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"Brings the explosive but largely invisible epidemic of concussions out of the shadows through stories of kids and pro ball players and doctors"--
"The first book to bring the silent epidemic of sports concussions out of the shadows, with dramatic true-life stories of victims--high school football players, college basketball stars, professional sports heroes--and the doctors and medical researchers who are unraveling the mysteries of concussions...
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Examines the history of behavioral economics, discussing the theory of Israeli psychologists who wrote the original studies undoing assumptions about the decision-making process and the influence it has had on evidence-based regulation.
Forty years ago, Israeli psychologists Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky wrote a series of breathtakingly original studies undoing our assumptions about the decision-making process. Their papers showed the ways in...
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[2019].
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We live in a gendered world, where we are ceaselessly bombarded by messages about sex and gender. On a daily basis, we face deeply ingrained beliefs that sex determines our skills and preferences, from toys and colors to career choice and salaries. But what does this constant gendering mean for our thoughts, decisions and behavior? And what does it mean for our brains? Drawing on her work as a professor of cognitive neuroimaging, Gina Rippon unpacks...
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2023.
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"Joseph LeDoux offers a new framework for understanding how biological processes give rise to the sense of being an independent personality in the world. Theorizing the intricate interdependence of the bodily, neural, cognitive, and conscious realms, Ledoux explores the evolution of the human as an "ensemble of being" unique among Earth's animals"--
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2010
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A leading neuroscientist and noted puzzle designer reveal how puzzle solving can improve brain function, discussing the different kinds of memory that are used to solve puzzles, common memory pitfalls, and the benefits of trial-and-error methods on maintaining brain health.
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Get the Summary of Brandy Schillace's Mr. Humble and Dr. Butcher in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "Mr. Humble and Dr. Butcher" recounts the story of Dr. Joseph E. Murray, who performed a pioneering kidney transplant on Richard Herrick using his identical twin brother Ronald's kidney. The book delves into the history of organ transplantation, the challenges of immune system rejection, and the advancements in surgical...
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A Newly Revised and Expanded Edition. In the decade since Jim Robbins's A Symphony in the Brain was first published, the control of our bodies, brains, and minds has taken remarkable leaps. From neurofeedback with functional magnetic resonance imaging equipment, to the use of radio waves, to biofeedback of the heart and breath, and coverage of biofeedback by health insurance plans, the numerous advances have driven the need for a revised edition to...
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Irene de Caso explica de forma comprensible y amena los actuales avances neurocientíficos relacionados con las drogas psicodélicas, así como sus aplicaciones clínicas y vivenciales. José Carlos Bouso, PhD, Director Científico, ICEERS.
Conozca los usos terapéuticos de las sustancias psicodélicas clásicas y los empatógenos como herramientas revolucionarias de neuroplasticidad y salud mental. Descubra cómo la psilocibina, la DMT o la MDMA...
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A study in 2014 by the National Center for Learning Disabilities stated the prevalence of those with learning disabilities living in poverty doubles the prevalence of those with learning disabilities not living in poverty. After reading this horrific fact, I began an organization, The Elevator Project Special Needs Program, which is dedicated to lifting those with learning disabilities out of poverty through individualized training of vocational and...
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En este libro aprenderá todos los fundamentos de los psicodélicos y por qué toda esta investigación es tan gran noticia para la salud pública en este siglo. Tras un viaje muy largo y extraño, puede que los psicodélicos vuelvan, por fin, para quedarse. Rick Doblin, PhD, Fundador y Director Ejecutivo, MAPS.
En esta guía aprenderá todo lo esencial sobre la historia, neurociencia, legalidad, aplicaciones terapéuticas y reducción de riesgos...
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This book is a concise guide into the everchanging and complex discipline of neuroscience for those students who are looking for clarity in a complex subject. The manner the information is presented to the reader is easy to comprehend and to apply those priciples to acadamic course work. The information provded is direct and to the point while continuing to provide the reader with the depth of understanding to successfully comprehend the basic principles...
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Around the world, a swelling tide of people are discovering an astonishing, life-altering truth. This book tells their extraordinary stories:
• an anxious PhD student builds his confidence by changing his workout
• back exercises help one woman negotiate a fix to a botched home repair
• a Microsoft executive grows credibility by shifting her stance
• an executive team leads their company to a 30% increase in valuation by dancing together
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Los recuerdos son una parte integral de la experiencia humana. Nos persiguen, los atesoramos, y durante nuestras vidas reunimos más de ellos en cada nueva experiencia. Sin la memoria no seríamos capaces de mantener una relación, manejar nuestros autos, conversar con nuestros hijos, leer un poema, ver televisión o hacer prácticamente cualquier cosa. La memoria: una breve introducción explora las fascinantes particularidades de la memoria humana....
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How does the brain think? An alternative way of looking at how matter produces mind. Calling on new research in neuroscience and a new interpretation of old ideas, this book tackles the age-old questions of how thinking, consciousness and emotion happen. We can be irrational and unpredictable but we are completely understandable, the author explains in this fascinating introduction to our complex inner world. Chapters include explanations and key...
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The average human brain weighs three pounds-80 percent of which is water-and yet it's capable of outstripping the computational and storage capacities of the most complex computer. But how the mind works remains one of humankind's greatest mysteries.
With boundless curiosity and enthusiasm, Shannon Moffett, a Stanford medical student, takes us down the halls of neuroscience to the front lines of cutting-edge research and medicine to meet some of...
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'A masterpiece of popularization' Times Literary Supplement 'A fascinating account, based on objective scientific research, of the ways in which mental states affect the individual's liability to disease... Martin is a highly civilized scientist, who seasons his text with witty parentheses. He also provides many examples from literature, ranging widely from Shakespeare, Goethe and Hardy to Tolstoy, Dostoevsky and Kafka... Interesting, informative...
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