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1) Your brain
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24 pages : color illustrations ; 21 x 22 cm.
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English
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Introduces the brain and its makeup, its function within the nervous system, brain diseases, and how to keep the brain healthy.
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ix, 326 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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We don't think of imagination the way that we should. The word is often only associated with children, artists and daydreamers, viewed as something separate from everyday adult life. However, imagination is an integral part of almost every action and decision that we make. Simply put, imagination is a person's ability to create scenarios in his or her head: this can include everything from planning a grocery list, to honing a golf swing, and even...
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"For all we hear of neuroscience's great advances, the field has generated more questions than answers. We know that the brain combines sensory input from all over your body into a single perception, but not how. We think brains "compute" in some sense, but we can't say what those computations are. We believe that the brain is organized as a hierarchy, with different pieces all working collaboratively to make a single model of the world. But we can...
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xxv, 498 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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"Author of the iconic bestsellers This Is Your Brain on Music and The Organized Mind, Daniel Levitin turns his keen insights to what happens in our brains as we age; why we should think about health span, not life span; and, based on a rigorous analysis of neuroscientific evidence, how you can make the most of your seventies, eighties, and nineties today, no matter how old you are now"--
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278 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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English
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"Using herself as a guinea pig, a science journalist explores "neuroplasticity" to find out whether she can make meaningful, lasting changes to the way her brain works. In books like THE HAPPINESS PROJECT, THE NO-SPEND YEAR, and THE YEAR OF YES, individuals have tried a specific experience and then reported on it, sharing the takeaway for the rest of us. In MY PLASTIC BRAIN, Caroline Williams spends a year exploring "neuroplasticity" -- the brain's...
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xxvii, 353 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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"We've all felt anxious, sad, traumatized, grief-stricken, stressed, angry, or hopeless at some point in life. It's perfectly normal to go through emotional crises or have periods when you feel panicked or out of sorts. It is how you respond to these challenges that will make all the difference in how you feel -- not just immediately, but also in the long run. Unfortunately, many people turn to self-medicating behaviors, such as overeating, drugs,...
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xviii, 279 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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English
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Davidson offers an entirely new model of our emotions -- their origins, their power, and their malleability. By giving us a new and useful way to look at ourselves, we can develop a sense of well-being, and live more meaningful lives.
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xv, 425 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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English
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"A new theory of how the brain constructs emotions that could revolutionize psychology, health care, law enforcement, and our understanding of the human mind. Emotions feel automatic, like uncontrollable reactions to things we think and experience. Scientists have long supported this assumption by claiming that emotions are hardwired in the body or the brain. Today, however, the science of emotion is in the midst of a revolution on par with the discovery...
11) The body has a mind of its own: how body maps in your brain help you do (almost) everything better
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Why do you still feel fat after losing weight? Why do you duck your head when you drive into an underground parking garage? Why are your kids so enthralled by video games?The answers to these questions can be found in a new understanding of how your brain interacts with your body, the space around your body, and the social world. Every point on your body, each internal organ, and every point in space out to the end of your fingertips is mapped inside...
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xxii, 310 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
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English
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"Now, Brizendine uses her unique ability of making science approachable to offer an empowering vision of the years in a woman's life that have too often been ignored or misunderstood and creates a positive new framework for this life stage. She never uses the words perimenopause or menopause, with their suggestions of obsolescence. She guides women to become more of who they are and who they want to be in the second half of life. After analyzing the...
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172 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
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¿Qué es el cerebro y de qué está hecho? ¿Cuáles son sus funciones? ¿Percibimos fielmente el mundo? ¿En qué nos diferenciamos de los computadores? ¿Por qué dormimos y soñamos? ¿Cómo funciona la memoria? Estas y otras preguntas son las que el destacado neurocientífico Pedro Maldonado ha escuchado en salas de clase, en conferencias, y hasta en su propia casa. Ante el interés y curiosidad que despierta conocer el sistema más complejo...
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32 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
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English
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"When you go to sleep, what does your brain do? Does it rest too? It can't because it's busy working while you snooze! It repairs, and resets, and helps your body even when you aren't awake. Using up-to-date research to explore our brains' critical functions when we are asleep, psychology experts JoAnn and Terrence Deak invite kids (and adults) to unpack all the amazing things your brain is doing when you're not awake-and why it's so important to...
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Did you know that the brain is in charge of everything you do, every minute of every day? You know, like thinking about funny stuff and keeping you alive. Bestselling author Nick Seluk explains the science behind everything the brain does for you--from keeping your heart beating to remembering stuff, and make you YOU.
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xviii, 412 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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"Renowned neuroscientist Joseph LeDoux digs into the natural history of life on earth to provide a new perspective on the similarities between us and our ancestors in deep time. This page-turning survey of the whole of terrestrial evolution sheds new light on how nervous systems evolved in animals, how the brain developed, and what it means to be human." --Amazon.
18) I am human
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1 videodisc (91 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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By 2029, scientists predict that approximately one million people will have implantable technology in their brains. This film follows the inspiring journeys of three early pioneers, Bill, Anne, and Stephen. As these unlikely cyborgs grapple with the realities of their implantable brain technology, scientists face pressing technical and ethical quandaries: will the same technology that heals the sick soon lead to super human abilities, telepathic communication,...
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1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations ; 27 cm.
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"Neurodiversity is what makes our world beautiful, and this author teaches us the importance of celebrating the unique ways in which our brains help us learn, feel, and experience life"--Page 4 of cover.
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