Showing results by publisher "----RM Alexander" in Neuroscience & Neuropsychology

Brain diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s affect an estimated one in six Americans and are increasing in incidence as the population ages. In this audiobook, we examine these and other conditions involving the damage and loss of neurons, including other forms of dementia, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), and multiple sclerosis (MS).

How can the furniture in your home affect your wellbeing? What colour clothing will help you play sport better? And what simple trick will calm you after a tense day at work? In this revelatory book, pioneering and entertaining Oxford Professor Charles Spence shows how our senses change how we think and feel, and how by 'hacking' them we can reduce stress, become more productive and be happier.

Ogni essere umano ha un cervello, ma non tutti i cervelli sono uguali. Eppure, poche persone hanno un'idea realistica dell'infinita variabilità della neuropsicologia umana, e di quanto questa variabilità, se non considerata adeguatamente, possa favorire incomprensioni, sofferenze, marginalizzazioni. Le scienze biomediche, cognitive e psicologiche, le scienze umane e sociali hanno elaborato approcci diversi per descrivere e trattare questa diversità.

Dive into the fascinating world of neuroscience and artificial intelligence with this captivating educational series! In "Neuroscientist Explains Brain and AI: How the Brain and AI Learn," Dr. Tursun Alkam takes young listeners on an enlightening journey through the easy introduction of the human brain and artificial intelligence.

With this indispensable guide, you'll cultivate a values-driven approach to building a culture of sustained authentic inclusion where everyone can thrive; learn how to improve the interview process to avoid missing game-changing talent; develop a hybrid office protocol that works for everyone and a support infrastructure that aligns with universal design principles; uncover and eliminate the destructive influence of unconscious cognitive biases; understand unique problem-solving abilities such as lateral thinking, visual-spatial thinking, multisensory thinking, and much more.

Hören Sie auf, sich vom Lärm manipulieren zu lassen – Lernen Sie, in einem Zeitalter der Desinformation selbst zu denken“ Haben Sie manchmal das Gefühl, dass Sie gar nicht mehr wissen, was wahr ist? Spüren Sie, dass etwas – oder jemand – heimlich beeinflusst, was Sie glauben? Sind Sie es leid, sich von Streit, Propaganda und dem Chaos im Internet emotional auslaugen zu lassen? Wir leben in der lautesten Epoche der Menschheitsgeschichte, in der Schlagzeilen, Influencer und Algorithmen um unsere Aufmerksamkeit konkurrieren.

We live in the noisiest era in human history, where headlines, influencers, and algorithms compete for our attention. Every scroll, every “breaking news” banner, every viral post quietly chips away at our ability to think clearly.

In seinen Vorlesungen entwickelt Freud schrittweise ein umfassendes Modell der menschlichen Psyche: Symptome, Widerstand, Libido, Angst, Narzissmus und die Wege zur Heilung – prägnant, systematisch und mit überraschender Klarheit. Die Texte gelten als Einstieg in die Psychoanalyse und als Brücke zwischen Medizin, Philosophie und Psychologie.

What if your brain isn’t the problem… but the key to your next-level breakthrough? In The Brain Upgrade Blueprint, you’ll discover how to unlock the hidden power of your mind using the latest science in neurohacking, focus training, belief rewiring, and mental performance optimization. This isn’t just another self-help audiobook. It’s a complete system for upgrading the way you think, decide, focus, and feel—day after day. If you’ve ever struggled with procrastination, distraction, brain fog, or self-doubt, this book will help you get unstuck—and stay mentally sharp under pressure.

Anxiety is natural. Calm is learned. If you didn’t learn yesterday, you can learn today. It’s not easy, of course. Once your natural alarm system is triggered, it’s hard to find the off switch. Indeed, you don’t have an off switch until you build one. Tame Your Anxiety shows you how. Listeners learn about the brain chemicals that make us feel threatened and the chemicals that make us feel safe. You’ll see how your brain turns on these chemicals with neural pathways built from past experience, and, most important, you discover your power to build new pathways.

You've probably seen it before: a human brain dramatically lit from the side, the camera circling it like a helicopter shot of Stonehenge, and a modulated baritone voice exalting the brain's elegant design in reverent tones... to which this book says: Pure nonsense.

For centuries, people have talked of a powerful bodily disorder called migraine, which currently affects about a billion people around the world. Yet until now, the rich history of this condition has barely been told. In Migraine, award-winning historian Katherine Foxhall reveals the ideas and methods that ordinary people and medical professionals have used to describe, explain, and treat migraine since the Middle Ages.

Want to optimize your brain function? This book teaches you about specific brain-supporting nutrients, how these nutrients affect us, and what we can eat to support our brain function. This book is not only for someone with a brain injury or disease but also for anyone seeking to improve their brain. Ready to get started? How to Feed a Brain will give you the nutritional tools to optimize your brain function.

Over the past decade neuroscience has uncovered a wealth of new information about our senses and how they serve as our gateway to the world. This splendidly accessible book explores the most intriguing findings of this research. With infectious enthusiasm, Rob DeSalle illuminates not only how we see, hear, smell, touch, taste, maintain balance, feel pain, and rely on other less familiar senses, but also how these senses shape our perception of the world aesthetically, artistically, and musically.

What Are the Chances? reveals how psychology and neuroscience explain the significance of the idea of luck. Barbara Blatchley explores how people react to random events in a range of circumstances, examining the evidence that the belief in luck helps us cope with a lack of control. She tells the stories of lucky and unlucky people as well as the accidental discoveries that fundamentally changed what we know about the brain.

By the time a baby is born, its brain is equipped with billions of intricately crafted neurons wired together through trillions of interconnections to form a compact and breathtakingly efficient supercomputer. Zero to Birth takes you on an extraordinary journey to the very edge of creation, from the moment of an egg's fertilization through each step of a human brain's development in the womb—and even a little beyond. As W. A. Harris guides you through the process of how the brain is built, he takes up the biggest questions that scientists have asked about the developing brain.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Made Simple: The 21 Day Step-by-Step Guide to Overcome 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 and why you probably act the way you do.

In this step-by-step guide to enhancing cognitive function and fighting—and even reversing—memory loss, Dr. Steven Masley (bestselling author of The 30-Day Heart Tune-Up) lays out a four-pillar diet-and-lifestyle approach to improving brain health, focusing on food, nutrients, exercise, and...

This program features an introduction and conclusion read by the author. Blending cutting-edge research with engaging storytelling, The Breakthrough Years offers readers a paradigm-shifting comprehensive understanding of adolescence. “Just wait until they’re a teenager!” Many parents of...

Although every creature on the planet ages, there are still many people that fear the process of aging because you might think there is a loss of control of how you look or how your brain functions. Our cognitive functions, such as memory, learning, focus, and concentration, naturally start to decline when we age. This decline, especially in memory formation and recall, is what people fear about aging the most.