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Gifford lectures volume 2009
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"The "father of cognitive neuroscience" makes a powerful and provocative argument against today's common wisdom that our lives are wholly determined by physical processes we cannot control"--
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A peak-performance expert maps out a revolutionary new practice-Hedonic Engineering-that combines the best of neuroscience and optimal psychology. It's an intensive program of breathing, movement, and sexuality that mends trauma, heightens inspiration and tightens connections-helping us wake up, grow up, and show up for a world that needs us all.
Our lives today are becoming increasingly disconnected. "Diseases of despair" are killing us. Jamie Wheal...
3) Brain power: optimize your mental skills and performance, improve your memory and sharpen your mind
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Today brain power is more important than ever. As technology gets faster and faster, our brains need to keep up.
Luckily, the human brain has virtually infinite potential.You just need to tap into it.
Brain Power, written by a master of the mental arts, will show you how to unleash the magnificent abilities that lie in your brain.
You'll learn exciting new techniques that will help you remember more, think more clearly and creatively, solve complex...
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"Executive Functions" is a part of the college-level Neuropsychopharmacology course series textbooks. It is a tutorial written in questions and answers format to describe the neurobiological basis of the executive function and executive control in decision making and conflict resolution cognitively and psychologically.
It is a study guide with in-depth explanations. Each section is a modular unit that is self-contained for easy reading. The principles...
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How to retrain your mind to get the most out of life, even if you're plagued by negative thoughts.
We all wish we could get more from our minds. More focus, more power, and let's be honest, more intelligence.
What would you say if someone told you that you have power to "hack" your mind, retrain your brain, and get more out of life?
You probably wouldn't believe it, would you?
Mind Hacking Secrets will quickly have you seeing a new perspective....
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Abrir las puertas a una vida más plena. Ese es el objetivo de la Programación Neurolingüística (PNL). Y, para lograrlo, esta terapia trabaja con una serie de técnicas que tratan de averiguar cómo trabaja nuestra mente, de qué manera afecta al lenguaje y cómo usar este conocimiento para lograr que las tareas cotidianas de nuestra vida nos resulten fáciles y eficientes.
Creada a mediados de los años setenta del pasado siglo por Richard Bandler...
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A once vibrant oak tree in her yard began dying, voicing cries of help through its dead leaves and moss-covered branches. Inside the house Barbara too was in crisis, the recipient of her husband's anger and rage. As time passes Barbara can no longer stay strong. While she deals with her own demons, the oak too weakens. Based on a true story, this woman takes us inside her emotionally charged existence, letting us feel the anguish of domestic abuse,...
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El desarrollo de nuestro cerebro-cuerpo-mente-espíritu no es una atribución determinada por la suerte, el destino o los genes. Es el resultado, sobre todo, de lo que cada uno hace por sí mismo y de la relación que construye con el entorno. Esto se traduce en una conformación cerebral quedefine la posibilidad de ser creativos, inteligentes y eficaces en las actividades que debemos y queremos realizar, y en definitive, de lograr una vida plena.
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Are you tired of feeling like you can't trust your own senses? Do you ever wonder if what you're seeing or hearing is actually real, or just a trick of your mind? If so, The Illusion of Perception is the book for you. With captivating examples and mind-bending insights, this book will challenge everything you thought you knew about perception. Discover how optical illusions can fool even the most rational minds, and how cognitive biases can influence...
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"Experimental Methods in Neuropsychopharmacology" is a part of the college-level Neuropsychopharmacology course series textbooks. It is a tutorial written in questions and answers format to describe the experimental methodologies in studying the behavior and pharmacological responses in animals, and the scientific principles underlying such experimentations.
It is a study guide with in-depth explanations. Each section is a modular unit that is self-contained...
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"Affective Disorders: Depression, Mania and Bipolar Disorder" is a part of the college-level Neuropsychopharmacology course series textbooks. It is a tutorial written in questions and answers format to describe the characteristics, symptoms, and treatment of affective disorders, including depression, mania, and bipolar disorder, including the neurobiological basis and pathology of these mental disorders.
It is a study guide with in-depth explanations....
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Con este libro descubrirá las técnicas básicas para comprender y practicar la programación neurolingüística en la vida diaria. La PNL es un método eficaz que trabaja el lenguaje para influir en los procesos cerebrales y una poderosa arma para realizar cambios en la vida, ya que gracias a este método cualquier persona puede desarrollar todas y cada una de las capacidades ocultas. Este libro es una excelente oportunidad para ponerse al día...
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"Learning Mechanisms" is a part of the college-level textbooks. It is a tutorial written in questions and answers format to describe the psychology of learning and the neurobiological basis of learning, and the neural mechanisms behind learning.
It is a study guide with in-depth explanations. Each section is a modular unit that is self-contained for easy reading. The principles and concepts are introduced systematically so students can learn and...
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A violinist sees a scarlet form when he plays a certain note; a rock star sees waves of blue and green as he composes a ballad; an actress tastes cake when she utters the word "table." Described by some as a superpower this mingling of the senses is called "synesthesia," and the people who possess this amazing gift are called "synesthetes."
What happens when a journalist turns her lens on a mystery happening in her own life? Maureen Seaberg did just...
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If the pandemic of 2020 taught us anything, it is that we need to wake up to our lives. To be more present, more engaged, more in touch.
Deri Latimer's experience during the pandemic was transformative. A 33-year-old trauma was triggered in March of 2020, taking the author on a whole new world of discovery about the power of understanding the imprints of trauma and the opportunities those imprints provide.
A keynote speaker on all things...
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El estudio de los procesos cognoscitivos se ha convertido en un reto de profundización, dada su injerencia en ámbitos clínico-patológicos de la enfermedad mental y el daño cerebral. Muchos textos académicos han descrito los procesos de evaluación neuropsicológica; sin embargo, pocos están dirigidos a la formación básica del quehacer del neuropsicólogo. La presente publicación apunta en esa dirección. Cada capítulo aborda una función...
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At a first look, human behavior seems an inexplicable mess. Why do we behave irrationally? Why is change so hard? What is happiness and why does it seem to escape us? The Control Heuristic offers a new perspective to answer these questions and provides a guiding light to understand the subconscious processes that guide our behavior. Luca Dellanna, author of 5 books, writes here a revealing journey into the true motivations for human behavior. Understanding...
18) Psychology for iBeginners: Introduction to the Basics of Psychology - Simple Explanation of 25 ps
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Psychology for Beginners: Introduction to the Basics of Psychology- Simple Explanation of 25 psychological Effects. The psych book for the learning of Psychological Basics. Have you ever asked yourself of how the human Psyche operates? Do you know the psychological traps that you're often subjected to unconsciously? Psychological mechanisms is a topic that has been explored for a long time. These mechanisms controls us and our behavior on a daily...
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Frente a la gran difusión e impacto de las neurociencias, presentamos este texto de Michele Farisco al mundo de la lengua española. Consideramos de vital importancia cultivar y difundir los resultados de estudios serios que se encuentran apartados tanto de la postura biologicista, que hace uso de las neurociencias para extender sus conclusiones de modo totalmente arbitrario y falso, como de aquellas posiciones que mantienen una actitud de condena...
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Small daily acts to change your brain chemistry and structure, so you can be in control at all times.
Sometimes it feels like we are living out lives on autopilot, powerless to change what we are doing. But, we're not powerless, we just need to rewire our brains so that the right thing is the easy thing. Do you feel lazy, slow, unmotivated, or apathetic? Understand your brain and you will solve all of your problems.
Neuro Habits gets directly to...
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