Catalog Search Results
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
xiii, 252 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"This is a fascinating examination of perhaps our most human characteristic, our innate curiosity, our deep desire to know why. Why are we more distracted by a cell-phone conversation, where we can hear only one side of the dialogue, than by an overheard argument between two people? Are children more curious than adults? What is the source of the morbid curiosity that causes bystanders to gather at crime scenes or traffic accidents? What evolutionary...
Author
Pub. Date
2009.
Edition
First Atria Books hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
xiii, 385 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
The human brain resists change--only when we learn the secrets of how to get our brain to work for us, not against us, can we make healthy, permanent lifestyle changes. Dr. Kelly Traver teaches us what those secrets are and shows us how to use them in this mind-expanding and waistline-shrinking system for getting into shape and staying that way. By combining cutting-edge discoveries in neuroscience with the latest information in medicine, nutrition,...
Author
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
340 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Being you is an unprecedented tour of consciousness thanks to new experimental evidence, much of which comes from Seth's own lab. His radical argument is that we do not perceive the world as it objectively is, but rather that we are prediction machines, constantly inventing our world and correcting our mistakes by the microsecond, and that we can now observe the biological mechanisms in the brain that accomplish this process of consciousness."--Provided...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Self-help books like The Secret promise that we can tap into the 'law of attraction' to control our destiny, simply by changing our thoughts. If we strip away the mystique, at the heart of this idea is a fundamental truth that is backed up by the latest breakthroughs in neuroscience: most of the things we want from life health, happiness, wealth, love - are governed by our ability to think, feel and act; in other words, by our brain. Dr Tara Swart,...
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First Avid Reader Press hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
238 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"From Dr. Erik Hoel, The World Behind the World delves into the quest for a theory of consciousness that will trigger a paradigm shift in neuroscience and beyond"--
A fascinating exploration into how the brain creates our conscious experiences—potentially revolutionizing neuroscience and the future of technology—from a Forbes 30 Under 30 scientist.Throughout history, two perspectives on the world have dueled in our minds: the extrinsic—that...
Author
Pub. Date
[2011]
Physical Desc
viii, 326 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
The world's leading neurologist on out-of-body and near-death experiences shows that spirituality is as much a part of our basic biological makeup as our sex drive or survival instinct. In his cutting-edge research, Nelson has discovered that spiritual experiences take place in one of the most primitive areas of the brain. In this eloquent, reverent book, he relates the moving stories of patients and research subjects, brain scan analysis, evolutionary...
51) Mind hacks
Author
Pub. Date
2004.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xxvii, 363 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Author
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
vi, 217 pages ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"All parents worry about their kids. But for some parents, worry and anxiety about their children can be constant and overwhelming. In Overcoming Parental Anxiety, three anxiety specialists team up to offer parents essential skills for "rewiring" their anxious brain using the core principles of neuroscience and practices from cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), mindfulness, and acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT). Using the targeted exercises...
Author
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
xxiii, 213 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"With this simple, straightforward solution, you can switch your brain's autopilot from habitual stress and anxiety to a mindset that is calm and wired for success. Stress debilitates and even damages the brain, inhibiting you from living life to the fullest. From your career to your family to your golf score, everything depends on higher brain networks functioning at optimum. That's why alleviating stress is the key to success--and why changing your...
Author
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
xiii, 298 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"A lively and unconventional exploration of our senses, how they work, what is revealed when they don't, and how they connect us to the world. Over the past decade neuroscience has uncovered a wealth of new information about our senses and how they serve as our gateway to the world. This splendidly accessible book explores the most intriguing findings of this research. With infectious enthusiasm, Rob DeSalle illuminates not only how we see, hear,...
55) Resilience: powerful practices for bouncing back from disappointment, difficulty, and even disaster
Author
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
289 pages ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"More than 100 evidence-based practices for building the brain's ability to bounce back from adversity, written by a therapist and expert in the neuroscience of resilience"--
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First North American edition.
Physical Desc
vii, 310 pages : illustration ; 22 cm
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
This definitive account of how the human brain has evolved explores the development of memory, language, consciousness, intelligence, neurodiversity, and emotions and examines what the future may hold for our brains.
57) Raising a kid who can: simple strategies to build a lifetime of adaptability and emotional strength
Author
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
280 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"Three mental health professionals cut through the "parenting advice" noise with this accessible, easy-to-skim book filled with actionable strategies and tips to help parents focus only what's truly essential and build their child's neurobiological capacity to thrive where they are planted, in good times and bad. The content centers around 10 "essentials": 1 Rest, recreation, and routine 2 Attention skills and self-control 3 Tolerance for difficult...
Author
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
283 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
His riveting narrative explores the world of placebos, hypnosis, false memories, and neurology to reveal the groundbreaking science of our suggestible minds. Could the secrets to personal health lie within our own brains? Journalist Erik Vance explores the surprising ways our expectations and beliefs influence our bodily responses to pain, disease, and everyday events.
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Physical Desc
241 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
Why is it that some people react to seemingly trivial emotional upsets--like failing an unimportant exam or tackling a difficult project at work--with distress, while others power through life-changing tragedies showing barely any emotional upset whatsoever? How do some people shine brilliantly at public speaking while others stumble with their words and seem on the verge of an anxiety attack? Why do some people sink into all-consuming depression...
In WISCAT Wisconsin Resource Sharing
Can't find what you're looking for? Search WISCAT Wisconsin Resource Sharing to search libraries outside our area. Contact your local library to place a request.
Didn't find it?
Can't find what you are looking for? Try suggesting a purchase. Submit Request