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Extraordinary Brain eBook Series

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  • Dyslexia and Neuroscience

    The Geschwind-Galaburda Hypothesis 30 Years Later

    Edited by Albert M. Galaburda M.D., Nadine Gaab, Ph.D., Fumiko Hoeft M.D., Ph.D., Peggy McCardle, Ph.D., MPH ...
    Series series Extraordinary Brain
    Thirty years ago, the groundbreaking Geschwind-Galaburda hypothesis defined the field of dyslexia, revealing and analyzing the complex associations among brain development, hormones, immune activity, and brain lateralization. This important volume revisits the hypothesis three decades later and explores key questions: What have we learned since then, and what still needs to be investigated?Based ... Read more

    $57.59 USD

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  • Switched On

    A Memoir of Brain Change and Emotional Awakening

    by John Elder Robison, Marcel Just ...
    An extraordinary memoir about the cutting-edge brain therapy that dramatically changed the life and mind of John Elder Robison, the New York Times bestselling author of Look Me in the EyeNAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE WASHINGTON POSTImagine spending the first forty years of your life in darkness, blind to the emotions and social signals of other people. Then imagine that someone ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

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  • Action Potential: A Tutorial Study Guide

    by Nicoladie Tam ...
    “Action Potential” is a part of the college-level Principles of Biology course series and the Neuropsychopharmacology course series textbooks. It is a tutorial written in questions and answers format to describe the physiology of action potentials, nerve impulses and graded potentials in neurons.It is a study guide with in-depth explanations. Each section is a modular unit that is self-contained ... Read more

    $2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Placebo Effects

    by Fabrizio Benedetti ...
    One of the most widespread words in medicine is placebo and placebo effect, although it is not always clear what it means exactly. Recent progress in biomedical research has allowed a better clarification of the placebo effect. We know that this is an active psychobiological phenomenon which takes place in the patient's brain and that is capable of influencing both the course of a disease and the ... Read more

    $57.59 USD

  • Early Childhood and Neuroscience - Links to Development and Learning

    Edited by Leslie Haley Wasserman, Debby Zambo ...
    Series series Education (R0)
    Information from neuroscience is growing and being properly used, and misused wich makes it imperative that educators receive accurate and practical information. This book provides the accurate and practical information educators (pre-service and in-service) and caregivers serving children birth through age 8 need to know. This volume takes a practical and cautionary stance. It reminds educators ... Read more

    $161.09 USD

  • Visual Aspects of Dyslexia

    Edited by John Stein, Zoï Kapoula ...
    Dyslexia affects about 10% of all children and is a potent cause of loss of self-confidence, personal and family misery, and waste of potential. Although the dominant view is that it is caused by specifically linguistic/phonological weakness, recent research within the field of neuroscience has shown that it is associated wtih visual processing problems as well. These discoveries have led to a ... Read more

    $72.89 USD

  • Follow-Up for NICU Graduates

    Promoting Positive Developmental and Behavioral Outcomes for At-Risk Infants

    Edited by Howard Needelman, Barbara J. Jackson ...
    Series series Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)
    This book examines the role of Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICUs) and follow-up clinics in addressing the complex developmental, behavioral, social, and medical needs of at-risk infants through early intervention and medical subspecialties. It describes the necessary functional components of follow-up clinics and challenges in establishing and running multidisciplinary clinics in an area of ... Read more

    $197.09 USD

  • Animal Models of Behavior Genetics

    Edited by Jonathan C. Gewirtz, Yong-Kyu Kim ...
    Series series Advances in Behavior Genetics
    This stimulating analysis reviews the broad potential of animal models to foster a deeper understanding of human pathology, strengthen connections between genetic and behavioral studies, and develop more effective treatments for mental disorders. Widely-studied and lesser-used species are examined in models that capture features along the continuum of normative and pathological behavior. The ... Read more

    $143.09 USD

  • Deep Brain Stimulation

    A New Frontier in Psychiatry

    Edited by Damiaan Denys, Matthijs Feenstra, Rick Schuurman ...
    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    Deep Brain Stimulation: A New Frontier in Psychiatry provides an overview of current developments and the future possibilities of deep brain stimulation for patients with therapy-refractory psychiatric disorders. The side-by-side presentation of clinical applications and animal research provides a truly translational approach. Also included is a special chapter on the ethical issues involved in ... Read more

    $143.09 USD

  • State Space Grids

    Depicting Dynamics Across Development

    by Tom Hollenstein ...
    Series series Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)
    Human development from birth through adulthood is a complex interplay of many interacting forces. Children’s internal processes are manifest in behaviors that are sculpted by their experiences, most notably with primary caregivers. Because the discipline of psychology explores human behavior and cognition, the techniques employed for developmental analysis must be able to describe, depict, and ... Read more

    $98.09 USD

  • Clinical Neuroembryology

    Development and Developmental Disorders of the Human Central Nervous System

    by Hans J. ten Donkelaar, Martin Lammens, Akira Hori ...
    Series series Medicine (R0)
    This book provides a comprehensive overview of the development of the human central nervous system (CNS) in the context of its many developmental disorders due to genetic, environmental, and hypoxic/ischemic causes. The introductory chapters give an overview of the development of the human brain and the spinal cord, the mechanisms of development as obtained in experimental studies of various ... Read more

    $242.09 USD

  • Fetal Development

    Research on Brain and Behavior, Environmental Influences, and Emerging Technologies

    Edited by Nadja Reissland, Barbara S. Kisilevsky ...
    This book provides an overview of fetal psychobiological research, focusing on brain and behavior, genetic and epigenetic factors affecting both short and long-term development, and technological breakthroughs in the field. These focal points intersect throughout the chapters, as in the challenges of evaluating the fetal central nervous system, the myriad impacts of maternal stressors and ... Read more

    $152.09 USD