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xiii, 332 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
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Concerns about memory and other thinking skills are common, particularly in middle age and beyond. Due to worries about declining brain health, some seek out dubious products or supplements purportedly designed to improve memory and other cognitive abilities. Fortunately, scientific research has uncovered a clear-cut set of evidence-based activities and lifestyle choices that are inexpensive or free and known to promote brain and cognitive functioning....
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Dr. Wallace explains how enlightenment, long regarded as mystical, impractical and even unattainable, is something real, measurable, and of immense practical value. He shows that enlightenment has a scientific, physiological basis, and arises through a process of neurophysiological refinement as a natural result of the Transcendental Meditation (TM) program of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi.
Hundreds of scientific studies conducted at leading research institutes...
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"In Physics in Mind, eminent biophysicist Werner R. Loewenstein seeks answers to these perplexing questions in the mechanisms of physics. Bringing information theory -- the idea that all information can be quantified and encoded in bits -- to bear on recent advances in the neurosciences, Loewenstein reveals inside the brain a web of immense computational power capable of rendering a coherent representation of the world outside. He guides us on an...
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264 pages : color illustrations ; 31 cm + 1 DVD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)
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English
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Combining the latest findings from the field of neuroscience with expert text and state-of-the-art illustrations, "The Human Brain Book" is a complete guide to the one organ in the body that makes each person a unique individual. Includes an interactive DVD.
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790 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
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"Why do we do the things we do? Over a decade in the making, this game-changing book is Robert Sapolsky's genre-shattering attempt to answer that question as fully as perhaps only he could, looking at it from every angle. Sapolsky's storytelling concept is delightful but it also has a powerful intrinsic logic: he starts by looking at the factors that bear on a person's reaction in the precise moment a behavior occurs, and then hops back in time from...
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viii, 294 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
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English
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The #1 New York Times best-selling author of Grain Brain and his son, also a medical doctor, explore how modern culture threatens to rewire our brains and damage our health, offering a practical plan for healing. Includes a ten-day practical program with meal plan and recipes.
Modern culture is rewiring our brains and damaging our health. We immerse ourselves in foods whenever we want; enter an enticing world of digital media; buy goods and services...
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xvii, 192 pages ; 21 cm.
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English
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"Navigating Life with Migraine and Other Headaches focuses on the many myths that exist around headaches and dispels common misperceptions by providing simple explanations on how headaches occur, and, most importantly, how to treat them. The authors give real, practical advice: when and how to manage your headaches, when to seek treatment, and when to be concerned. From vitamins to prescription meds; from when to go to the emergency department to...
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xii, 353 pages ; 24 cm
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English
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Transformational expert Marci Shimoff offers a breakthrough approach to experiencing a lasting state of unconditional love -- the kind of love that doesn't depend on another person, situation, or romantic partner, and that you can access at any time and in any circumstance. This is the deepest and truest form of love and is the key to lasting joy and fulfillment in life. She draws on cutting-edge scientific research, ancient wisdom from cultures across...
10) Parir sin estrés
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206 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm
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Español
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Este libro explica paso a paso el reconocido Metodo Bonapace que propone tecnicas de preparacion al parto para la pareja, validadas por los cientificos, y basadas en los hallazgos de la neurofisiologia sobre el dolor. Bonapace propone ejercicios de digitopresion, posturas de yoga (asanas), respiraciones, movimientos, masajes y preparacion psicologica para que los futuros padres, con el apoyo necesario, vivan y disfruten juntos de este tiempo de transicion.
This...
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