Cognitive Science

Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT for short, is often cited as the gold standard of psychotherapy. Its techniques allow you to identify the negative thought processes that hold you back and exchange them for new, productive ones that can change your life. This book shows you how you can easily incorporate the techniques of CBT into your day-to-day life and produce tangible results. You'll learn how to take your negative thoughts to boot camp and retrain them, establishing new habits that tackle your toxic thoughts and retool your awareness, allowing you be free of the weight of past negative thinking biases.

A new edition of a classic work that originated the "embodied cognition" movement and was one of the first to link science and Buddhist practices. 

For many, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) has proved to be a tipping point, a treatment through which they are finally able to make significant changes and break free of anxiety and depression. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in 7 Weeks is an interactive audio workbook that outlines a simple, practical plan that occurs over the course of seven weeks, and offers real, tangible relief from anxiety and depression. This is a cumulative workbook that creates a lasting CBT tool kit that will prepare you to handle future challenges as they come

In Becoming Fluent, Richard Roberts and Roger Kreuz draw on insights from psychology and cognitive science to show that adults can master a foreign language if they bring to bear the skills and knowledge they have honed over a lifetime. Adults shouldn't try to learn as children do, they should learn like adults. Roberts and Kreuz report evidence that adults can learn new languages even more easily than children.

Cognitive Science, Religion, and Theology is the eighth title published in the Templeton Science and Religion Series, in which scientists from a wide range of fields distill their experience and knowledge into brief tours of their respective specialties. In this volume, well-known cognitive scientist Justin L. Barrett offers an accessible overview of this interdisciplinary field, reviews key findings in this area, and discusses the implications of these findings for religious thought and practice.

Dr. Lisa Mosconi, whose research spans an extraordinary range of specialties including brain science, the microbiome, and nutritional genomics, notes that the dietary needs of the brain are substantially different from those of the other organs, yet few of us have any idea what they might be. Her innovative approach to cognitive health incorporates concepts that most doctors have yet to learn. Busting through advice based on pseudoscience, Dr. Mosconi provides recommendations for a complete food plan, while calling out noteworthy surprises.

This audiobook makes a foray into cognitive behavioral therapy and enlightens us on how CBT is helping alleviate various mental health conditions. 

A practical guide that challenges common myths about dementia, Alzheimer’s, and other cognitive disorders and shares simple, science-informed strategies to reduce stress, improve memory, and support long-term brain health. As you age, you may start to notice small changes—forgetting names...

Breakthrough Science and Practical Tools for Cultivating Compassion Why is compassion so powerful? Like many forms of spirituality and meditation, compassion practice has been shown by research to enhance your health, psychological well-being, relationships, and sense of purpose. “The unique...

“A timely reminder that we are not just our brains. Arm yourself against the forces of misinformation by reading this book!”—Gina Rippon, author of The Gendered Brain Challenge everything you think you know about your brain. Expose the myths. Embrace the complexity. Transform your...

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.

AlphaBrain is the investor's guide to achieving more, doing better, and reaching higher. At its core, the magnitude of your success is based on the quality of your decisions. The problem is that human beings are poor decision-makers; we tend to approach problems after they arise instead of planning for them in advance. This book offers a way to understand and plan for the human mind's usual tendencies to help you make smarter investment decisions. 

Edited by John Brockman, publisher of Edge.org, Thinking presents original ideas by today's leading psychologists, neuroscientists, and philosophers who are radically expanding our understanding of human thought.

Why are we often convinced that we’re right even when we’re wrong? Why are we jealous, or paranoid, even when we have absolutely no reason to be? Why is it so easy for fake news to spread around the globe and fool us? It’s because we don’t see the world as it is, rather we reconstruct it...

A science-backed guide to discovering how your unique brain learns, and how to harness that knowledge to make learning easier, more effective...and fun. Advice about how to learn often assumes that what works for one person will work for everyone. But cognitive neuroscientist Chantel Prat knows...

Professeurs, parents, éducateurs, psychologues, vous trouverez dans ce livre audio les grands jalons et repères de l'histoire de l'éducation et de la psychologie de l'enfant. Vous y découvrirez aussi la synthèse des résultats les plus actuels des sciences cognitives et du cerveau sur les apprentissages : lire, écrire, compter, penser (ou raisonner) et respecter autrui.

This insightful 24-lecture audio course offers you a gripping survey of the most important discoveries in psychology. How do we perceive the world around us? What drives us? How can science help us understand our minds and motivations, along with those of others? Answering these essential...

How epidemics of collective stupidity are threatening our world—and how businesses, governments and other organizations can adopt powerful strategies for making better decisions The world is facing epidemics of collective stupidity—and it may be our biggest problem since it prevents us from...

Brain science and cognitive psychology is one of the most versatile psychological specialty areas today - and one of the most in demand. So whether it be for study and research purposes or for self development, this is the perfect book for you!

Overcome everyday forgetfulness and reclaim mental clarity with gentle brain training designed for healthy aging. If you frequently lose your train of thought or worry about cognitive decline, this reassuring audio experience offers a calm, confident path to staying sharp. Transform anxiety over...