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Author
Publisher
Hay House, Inc
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
xi, 289 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"At age 37, Harvard neuroanatomist Jill Bolte Taylor suffered a massive left-hemisphere stroke that took away her ability to speak, walk, read, write, or remember any of her life-and gave her an unprecedented, profound experience of dwelling in the right hemisphere and the sense of oneness and peace to be found there. Her recovery led to her writing the New York Times bestseller My Stroke of Insight, being named one of Time Magazine's Most Influential...
Author
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
xi, 367 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"Between Sanity and Madness: Mental Illness from Homer to Neuroscience traces the extensive array of answers that various groups have provided to questions about the nature of mental illness and its boundaries with sanity. What distinguishes mental illnesses from other sorts of devalued conditions and from normality? Should medical, religious, psychological, legal, or no authority at all respond to the mentally ill? Why do some people become mad?...
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
277 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
A leading neuroscientist draws on physics, linguistics, psychology, education, and other disciplines to explain the inner workings of the human brain and explore the role of neuroscience in daily life.
From a world-renowned leader in neuroscience, a provocative, enthralling journey into the depths of the human mind. Where do our thoughts come from? How do we make choices and trust our judgments? What is the role of the unconscious? Can we manipulate...
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2013
Physical Desc
264 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
What if what we consider to be reason-based, deliberative judgment is really the product of involuntary mental sensations? In A Skeptic's Guide to the Mind, Dr. Robert Burton takes a close look at the key false assumptions that permeate the field of cognitive science and offers a new way of exploring how our brains generate thought. The essential paradox that drives this cutting-edge theory is that the same mechanisms that prevent understanding the...
Author
Publisher
Vintage Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
ix, 252 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
Tap into the hidden power of your brain. In this startling and provocative look at how the human mind deals with change, Leonard Mlodinow teaches us to unleash the natural abilities we all possess so we can thrive in these dynamic and troubled times. Truly original minds capitalize when everyone else struggles. And most of us assume that these abilities are innate, reserved for a select few. But Mlodinow shows us that we all possess them, that...
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