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  • The Adolescent Brain

    Reaching for Autonomy

    "Excellent advice on dealing with young people. I wish I′d had this book when my own children were adolescents!"—Patricia Wolfe, International Educational Consultant, Mind Matters, Inc."Written in a reader-friendly manner, the book thoughtfully examines the transition period from childhood to adulthood and combines scholarship from psychology, education, and neuroscience. Loved the graphics!" ... Read more

    $32.39 USD

  • How to Explain a Brain

    An Educator's Handbook of Brain Terms and Cognitive Processes

    Noted author Robert Sylwester offers educators and general readers his own definitions for terms used in the cognitive neurosciences. This unique look into the marvelous brain uses language and descriptions that are accessible to readers, even those with just a limited understanding of biology. Discover how our brain is organized and develops, and how educators can use this emerging understanding ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • A Child's Brain

    Understanding How the Brain Works, Develops, and Changes During the Critical Stages of Childhood

    With A Child’s Brain you can learn how a child’s brain works, develops, and changes during the critical stages of childhood. Robert Sylwester, author of twenty books, has written this latest book to help parents and educators understand children’s cognitive development and provide suggestions on how to nurture children to their full potential. A Child’s Brain is a rich resource that:Examines the ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • How to Explain a Brain

    An Educator′s Handbook of Brain Terms and Cognitive Processes

    "A delicious and nutritious alphabet soup for brain aficionados. How to Explain a Brain serves a generous portion of savory topics for the hearty neural appetite. From amygdala to emotion, from hippocampus to memory, from neurotransmitter to serotonin, the brain is explained as skillfully as one simmers a sumptuous stock."Robin Fogarty, PresidentRobin Fogarty & AssociatesUnlock the mysteries of ... Read more

    $32.39 USD

  • A Child′s Brain

    The Need for Nurture

    "This valuable, reader-friendly book helps parents, teachers, and others who work with young children understand the complex and amazing processes involved as the young brain grows and develops."—David A. Sousa, Consultant in Educational Neuroscience, Author of How the Brain Learns"The book reminds us of the importance of nurturing children. We need to help children develop from their core, even ... Read more

    $31.99 USD

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    How Brain Evolution Has Given Us Love, Memory, Dreams, and God

    Linden sets the record straight about the construction of the human brain; rather than the “beautifully-engineered optimized device, the absolute pinnacle of design” portrayed in many dumbed-down text books, pop-science tomes, and education televisions programs, Linden’s organ is a complicated assembly of cobbled-together functionality that created the mind as a by-product of ad-hoc solutions to ... Read more

    $18.99 USD

  • 50 Human Brain Ideas You Really Need to Know

    Series series 50 Ideas You Really Need to Know series
    Master the ideas central to understanding the human brain.In a series of 50 accessible essays, Mo Costandi introduces and explains all we know about the brain and how it works, outlining both long-standing theories and cutting-edge ideas.From the function of neurons and synaptic transmission, to the nervous system and personality, 50 Human Brain Ideas You Really Need to Know is a complete ... Read more

    $2.99 USD

  • The Everything Guide to the Human Brain

    Journey Through the Parts of the Brain, Discover How It Works, and Improve Your Brain's Health

    Series series Everything® Series
    An essential guide for understanding the inner workings of your brain!Do you really only use 10 percent of your brain?Can a bump to the head really restore memories?Does your brain ever lie to you?Why do you always forget where your glasses are, but never how to read?The brain makes you who you are. This fascinating organ creates your personality and controls your reactions and emotions. It's ... Read more

    $2.99 USD

  • The Great Brain Debate

    Nature or Nurture?

    Series series Science Essentials
    Whether our personality, intelligence, and behavior are more likely to be shaped by our environment or our genetic coding is not simply an idle question for today's researchers. There are tremendous consequences to understanding the crucial role that environment and genes each play. How we raise and educate our children, how we treat various mental diseases or conditions, how we care for our ... Read more

    $26.69 USD

  • Brain Matters

    Translating Research into Classroom Practice

    Everyone agrees that what we do in schools should be based on what we know about how the brain learns. Until recently, however, we have had few clues to unlock the secrets of the brain. Now, research from the neurosciences has greatly improved our understanding of the learning process, and we have a much more solid foundation on which to base educational decisions.In this completely revised and ... Read more

    $30.99 USD

  • Comprehensive Review of Psychology

    Comprehensive Review of Psychology provides a detailed coverage of the important areas in an introductory psychology course. ... Read more

    $9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Principles Of Biopsychology

    by Simon Greene ...
    This book is intended to provide an introduction to the basic structure and function of the brain and nervous system, emphasizing relationships with behaviour. The first chapter introduces the field, covering aims, objectives and ethical issues. In chapter 2 the neuron is described, and electrical and chemical conduction presented in detail; this chapter also introduces neurotransmitter pathways ... Read more

    $60.99 USD