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“ray guillery”

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  • The Brain as a Tool

    A Neuroscientist's Account

    by Ray Guillery ...
    There are two distinct views about the functions of our brains and their origins. The standard view, taught in most neuroscience texts, has incoming messages about the world sent to the cerebral cortex, with the cortex then producing an appropriate motor output. The interactive view, largely expressed by philosophers and psychologists, stresses the continuous sensorimotor interactions of the brain ... Read more

    $62.09 USD

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  • The Biology of Desire

    Why Addiction Is Not a Disease

    by Marc Lewis, PhD ...
    A renowned neuroscientist provides an “unorthodox but enlightening” (Wall Street Journal) narrative of how addiction happens in the brain, and what we can do to overcome itThrough the vivid, true stories of five people who journeyed into and out of addiction, a renowned neuroscientist—and former addict himself—explains why the disease model of addiction is wrong and how it obstructs the path to ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

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  • Altered Traits

    Science Reveals How Meditation Changes Your Mind, Brain, and Body

    by Daniel Goleman, Richard J. Davidson ...
    Two New York Times–bestselling authors unveil new research showing what meditation can really do for the brain.In the last twenty years, meditation and mindfulness have gone from being kind of cool to becoming an omnipresent Band-Aid for fixing everything from your weight to your relationship to your achievement level. Unveiling here the kind of cutting-edge research that has made them giants in ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • The Prefrontal Cortex

    by Joaquin Fuster ...
    This is the fourth edition of the undisputed classic on the prefrontal cortex, the principal "executive" structure of the brain. Because of its role in such cognitive functions as working memory, planning, and decision-making, the prefrontal cortex is critically involved in the organization of behavior, language, and reasoning. Prefrontal dysfunction lies at the foundation of several psychotic and ... Read more

    $99.89 USD

  • Your Conscious Mind

    Unravelling the greatest mystery of the human brain

    by New Scientist ...
    Series series New Scientist Instant Expert
    What is this strange mental world that seems so essential to being human?The conscious mind brings together sensations, perceptions, thoughts and memories to generate the seamless movie of a person's life. It makes us aware of the world around us and our own self. How all this emerges from a kilogram of brain cells is one of the greatest unanswered questions.In Your Conscious Mind leading brain ... Read more

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  • Mirrors in the Brain

    How our minds share actions and emotions

    by Giacomo Rizzolatti, Corrado Sinigaglia ...
    Emotions and actions are powerfully contagious; when we see someone laugh, cry, show disgust, or experience pain, in some sense, we share that emotion. When we see someone in distress, we share that distress. When we see a great actor, musician or sportsperson perform at the peak of their abilities, it can feel like we are experiencing just something of what they are experiencing. Yet only ... Read more

    $39.59 USD

  • The Proust Effect

    The Senses as Doorways to Lost Memories

    by Cretien van Campen ...
    The senses can be powerful triggers for memories of our past, eliciting a range of both positive and negative emotions. The smell or taste of a long forgotten sweet can stimulate a rich emotional response connected to our childhood, or a piece of music transport us back to our adolescence. Sense memories can be linked to all the senses - sound, vision, and even touch can also trigger intense and ... Read more

    $33.29 USD

  • Oxford Handbook of Neuroethics

    Edited by Judy Illes, Barbara J. Sahakian ...
    Series series Oxford Library of Psychology
    The past two decades have seen unparalleled developments in our knowledge of the brain and mind. However, these advances have forced us to confront head-on some significant ethical issues regarding our application of this information in the real world- whether using brain images to establish guilt within a court of law, or developing drugs to enhance cognition. Historically, any consideration of ... Read more

    $103.49 USD

  • New Frontiers in Mirror Neurons Research

    Edited by Pier Francesco Ferrari, Giacomo Rizzolatti ...
    The discovery of mirror neurons caused a revolution in neuroscience and psychology. Nevertheless, because of their profound impact within life sciences, mirror neuron are still the subject of numerous debates concerning their origins and their functions. With more than 20 years of research in this area, it is timely to synthesise the expanding literature on this topic. 'New frontiers in Mirror ... Read more

    $97.19 USD

  • Contradictions

    Neuroscience and Religion

    by José M. Musacchio ...
    Series series Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)
    “Contradictions” is a general interest book that exposes the incompatibility between popular religious beliefs and the scientific view of human nature. It begins with a survey of the evolution of religions and their continuing, often irrational, influences in modern society. Then, based on his long experience in neuroscience, the author takes issue with Decartes about the duality of body and soul. ... Read more

    $31.49 USD

  • Brain Theory

    Essays in Critical Neurophilosophy

    Edited by C. Wolfe ...
    Series series Philosophy and Religion (R0)
    Philosophy has long puzzled over the relation between mind and brain. This volume presents some of the state-of-the-art reflections on philosophical efforts to 'make sense' of neuroscience, as regards issue including neuroaesthetics, brain science and the law, neurofeminism, embodiment, race, memory and pain. ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • Rethinking Cognitive Enhancement

    Edited by Ruud ter Meulen, Wayne Hall, Ahmed Mohamed ...
    There has been much recent excitement amongst neuroscientists and ethicists about the possibility of using drugs, as well as other technologies, to enhance cognition in healthy individuals. This excitement has arisen from recent advances in neuroscientific technologies such as drugs that increase alertness and wakefulness in healthy individuals or technologies that can stimulate activity in ... Read more

    $85.49 USD