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  • The Dopaminergic Mind in Human Evolution and History

    What does it mean to be human? There are many theories of the evolution of human behavior which seek to explain how our brains evolved to support our unique abilities and personalities. Most of these have focused on the role of brain size or specific genetic adaptations of the brain. In contrast, in this text, Fred Previc presents a provocative theory that high levels of dopamine, the most widely ... Read more

    $46.79 USD

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  • Use Your Brain to Change Your Age

    Secrets to Look, Feel, and Think Younger Every Day: A Longevity Book

    **From the bestselling author and PBS star, a brain-healthy program to turn back the clock, and keep your mind sharp and your body fit.“An incredibly helpful book for anyone who wants to increase their brain capacity.”—Dr. Rick Warren, author of The Purpose Driven Life**The fountain of youth is between your ears.A healthy brain is the key to staying vibrant and alive for a long time, and in Use ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • The Tale of the Dueling Neurosurgeons

    The History of the Human Brain as Revealed by True Stories of Trauma, Madness, and Recovery

    by Sam Kean ...
    The author of the bestseller The Disappearing Spoon reveals the secret inner workings of the brain through strange but true stories.Early studies of the human brain used a simple method: wait for misfortune to strike -- strokes, seizures, infectious diseases, horrendous accidents -- and see how victims coped. In many cases their survival was miraculous, if puzzling. Observers were amazed by the ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • I Am a Strange Loop

    **One of our greatest philosophers and scientists of the mind examines where the self comes from – and how our selves can exist in the minds of others.“I Am a Strange Loop is a work of rigorous thinking, but it’s also an extraordinary tribute to the memory of romantic love: The Year of Magical Thinking for mathematicians.” ―Time**Deep down, your brain is a chaotic seething soup of particles. On a ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

  • The Compass of Pleasure

    How Our Brains Make Fatty Foods, Orgasm, Exercise, Marijuana, Generosity, Vodka,Learning, and Gambling Feel So Good

    A leading brain scientist's look at the neurobiology of pleasure-and how pleasures can become addictions.Whether eating, taking drugs, engaging in sex, or doing good deeds, the pursuit of pleasure is a central drive of the human animal. In The Compass of Pleasure Johns Hopkins neuroscientist David J. Linden explains how pleasure affects us at the most fundamental level: in our brain.As he did in ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • The Hidden Agenda of the Political Mind

    How Self-Interest Shapes Our Opinions and Why We Won't Admit It

    Why your political views are more self-serving than you thinkWhen it comes to politics, we often perceive our own beliefs as fair and socially beneficial, while seeing opposing views as merely self-serving. But in fact most political views are governed by self-interest, even if we usually don't realize it. Challenging our fiercely held notions about what motivates us politically, this book ... Read more

    $20.99 USD

  • Placebo Effects

    Understanding the mechanisms in health and disease

    The placebo effect is one of the most widely used and familiar terms within science and medicine, yet it is not always clear just what we mean by a placebo effect.Though we might describe a placebo effect as being 'all in the mind', we now know that there is a genuine neurobiological basis to this phenomenon. In recent years our knowledge of the neural bases of the placebo effect has developed ... Read more

    $53.99 USD

  • Visual Experience

    Sensation, Cognition, and Constancy

    Edited by Gary Hatfield, Sarah Allred ...
    'Seeing' happens effortlessly and yet is endlessly complex. One of the most fascinating aspects of visual perception is its stability and constancy. As we shift our gaze or move about the world, the light projected onto the retinas is constantly changing. Yet the surrounding objects appear stable in their properties. Psychologists have long been interested in constancies, exploring questions such ... Read more

    $81.89 USD

  • Infant Brain Development

    Formation of the Mind and the Emergence of Consciousness

    Series series Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)
    This book discusses the main milestones of early brain development and the emergence of consciousness, within and outside the mother’s environment, with a particular focus on the preterm infant. These insights offer new perspectives on issues concerning fetal pain, awareness in newborns, and the effects of current digital media on the developing infant brain.Among the topics covered:· Brain ... Read more

    $107.99 USD

  • The Rat Brain in Stereotaxic Coordinates

    Hard Cover Edition

    This completely revised edition of The Rat Brain in Stereotaxic Coordinates, the second most cited book in science, represents a dramatic update from the previous edition. Based on a single rat brain, this edition features an entirely new coronal set of tissue cut in regular 120 micron intervals with accompanying photographs and drawings of coronal, horizontal and sagittal sections of this new set ... Read more

    $206.99 USD

  • Neurosciences - From Molecule to Behavior: a university textbook

    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    Neurosciences – a comprehensive approachThis textbook covers neuroscience from cellular and molecular mechanisms to behavior and cognitive processing. We also address evolution of the nervous system, computational neuroscience, the history of neuroscience as a discipline and neurophilosophy – to name but a few. The book provides the newest state-of-the-art knowledge about neuroscience from across ... Read more

    $80.99 USD

  • Cognitive, Conative and Behavioral Neurology

    An Evolutionary Perspective

    Series series Medicine (R0)
    This ground breaking title presents the many different neurologic syndromes and vastly expanding data in the brain sciences from an evolutionary, or neuro-archeological, perspective, as well as a clinical one. The neuro-archeological perspective offers a more thorough picture of the field – providing hindsight that leads to great insight and foresight. It thus provides the reader with the core ... Read more

    $80.99 USD