Cognitive and behavioural neuroscience Books
Pan Macmillan The Genius Within: Smart Pills, Brain Hacks and
Book SynopsisFrom the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Man Who Couldn't Stop.'Witty, sharp and enlightening . . . This book will make you smarter' Adam Rutherford.What if you have more intelligence than you realize? What if there is a genius inside you, just waiting to be released? And what if the route to better brain power is not hard work or thousands of hours of practice but to simply swallow a pill?In The Genius Within, bestselling author David Adam explores the ground-breaking neuroscience of cognitive enhancement that is changing the way the brain and the mind works – to make it better, sharper, more focused and, yes, more intelligent. Sharing his own experiments with revolutionary smart drugs and electrical brain stimulation, he delves into the sinister history of intelligence tests, meets savants and brain hackers and reveals how he boosted his own IQ to cheat his way into Mensa.Going to the heart of how we consider, measure and judge mental ability, The Genius Within asks difficult questions about the science that could rank and define us, and inevitably shape our future.Trade ReviewWitty, sharp and enlightening ... This book will make you smarter -- Adam RutherfordA breezily written pop science book about the quest to find out about what intelligence is and how it can be boosted. -- Robbie Millen * The Sunday Times *What if you could zap your head or take a pill, like Bradley Cooper in the film Limitless, and become insanely clever? Over the last decade, this sci-fi possibility has started to approach reality, and David Adam’s book is a timely prologue to the brave new world that might await us...Fascinating. * The Guardian *Quite simply book of the year, on living with OCD: just buy it now -- Adam Rutherford on The Man Who Couldn't StopA fundamentally important book that will bring a breath of fresh understanding to sufferers . . . It will make you think again -- Sunday Times on The Man Who Couldn't Stop[A] fascinating study of the living nightmare that is obsessive compulsive disorder . . . one of the best and most readable studies of a mental illness to have emerged in recent years . . . an honest and open and, yes, maybe life-changing work -- Matt Haig, Observer, on The Man Who Couldn't StopA brave and helpful contribution to deepening our understanding of the intricate complexities of mental ill-health -- The Times on The Man Who Couldn't StopTable of ContentsIntroduction - i: Introduction Chapter - 1: Our Brain Revolution Chapter - 2: Mensa Material Chapter - 3: A Problem of Intelligence Chapter - 4: Treating and Cheating Chapter - 5: Pills and Skills Chapter - 6: The Mutual Autopsy Society Chapter - 7: Born with Brains Chapter - 8: Current Thinking Chapter - 9: The Man Who Learned to Cry Chapter - 10: The Brain and Other Muscles Chapter - 11: The Little Girl Who Could Draw Chapter - 12: The Genius Within Chapter - 13: The Happiest Man on Death Row Chapter - 14: On the Brain Train Chapter - 15: Faster, Stronger, Smarter Acknowledgements - ii: Acknowledgements Section - iii: References
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Basic Books Unique: The New Science of Human Individuality
Book SynopsisAs a scientist, David Linden had devoted his career to understanding the brain processes and behaviors that are common to us all. That is, until a few years ago, when he found himself on OKCupid. Looking through that vast catalog of human difference, he got to thinking, where does it all come from? Why does one person have perfect pitch, a taste for hoppy beer, and an aversion to bathroom selfies? That is, what makes you, you, and me, me?In Unique, David Linden tells a riveting and accessible story of human individuality. Exploring topics that touch all of our lives-among them sexuality, gender identity, food preferences, biological rhythms, mood, personality, memory, and intelligence-Linden shows that human individuality is not simply a matter of nature versus nurture. Rather, it is a product of the complex, and often counterintuitive, interplay between our genetic blueprints and our experiences. Experience isn't just the how your parents reared you, but the diseases you have had, the foods you have eaten, the bacteria that reside in your body, the weather during your early development, and the technology you've been exposed to. Drawing all those factors together, Linden argues that human individuality is key to how we live as individuals and groups and explores how questions of individuality are informing social discussions of morality, public policy, religion, healthcare, education, and law.Like Carl Zimmer's She Has Her Mother's Laugh and Robert Sapolsky's Behave, Unique unveils a new vista on the intricacies of human existence. But, for all its brilliance and insight, this is no weighty academic tome. Told with Linden's unusual combination of authority and openness, seriousness of purpose and a great sense of humor, Unique sets a new standard for what popular science can be.
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New Harbinger Publications The Traumatic Stress Recovery Workbook: 40
Book Synopsis40 simple, brain-changing neuroscience techniques for overcoming trauma.I can’t ever calm down. I am emotionally numb. I can’t stop thinking about what happened. I don’t want to go anywhere. I can’t sleep.If you’ve experienced trauma, you may feel emotionally numb. You may have moments where you can’t “calm down,” or get to sleep. You might replay the traumatic event over in your mind. And you may even isolate yourself from others. You should know that you are not alone. Many people will live through a potentially traumatic event at some point in their lives, and some will even develop symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). If you’re struggling with symptoms, you need effective relief—right now. This workbook can help you find it.In The Traumatic Stress Recovery Workbook, trauma and neuroscience expert Jennifer Sweeton provides forty brain-changing techniques for overcoming PTSD that you can begin using right away to build resilience, boost self-confidence, and develop self-efficacy. You’ll learn what happens in your brain after experiencing trauma, and why it reacts in ways that cause even more distress. You’ll also discover evidence-based strategies grounded in cutting-edge neuroscience to manage psychological and physical—or somatic—symptoms—so you can get back to your life.Using the practical and integrative approach in this workbook, you can address symptoms at your own pace. And by making small lifestyle changes, you’ll carve new neural pathways in your brain and jump-start the healing process.
£18.00
Springer Verlag, Singapore Brain-Iron Cross Talk
Book SynopsisThis book explores the molecular mechanisms of iron hemostasis in the brain and discusses the cognitive and behavioral implications of iron deficiency. It presents the effect of iron dysregulation on neurophysiological mechanisms. The book provides an overview of iron metabolism and homeostasis at the cellular level and its regulation at the mRNA translation level. It emphasizes the importance of iron for brain development in fetal and early life in preterm infants. Further, it presents iron metabolism as a therapeutic target for novel pharmacological treatment against neurodevelopmental diseases and neurodegenerative disorders. It discusses the role of iron deficiency in sleep disorders and offers diagnosis and treatment of iron-related CNS diseases. Finally, it relates dysregulated expression of iron-related genes in brain tumors. Table of Contents
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McGill-Queen's University Press The Mechanics of Passion Brain Behaviour and
Book SynopsisCognitive neuroscience, once a specialised area of psychology and biology, has enjoyed increased worldwide legitimacy in the last thirty years not only in psychiatry and mental health, but also in such fields as education, economics, marketing, and law. How can this surge in popularity be explained?Trade Review"Cognitive science is becoming 'the barometer of how we conduct our lives.' Gradually, neuronal man would take the place of social man ... Alain Ehrenberg has analyzed this cognitivist revolution from a sociologist's perspective in La Mécanique des passions." France Culture"Pursuing his study of forms of contemporary individualism, in La Mécanique des passions the sociologist Alain Ehrenberg looks at the cognitive neurosciences, which have become the 'barometer' of modernity, to determine what they modify in individual or social behaviors, and what image of the human being they produce." Libération"Ehrenberg further anchors his work on contemporary self-determination and individualism." Les Échos
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Princeton University Press The SelfAssembling Brain
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Hiesinger elegantly moves through a variety of topics, ranging from biological development to AI and ending with a discussion of the advances that deep neural networks have brought to the field of brain-machine interfaces."---Kamila Maria Jóźwik, Science"Hiesinger suggests that instead of looking at the brain from an endpoint perspective, we should study how information encoded in the genome is transformed to become the brain as we grow. . . . The Self-Assembling Brain is organized as a series of seminar presentations interspersed with discussions between a robotics engineer, a neuroscientist, a geneticist, and an AI researcher. The thought-provoking conversations help to understand the views and the holes of each field on topics related to the mind, the brain, intelligence, and AI."---Ben Dickson, TechTalks"For anyone interested in the brain, or AI, or any of the myriad of branches and subbranches of each, I would highly recommend this!"---Jonathan Shock, Mathemafrica
£29.75
Princeton University Press What Makes Us Smart
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Princeton University Press What Makes Us Smart
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Princeton University Press The Evolution of Biological Information
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Princeton University Press The Evolution of Biological Information
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Princeton University Press The SelfAssembling Brain
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Hiesinger elegantly moves through a variety of topics, ranging from biological development to AI and ending with a discussion of the advances that deep neural networks have brought to the field of brain-machine interfaces."---Kamila Maria Jóźwik, Science"Hiesinger suggests that instead of looking at the brain from an endpoint perspective, we should study how information encoded in the genome is transformed to become the brain as we grow. . . . The Self-Assembling Brain is organized as a series of seminar presentations interspersed with discussions between a robotics engineer, a neuroscientist, a geneticist, and an AI researcher. The thought-provoking conversations help to understand the views and the holes of each field on topics related to the mind, the brain, intelligence, and AI."---Ben Dickson, TechTalks"For anyone interested in the brain, or AI, or any of the myriad of branches and subbranches of each, I would highly recommend this!"---Jonathan Shock, Mathemafrica
£19.00
Springer Nature Switzerland AG Tackling the Concussion Epidemic: A Bench to
Book SynopsisThis state-of-the-art book brings together the full range of issues that can inform care for patients experiencing the effects of concussion. Written by an international panel of experts and edited by a critical care physician and by a cognitive neuroscientist, the book serves as a primer of the various domains of study and application, while providing clinical insights and evidence to bring towards treatment. Chapters span the basic mechanics and pathophysiology of concussion, through its assessment, management, and complications. Comprehensive and timely, this book is accessible to healthcare professionals, and researchers eager to learn something about this field. Table of ContentsCh. 1 Concussion Mechanism: Biomechanical Perspectives Kaveh LaksariMehmet KurtLyndia Chun WuCh. 2 The Pathophysiology of Concussion Eugene Park Andrew J. BakerCh. 3 Neuroimaging of Concussion Nathan W. ChurchillCh. 4 The Path Toward a Blood Test for Concussion – A Review of Biofluid Biomarkers for Concussive and Subconcussive Brain Trauma Linda PapaCh. 5 Sport-related Concussion Guideline Development: Acute Management to Return-to-activityMichael G. HutchisonCh. 6 Concussion Evaluation and Neurocognitive Outcomes McKyla McIntyreMark BayleyCh. 7 Psychological and Mental Health Sequelae of Concussion: Prevalence, Treatment Recommendations, Novel Biomarkers, and Diagnostic Challenges Amanda K. CenitiSakina J. RizviSidney H. KennedyCh. 8 Management of Concussion and Prolonged Symptoms Post Concussion Shawn MarshallJacqueline van IersselCh. 9 Neuroprotective Pharmacological Antioxidant Therapies for Concussions Edward D. HallEugene ParkAndrew J. BakerCh. 10 Sex, Gender and Concussion Angela ColantonioCh. 11 Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy David G. MunozIan R. Mackenzie
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Biologically Inspired Cognitive Architectures
Book SynopsisThe book focuses on original approaches intended to support the development of biologically inspired cognitive architectures. It bridges together different disciplines, including artificial intelligence, linguistics, neuro- and social sciences, psychology and philosophy of mind, among others. The chapters are based on contributions presented at the 12th Annual Meeting of the BICA Society (BICA 2021), which consisted of two parallel virtual events: Information in Biologically Inspired Cognitive Architectures based Systems, held during the 2021 Summit of the International Society for the Study of Information, on September 12-19, 2021, from Vienna, Austria, and the 2021 International Workshop on Biologically Inspired Cognitive Architectures, held during the 21st ACM International Conference on Intelligent Virtual Agents, on September 14-17, 2021, from the Fukuchiyama City, Kyoto, Japan. The book discusses emerging methods, theories and ideas towards the realization of general-purpose humanlike artificial intelligence or fostering a better understanding of the ways the human mind works. It provides engineers, mathematicians, psychologists, computer scientists and other experts with a timely snapshot of recent research and a source of inspiration for future developments in the broadly intended areas of artificial intelligence and biological inspiration.
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Springer International Publishing AG Handbook of Cognitive Mathematics
Book SynopsisCognitive mathematics provides insights into how mathematics works inside the brain and how it is interconnected with other faculties through so-called blending and other associative processes. This handbook is the first large collection of various aspects of cognitive mathematics to be amassed into a single title, covering decades of connection between mathematics and other figurative processes as they manifest themselves in language, art, and even algorithms. It will be of use to anyone working in math cognition and education, with each section of the handbook edited by an international leader in that field. Table of ContentsIntroduction: Marcel Danesi: What Is Cognitive Mathematics?.- BASIC NOTIONS: Rafael Núnez.- Embodied Cognition and Mathematics.- Numeracy.- Numerosity.- Spatial Reasoning in a Cognitive Mathematical Framework.- Mathematics, Culture, and History.- CONCEPTUAL BLENDING IN MATHEMATICS: Mark Turner.- Conceptual Metaphor Theory.- Conceptual Blending.- Conceptual Integration.- Compression.- Mathematical Modeling.- NEURIOSCIENTIFIC ASPECTS OF MATHEMATICS: Brian Butterworth.- Computational Neuroscience.- Creativity in Mathematics.- Modularity Theory.- Parallel Processing.- Species-Specificities.- MATHEMATICS AND LANGUAGE: Keith Devlin.- Metaphor in Language and Mathematics.- Metonymy in Language and Mathematics.- Overlapping Sign Systems.- Theories of Syntax and the Nature of Equations.- Semantics in Language and Mathematics.- V. MATHEMATICS AND THE ARTS: Gizem Karaali.- Drawing.- Music.- Poetry.- Dance.- Literature.- VI. LEARNING MATHEMATICS: Dragana Martinovic.- Learning Arithmetic.- Learning Geometry.- Learning Set Theory.- Learning Advanced Mathematics.- Role of Symbolism in Learning.- VII. APPLICATIONS: Robert Logan.- Problem-Solving.- Proofs.- Fractal Geometry.- Probability Theory.- Mathematics and Science.- VIII. INTERFACES: Gila Hanna.- Knowledge Representation.- Development of Algorithms.- Natural Language Processing and Mathematics.- Automated Proofs and Cognitive Theory.- Technology and Mathematics
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Cambridge University Press Affective Bodily Awareness
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Cambridge University Press Mental Content
Book SynopsisThis Element introduces contemporary theories of mental content. It considers recent developments in the debate, specifically the 'explanatory turn' and its implications for questions about representations in basic cognitive systems and the representational character of current empirical theories of cognition.Table of Contents1. Introduction; 2. Basic concepts and distinctions; 3. Mental content: main questions; 4. Theories of mental content I: naturalizing content; 5. Theories of mental content II: interpretationism and intentional stance theory; 6. Theories of mental content III: the phenomenal intentionality approach; 7. Skepticism about content: anti-representationalist approaches; 8. Recent developments; References.
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Cambridge University Press Thinking and Deciding
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Cambridge University Press God and the Problems of Love
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Cambridge University Press Affective Bodily Awareness
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Cambridge University Press Memory and Remembering
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Cambridge University Press God and the Problems of Love
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Basic Books VRx: How Virtual Therapeutics Will Revolutionize
Book SynopsisA virtualist is a doctor who specializes in virtual medicine. She uses tools like VR headsets, spatial acoustics, haptic feedback, and even olfactory mimicry to induce reactions in patients' bodies that help treat a variety of physiological and psychological conditions, from chronic pain, to compulsive behavior, without the use of pharmaceuticals or surgical techniques. Virtualists don't exist yet, but after reading VRx they just might. In recent years, scientists have established that people's perceptions - their subjective experiences of the world - influence how their bodies work. We typically have little control over our perceptions, particularly when we are sick. But what could we do if we did? In VRx Brennan Spiegel introduces readers to a new kind of medicine, called virtual therapeutics, answering exactly this question, using technology that is already available.It works through two basic but powerful psychological concepts: embodied cognition, the idea that thought processes involve the whole body, not just the brain; and presence, the ability of virtual reality to trick your body into thinking it's somewhere that it isn't, or can do something that it can't usually do. VRx takes readers on a mindbending journey through the ways in which these deep connections between our minds and our bodies are being put to good use. We learn about the woman who endures an exceptionally painful labor by completing breathing exercises on a digital beach, the schizophrenic patient who literally confronts the demon inside his head, the burn victims who are able to manage their pain better after traversing snowy virtual landscapes, and the doctor who confronted his own fear of mortality by watching himself die. Brimming with extraordinary stories of the power of virtual therapeutics to treat both physical and psychological conditions, VRx offers nothing short of a completely new way of healing.
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