Neuroscience & Neuropsychology

Depression can feel like a downward spiral, pulling you down into a vortex of sadness, fatigue, and apathy....

A paradigm-shifting study of neurodivergent women - those with ADHD, autism, synesthesia, high sensitivity, and sensory processing disorder - exploring why these traits are overlooked in women and how society benefits from allowing their unique strengths to flourish....

Modern times are stressful - and it's killing us. Unfortunately, we can't avoid the things that stress us out, but we can change how we respond to them....

The science of emotion is in the midst of a revolution on par with the discovery of relativity in physics and natural selection in biology....

Drawing on more than 30 years of experience as a craniosacral therapist and Rolfer, Stanley Rosenberg explores the crucial role that the vagus nerve plays in determining our psychological and emotional states and explains that a myriad of common psychological and physical symptoms....

When high speed Internet became widely available a few years ago, growing numbers of people began to worry that their porn use was running out of control....

Sex, shopping, eating, social media, drugs and gambling are just some of the things that can trigger a release of dopamine, a neurotransmitter in the brain that is involved in the brain's reward system.

Why is addiction “perfectly logical” to an addict? The answer is found in a single chemical in your brain: dopamine. Dopamine ensured the survival of early man. Thousands of years later, it is the source of our most basic behaviors and cultural ideas - and progress itself....

One of the very best scientific predictors for how any child turns out - in terms of happiness, academic success, leadership skills, and meaningful relationships - is whether at least one adult in their life has consistently shown up for them....

This is the book that will forever change the way we understand and treat mental health. If you or someone you love is affected by mental illness, it might change your life....

A no-nonsense and helpful guide on how to cope with a slew of mental-health issues that are hell-bent on ruining the lives of millions of people worldwide....

The latest research in neuroscience and parenting come together in this groundbreaking book, which brings to light new realizations about the power of nurture for our children's mental and physical health outcomes.

Cowritten by a patient who experienced transformative relief from trauma through EMDR therapy, and a world-renowned psychologist who explains exactly how and why EMDR works, Every Memory Deserves Respect provides clear information while offering inspiration and hope....

This audiobook proposes a simply amazing theory - a theory that states that personal death is a scientific impossibility....

Joseph LeDoux investigates the origins of human emotions and explains that many exist as part of complex neural systems that evolved to enable us to survive....

Dr. Thompson reveals how it is possible to rewire your mind, altering your brain patterns and literally making you more like the person God intended you to be....

Control your brain so it doesn’t control you. A science-based approach to getting things done and avoiding laziness and procrastination. Stop leaving tasks unstarted and/or unfinished. You’re better than that....

The New York Times best-selling author of My Stroke of Insight blends neuroanatomy with psychology to show how we can short-circuit emotional reactivity and find our way to peace....

Two neuroscience experts explain how their 4-Step Method can help break destructive thoughts and actions and change bad habits for good.

From the author of How Emotions Are Made, a myth-busting primer on the brain in the tradition of Seven Brief Lessons on Physics and Astrophysics for People in a Hurry....

Trauma and Recovery is revered as the seminal text on understanding trauma survivors. By placing individual experience in a broader political frame, Harvard psychiatrist Judith Herman argues that psychological trauma is inseparable from its social and political context....

Resilience is the ability to face and handle life's challenges. While resilience is innate in the brain, over time we learn unhelpful patterns. With powerful, time-tested exercises, Linda Graham guides us in rebuilding our core well-being and disaster-proofing our brains....

A deft mixture of memoir and history, modern biology and behavior, In Search of Memory brings listeners from Kandel's childhood in Nazi-occupied Vienna to the forefront of one of the great scientific endeavors of the 20th century: the search for the biological basis of memory....

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Made Simple: The 21 Day Step by Step Guide to Overcoming Depression, Anxiety, Anger and Negative Thoughts provides practical solutions for dealing with your emotions. As a result, you will gain a deeper insight into who you are as an individual....

The Inner Work will take you on a hero’s journey through the uncharted depths of your subconscious mind to understand your shadows and unlock the greatness of your full potential....

Many scientists and doctors believe that there is no such thing as the soul. That there is no part of us that persists beyond death. We are not spiritual in any respect. We are made up of cells and tissue, and completely controlled by a material organ in our heads: the brain. In this groundbreaking book, Dr. Michael Egnor makes the case—based on 40 years of practice and over 7,000 brain surgeries—that science has gotten it all wrong.

A leading neuroplasticity researcher and the coauthor of the groundbreaking books Brain Lock and The Mind and the Brain, Jeffrey M. Schwartz has spent his career studying the structure and neuronal firing patterns of the human brain. He pioneered the first mindfulness-based treatment program for people suffering from OCD, teaching patients how to achieve long-term relief from their compulsions. In You Are Not Your Brain, Schwartz and Gladding carefully outline their program.

The Polyvagal Solution provides a clear path to becoming stress-resilient in the face of daily chaos. Based in the neuroscience of polyvagal theory, this breakthrough guide will introduce you to your vagus nerve—the conductor of your emotions that’s running the show when everything just feels like too much. By stimulating the vagus nerve, you can interrupt your body’s stress response and achieve lasting calm.

Does it ever feel like there's a hypercritical, negative voice inside your head, telling you that you aren't good enough, pretty enough, smart enough, or worthy of success or love? Negative self-talk is all too common, especially for women. This inner critic originally served an important evolutionary purpose—to ensure survival. The problem is, this voice can be difficult to "switch off," leading to anxiety, depression, and low self-esteem. So, how can you move past negative self-talk and start living with confidence?

In The Underlying Causes of Mental Anomalies, Dr. Maxwell Nartey, for the first time in the history of the world, uses the science of Symptometry to cater to the needs of cells and focuses rather on looking at the problem as a whole. The book focuses on the underlying causes of brain disorders ranging from children to adults, diving into the very basics that psychologists and psychiatrists often miss.