. Why does one person see Jesus in a shower curtain, get a "bad feeling" about someone they've just met, or hear a conversation so differently than the other person? Boxer Wachler describes some of the mysterious medical conditions that cause non-psychiatric hallucinations and neurological mix-ups.

Balance is a lively, 360-degree exploration of our body's supersense. Health and wellness writer Carol Svec examines every facet of balance in a way that is highly entertaining, broadly accessible, and rigorously researched. Listeners follow her through various facilities as she talks with scientists doing state-of-the-art research. She grilled an egg in a virtual kitchen, had her senses fooled in a tumbling room by a mannequin named Hans, survived "the Vominator" without losing her lunch, and experienced drunken dizziness inside a police muster room.

Neuroscience in small bits for the brain-curious. From magazine covers to Hollywood blockbusters, neuroscience is front and center. This popular interest has inspired many questions from people who wonder just what is going on in the three pounds of tissue between their ears.

For trauma survivors struggling with intense memories and emotions, it often feels like life won't ever be "normal" again. Effective treatments are out there, but the needs of family members are often overlooked. Will the person you love ever get better? What can you do to promote healing? Where can you turn when you just can't cope? From experienced trauma specialists Claudia Zayfert, PhD, and Jason C. DeViva, PhD, this compassionate guide is packed with information, support, vivid stories, and specific advice.

'It's eerily joyful to write a foreword for Martino Sclavi's book because five years ago I accepted that he was going to die.' Russell Brand. Diagnosed with fatal brain cancer, the treatment that follows renders the writer of this extraordinary memoir unable to recognise words. This is the...

In How Your Brain Works, leading neuroscientists and New Scientist introduce the evolution and anatomy of the brain viewed through traits such as memory, emotions, sleep, sensing and perception. Ever wondered what's going on inside your head? You are your brain. Everything that makes you you, and all your experiences of the world, are somehow conjured up by 1.4 kilograms of grey matter inside your skull.

Being back home can be as difficult, if not more so, than the time spent serving in a combat zone. It's with this truth that Colonel Charles W. Hoge, M.D., a leading advocate for eliminating the stigma of mental-health care, presents Once a Warrior - Always a Warrior, a groundbreaking resource with essential new insights for anyone who has ever returned home from a war zone. The heart of this book focuses on what's necessary to successfully navigate the transition - "LANDNAV" for the home front.

Wij mensen lopen het risico om foute ideeën op een slimme manier te rationaliseren. En zo graven we onszelf steeds dieper de denkput in. Hoe komt dat nu eigenlijk? En hoe voorkomen we dit? Kritisch denken komt niet van nature. Een blind proces van natuurlijke selectie heeft ons opgezadeld met een brein dat uitermate feil- en kwetsbaar blijkt voor foute ideeën, ondanks de indrukwekkende prestaties die het dagelijks levert. Helder denken is een vaardigheid die verworven dient te worden.

Quante volte vi siete chiesti perché i vostri figli dicono sempre di no? Quante volte li avete sgridati perché non vi ascoltano o perché dicono le parolacce? Quante volte, insomma, avete domandato ai vostri figli: perché fai così? Per rispondere a queste domande c'è il nuovo audiolibro di Alli Beltrame. Abbinando la sua sensibilità di mamma e counselor all'esperienza di Daniela Bruni, terapista neuropsicomotoria specializzata nello sviluppo infantile, Alli Beltrame fornisce un audiolibro pieno di informazioni sullo sviluppo neurologico dei vostri figli.

Immagina di conoscere i segreti della psicologia umana. Le tecniche che i manipolatori utilizzano per far si che le persone scelgano e compiano determinate azioni che loro vogliono. Ti piacerebbe avere la capacità di influenzare le persone e raggiungere i tuoi obiettivi? Audiolibro originale narrato in italiano (Versione Completa Del Manuale). In questo audiolibro scoprirai cosa fa muovere le persone. Troverai una raccolta delle tecniche persuasive utilizzate dai politici, dagli imprenditori, da persone di pubblico rilievo.

Mere end nogensinde før er der brug for viden om, hvad de massive digitale mængder information betyder for vores hjerne og krop. Og ikke mindst hvordan vi beskytter vores helbred i en digital brydningstid. Den danske læge Imran Rashid har undersøgt, hvad det betyder for den fysiske og mentale sundhed at leve livet online og filtrere massive mængder data gennem hjernen.