Cognitive Neuroscience

Investigating how your senses work, how you move, and how you think and feel, Neuroscience for Dummies, 2nd Edition is your straightforward guide to the most complicated structure known in the universe: the brain. Covering the most recent scientific discoveries and complemented with engaging anecdotes that help bring the information to life, this updated edition offers a compelling and plain-English look at how the brain and nervous system function.

How does the brain work? How different is a human brain from other creatures' brains? Is the human brain still evolving? In this fascinating book, Michael O'Shea provides a non-technical introduction to the main issues and findings in current brain research, and gives a sense of how neuroscience addresses questions about the relationship between the brain and the mind.

How can you persuade someone to do exactly what you want? Better yet, how can you do so without them having the slightest idea you’re doing it? What if there was a way to make people do your bidding while believing the action was their idea in the first place? Imagine having the power that ensures your requests are met without hesitation. If there were such a power, would you take it? Not only does such a thing exist, you can find it here.

Whether you’re dealing with specific problems such as depression or anxiety or even just find yourself coming to a negative state regularly, then you will benefit from what this audiobook teaches you. This audiobook is made in a way to give you the fundamentals you need and take them on board in your everyday life. The goal is to kill negativity and any negative psychological conditions so you can start living a happier life that will be life-changing.

From University of Washington professor Chantel Prat comes The Neuroscience of You, a rollicking adventure into the human brain that reveals the surprising truth about neuroscience, shifting our focus from what’s average to an understanding of how every brain is different, exactly why our...

Three books in one! Title 1: Why do we have phobias? Why can they be so intense and irrational? Is there a difference between being afraid of something, and having a phobia of it? Are there any signs to indicate a phobia? What exactly is manic depression? What causes Tourette’s Syndrome? Title 2: Hallucinations are sensations that are perceived as real, when in reality, they are not. Learn about the myths and truths that surround bulimia. Title 3: Learn about aphasia, the amygdala, anorexia, the inner thought process, and testosterone.

Nel suo nuovo libro, Paolo Borzacchiello ci accompagna in un viaggio sorprendente nel mondo del cervello, da quando ci svegliamo al mattino a quando andiamo a letto la sera. Attraverso brevi dialoghi immaginari vedremo in azione la corteccia prefrontale (la regista razionale sempre pronta a pianificare), l'amigdala (la sentinella emotiva perennemente all'erta) o il nucleus accumbens (l'amante del piacere), ma anche ormoni e neurotrasmettitori come dopamina (il motivatore da palco), cortisolo (il project manager ansioso), serotonina (a.k.a.

A powerful 3-in-1 guide that helps you understand people, expose manipulation, and rewire your mind for emotional strength. Learn how to read body language, recognize dark psychological tactics, and use CBT strategies to break negative patterns and build mental resilience.

No listener curious about our "little gray cells" will want to pass up Harvard neuroscientist John E. Dowling's brief introduction to the brain. In this up-to-date revision of his 1998 book Creating Mind, Dowling conveys the essence and vitality of the field of neuroscience - examining the progress we've made in understanding how brains work, and shedding light on discoveries having to do with aging, mental illness, and brain health.

Written by experts and authorities in the field and professionally narrated for easy listening, this crash course is a valuable tool both during school and when preparing for the USMLE, or if you're simply interested in neuroscience. The audio is focused and high-yield, covering the most important topics you might expect to learn in a typical medical school neuroscience course. Included are both capsule and detailed explanations of critical issues and topics you must know to master neuroscience.

If you're in a job interview, how should you think about the mindset of the interviewer? If you've just been promoted, how do you handle the tensions of managing former peers? And what are the telltale mental signs that it's time to start planning your next career move? Professor, author, and popular radio host Art Markman focuses on three essential elements of a successful career - getting a job, excelling at work, and finding your next position - and expertly illustrates how cognitive science, especially psychology, sheds fascinating and useful light on each of these elements.

This audiobook covers a variety of topics on neuroscience, including disorders like aphasia and anorexia, the hormone testosterone, study of amygdala, and laws of attraction and vibration to improve your life.

We all have certain patterns and behaviors that keep us from living our life to the fullest potential, and can even keep us trapped in painful memories or emotions. But once we admit we have these patterns, we’re one step closer to living the life we truly aspire to. Luckily with increased awareness of mental health comes more support and resources available to help you get there. This collection of over 200 tools from DBT, CBT, and ACT, made in collaboration with licensed therapists, were designed to support you in whatever you are struggling with.

This guide will help shed some light on these subjects, and suggest/provide some treatment options: Phobias are a worldwide phenomenon, but why do we have them? What is manic depression? Tourette’s Syndrome has various causes and manifestations, using this audiobook you can learn how to detect and began to manage it. Hallucinations, everyone’s heard of them, but most don’t know the full extent. Bulimia is something that is more well known. Aphasia, if you know what this word means, then either you, or someone you love has suffered from it. And much more!

Anxiety and depression are two of the most common forms of mental illness that we experience today, with millions suffering from them and often with no hope for the future. Partly due to the way we live our lives in the modern age and partly due to not coping with stress, anxiety, and depression can be a drain on our bodies that can seem unending. The good news is that there is some respite and with this four-book bundle Anxiety and Depression.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) might be the treatment you’ve been looking for. CBT uses your own mind’s internal processes and ability to make associations to unleash a better version of yourself. This audiobook explains what CBT is, how it works, and how you can benefit from it. It also guides you through a 10 step process where your awareness of how your mind works can lead to greater personal happiness, peace, and joy. You'll learn how to achieve a higher level of personal clarity.

Title 1 - Phobias - those irrational fears that so many possess, but why do we have them, and what makes them so intense? What about manic depression - what causes that disorder? Also, what about Tourette's Syndrome? What's going on in its corner of neurological disorders?

Do you want to know how our mental processes impact our behavior? Have you ever wondered about memory works and why is it flawed? Do you want to know how we think and what affects our decisions? If the answer to any of these questions is yes then this is the book for you. As in this book you'll learn a lot about cognitive psychology and how our mental processes affect our behavior. All in an easy and engaging way. By the end of this book, you will what cognitive psychology is and how a very wide range of mental processes impact our behavior.

Science fiction often takes its inspiration from the latest science . . . and our oldest questions. After all, the two are inextricably linked. At a time when advances in artificial intelligence are genuinely leading us closer to a computer that thinks like a human, we can’t help but wonder: What makes a person a person? Countless writers and filmmakers have created futuristic scenarios to explore this issue and others like it. But these scenarios may not be so futuristic after all.

So what exactly is CBT? How does it work in bringing about the benefits that it is said to bring? Is it scientifically proven? What does it entail? How do you go about applying CBT in your life to get the benefits? If you have these and related questions, this book is for you, as it seeks to uncover the ins and outs of using CBT as the ultimate solution to your stress, anxiety, depression, negative thinking, fear, worry, negative emotions, anger, PTSD, and many others.