Showing titles in Neuroscience & Neuropsychology

The body is central to our sense of identity. Bodily awareness, says scientist-writer Moheb Costandi, is key to self-consciousness. In Body Am I, Costandi examines how the brain perceives the body, how that perception translates into our conscious experience of the body, and how that experience contributes to our sense of self. Along the way, he explores what can happen when the mechanisms of bodily awareness are disturbed, leading to such phenomena as phantom limbs, alien hands, and amputee fetishes.

The evidence is clear—almost half of all cases of dementia and cognitive decline are preventable. But sadly none are treatable. So what are the lifestyle changes that really make a difference to our brain health? And what can we do right now to preserve our quality of life as we age? Save Your Brain answers all these questions and more. As we age, dementia and Alzheimer's pose a serious threat to our health and wellbeing. To give us a running start in the fight against cognitive decline, Dr. Ginni Mansberg presents the latest evidence-based research on how to protect your most valuable asset.

From lullabies to songs for the dying, this is a fascinating exploration of singing in all its varied forms, from the personal perspective of a music therapist, teacher and performer. In interrogating her own life experience and using the latest scientific research and experiences of other singers and specialists, the author investigates the way singing works and why it is re-establishing itself as an essential aspect of contemporary life, inspiring listeners to participate in the ongoing revolution, doing for singing what The Well-Gardened Mind and Why We Eat did for our diets.

Do you worry about your child all the time? Maybe they are behind on certain milestones, struggling in school, having difficulty making friends, or heading off to college. Their problems or struggles become your own, and you end up feeling so anxious that you forget what it's like to just enjoy being their parent. The good news is that you can rewire your "parent brain" to respond differently to these challenges. This book will show you how to replace parental anxiety with parental effectiveness.

Neuroeconomia, neuromarketing, neuroestetica, neuroteologia...: si affacciano oggi sulla scena nuove e sempre più fantasiose discipline frutto del cortocircuito tra saperi antichi e scoperte recenti sul funzionamento del cervello. Sui media proliferano articoli divulgativi, corredati da foto a colori del cervello, che ci mostrano il luogo preciso dove si sviluppa un certo pensiero o una certa emozione, facendoci credere che sia possibile vedere direttamente, senza mediazioni, il cervello al lavoro. Ma le cose stanno veramente così?

In therapy, we see how relationships are central to many traumatic experiences, but relationships are also critical to trauma recovery. Grounded firmly in attachment and trauma theory, this book shows how to use the psychotherapy relationship, to help clients find self-understanding and healing from trauma. Offering candid, personal guidance, using rich case examples, Dr. Robert T. Muller provides the steps needed to build and maintain a strong therapist-client relationship—one that helps bring recovery and growth. 

Los trastornos neurológicos son alteraciones fisiológicas del sistema nervioso que repercuten en la salud física y emocional de las personas que lo padecen, además de interferir en su desempeño social, escolar o profesional, por lo que su pronta detección, evaluación y tratamiento puede significar un incremento en su calidad de vida.

Con sencillez y contundencia, la especialista en neuropsicología explica cómo es que este centro de mando controla las funciones que nos mantienen vivos, procesa la información que llega del medio externo generando pensamientos, aprendizajes, recuerdos y emociones, e interviene en las reacciones que tenemos frente a nuestro entorno.

In Wise Decisions: A Science-Based Approach to Making Better Choices, a team of accomplished industry experts delivers an evidence- and research-based blueprint for making the best decisions you can with the information you have. You'll learn to make the targeted, repeated investment of energy required to turn your decision-making process into one informed by reason, emotion, intuition, and science.

Considerado uno de los grandes escritores clínicos del siglo, Oliver Sacks nos presenta en su último libro siete casos neurológicos que constituyen una profunda reflexión sobre la esencia de la identidad y los mecanismos del conocimiento. Un pintor que tras un accidente de coche deja de ver el color; un cirujano cuyos continuos tics y compulsiones sólo remiten cuando opera o pilota su aeroplano; un hombre que tras toda una vida de ceguera recupera la vista sólo para darse cuenta de que no sabe ver.

For more than 30 years, parents, caregivers, and health care providers have trusted Seizures and Epilepsy in Children to provide comprehensive, science-based information and practical answers to the most common questions about these conditions. In this new edition, completely revised and updated, a team of experts from Johns Hopkins Medicine offers guidance

Doctors Newberg and Monti's team at Thomas Jefferson University's Marcus Institute of Integrative Health are at the forefront of research in brain functioning and applications of the most advanced understanding in real-world strategies to expand options for optimizing our complex neurophysiology. Their findings show that optimal brain health is achievable by successfully weaving together a tapestry of our bio-psycho-social-spiritual dimensions. 

Brought to you by Penguin. A RENOWNED BRAIN EXPERT SHARES THE SIMPLE TRICKS THAT WILL FUTURE-PROOF YOUR MEMORY Memory gets worse with age - right? A fact of life. But what if we told you that wasn't necessarily true? That memory decline isn't inevitable. In The Complete Guide to Memory, renowned...

Disfruta de este viaje a través de los sentidos y descubre la infinidad de posibilidades que nuestro cuerpo tiene para ofrecer.

Your brain is selfish, demanding, and devious. But it doesn't have to be this way. Override introduces a new two-pronged theory of personality: serotonin types and dopamine types. Based on today's breakthrough science into neurotransmitters—the chemicals that transmit signals through our nervous system—Override shows listeners how to recognize their own chemical imbalances, and what to do about them. With this book, nobody is doomed to remain trapped by their natural tendencies!

La psicología positiva se ocupa del estudio científico del vivir bien, así como de los factores que permiten el desarrollo óptimo del ser humano en comunidad. El libro nos muestra las posibilidades que esta ciencia brinda a la promoción de las virtudes y fortalezas humanas, más allá del estudio de los problemas y las patologías.

Read by the author. 'Brilliant. A fascinating insight' – Jim Kwik, New York Times bestselling author of Limitless In Braintenance, neuroscientist and communicator Dr Julia Ravey empowers you to change habits, reach your goals and have more control of your life with practical, research-led...

Die Psychologie-Professorin Woo-kyoung Ahn ist ein Phänomen: Ihre Vorlesung an der Yale University über das Denken ist eine der meistbesuchten, inzwischen müssen sie in den größten Hörsälen der Universität stattfinden. Warum? Weil ihre Ansätze und Thesen, wie gutes Denken funktioniert und sinnvolle Entscheidungen getroffen werden können, den Studierenden ganz konkret weiterhelfen, weil sie sich auf den Alltag jedes Einzelnen beziehen und in ihrer Klarheit überzeugen.

Unsere globalisierte und digitalisierte Welt mit ihren trüben Zukunftsaussichten verunsichert viele. Entsprechend übermächtig ist das Bedürfnis nach wegweisenden Informationen. Doch das Informationszeitalter für alle hat sich in ein Zeitalter der allgemeinen Verwirrung verwandelt. Der Wettbewerb der Ideen, den alle freiheitlichen Demokratien für ihre Weiterentwicklung brauchen, ist zum Marktplatz für die Verbreiter von Angst, Wut und Empörung geworden. Unsere Gehirne sind mit einer konstruktiven Verarbeitung der täglichen Flut von Botschaften völlig überfordert.

Human behavior is lopsided. When cradling a newborn child, most of us cradle the infant to the left. When posing for a portrait, we tend to put our left cheek forward. When kissing a lover, we tend to tilt our head to the right. Why is our behavior so lopsided and what does this teach us about our brains? How have humans always used this information to make our images more attractive and impactful? Can knowing how left-brain right-brain differences shape our opinions, tendencies, and attitudes help us make better choices in art, architecture, advertising, or even athletics?