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"Crack open this book and take a read. You will be transported, illuminated, and delighted." -Psychology Today
Just 125,000 years ago, humanity was on a path to extinction, until a dramatic shift occurred. We used our mental abilities to navigate new terrain and changing climates. We hunted, foraged, tracked tides, shucked oysters-anything we could do to survive. Before long, our species had pulled itself back from the brink and was on more stable...
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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 transformations that took place when different parts of the brain were destroyed, altering victims' personalities. Parents suddenly couldn't recognize their own children. Pillars of the community...
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Frances Lincoln Children's Books
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2020.
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You're brain is absolutely amazing!? They are responsible for absolutely every single thing we do. Every time we breath, or walk or talk or eat, it's all because of our brilliant brains! When we feel happy or sad, when we drop something, when we run or draw - none of this would be possible without our fantastic brains. Find out how our brains work, how they control the rest of the body and how they change over time. From how they create our memories,...
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Guilford Press
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[2020]
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"keywords: interpersonal neurobiology, cognitive neuroscience, mindsight, mindfulness training, mindfulness, contemplative practices, brain development, developmental psychology, child development, attachment theory, theory of mind, human nature, psychotherapy, textbooks, texts This highly influential work--now in a revised and expanded third edition incorporating major advances in the field--gives clinicians, educators, and students a new understanding...
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