Neuroscience

MRI has emerged as a powerful way of studying in-vivo brain structure and function in both healthy and disease states. Whilst new researchers may be able to call upon advice and support for acquisition from operators, radiologists and technicians, it is...

Throughout history, humans have attempted to influence and control the thoughts of others. Since the word 'brainwashing' was coined in the aftermath of the Korean War, it has become part of the popular culture and been exploited to create sensational...

Uncle Tungsten radiates all the delight and wonder of a boy's adventures, and is an unforgettable portrait of an extraordinary young mind.Oliver Sacks evokes, with warmth and wit, his upbringing in wartime England. He tells of the large science-steeped...

Splendors and Miseries of the Brain examines the elegant and efficient machinery of the brain, showing that by studying music, art, literature, and love, we can reach important conclusions about how the brain functions. discusses creativity and the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of Choice Magazine Outstanding Reference/Academic Book Award 2009.Book InformationISBN 9781403979797Author Gary LynchFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint St...

An enthralling exploration that upends the prevailing view of consciousness and demonstrates how intelligence is literally embedded in the palms of our hands If you think that intelligence emanates from the mind and that reasoning necessitates the...

Can you taste words, feel flavours as a shape, or hear colors? If so you may well have synaesthesia, a neurological condition that gives rise to a 'merging of the senses'. This Very Short Introduction describes synaesthesia's many forms, and delves...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781544531953Author Paul ZakFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint Lioncrest PublishingPublisher Lioncrest PublishingWeight(grams) 349gDimensions(mm) 216mm *...

Are we our brains? How can you map the mind? Can brain scans read our minds? Based on Rob Newman's live stand-up show and new BBC Radio 4 series, his thought-provoking new book explores the scientific breakthroughs that have...

From the world's foremost neuroscientist of romantic love comes the untold story of what happens in our brains when we are in love.Dr Stephanie Cacioppo shares revelatory insights into how we fall in love, and why; what makes love last; and how we...

In his new book, Gordon M. Shepherd expands on the startling discovery that the brain creates the taste of wine. This approach to understanding wine's sensory experience draws on findings in neuroscience, biomechanics, human physiology, and traditional...

Modern neuroscience research is inherently multidisciplinary, with a wide variety of cutting edge new techniques to explore multiple levels of investigation. This Third Edition of Guide to Research Techniques in Neuroscience provides a comprehensive...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780716744450Author Esther M. SternbergFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint W.H.Freeman & Co LtdPublisher Macmillan LearningWeight(grams) 383g

For psychologists and cognitive neuroscientists interested in 'attention', the issue of the 'limits' of our attentional mechanisms is one of great importance and topicality- what are the temporal constraints when we attend to and process information How...

This atlas - and its accompanying text - is the most comprehensive work on avian neuroanatomy available so far. It identifies more than 900 hundred structures (versus ca. 250 in previous avian atlases), 180 of them for the first time. It correlates avian...

This book reveals emerging theory in the nebulous area between neurophysiology and behavioural science which is of such vital importance in the mental health field. Part I of the book contains the three Hincks Memorial Lectures given by Dr. MacLean:...

Each of us has a protected zone two or three feet wide, swelling around the head and narrowing towards the feet. This zone isn't fixed in size: if you're nervous, it grows; if you're relaxed, it shrinks. It also depends on your cultural upbringing...

Now significantly revised based on student feedback, this best-selling text provides a quick, authoritative review of the most important clinical aspects of neuroanatomy. A new, full-color design highlights the essential information you need to know to...

First Minds: Caterpillars, 'Karyotes, and Consciousness presents a novel theory of the origins of mind and consciousness dubbed the Cellular Basis of Consciousness (CBC). It argues that sentience emerged with life itself. The most primitive unicellular...

Pain is an inevitable part of existence, but severe debilitating or chronic pain is a pathological condition that diminishes the quality of life. The Brain and Pain explores the present and future of pain management, providing a comprehensive...

While there's no magic pill that will turn an aging brain into a healthy, youthful one, you are far from powerless when it comes to keeping your brain in tip-top shape. By learning how your brain works, how to keep it working optimally, and identifying...

Essential Neuroscience integrates must-have neuroscience information with clinical and physiological considerations to help readers master the fundamentals of neuroscience and prepare for board and course exams. Acclaimed for its concise, clinically...

Since the time of Turing, computer scientists have dreamed of building artificial general intelligence (AGI) - a system that can think, learn and act as humans do. Over recent years, the remarkable pace of progress in machine learning research has...

Robert Jay Lifton, the National Book Award-winning psychiatrist, historian, and public intellectual, proposes a radical idea: that the psychological relationship between extremist political movements and fanatical religious cults may be much closer than...

An expert guide to the new health trend that is helping people around the world feel more energised and less stressed. Saved by the Siesta explains how siestas work and the remarkable role they can play in overcoming the destructive effects that a...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262650540Author Randall C. O'ReillyFormat PaperbackPage Count 532Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press LtdWeight(grams) 1157gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 203mm...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780345479891Author Sharon BegleyFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Random House IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 244gDimensions(mm) 202mm *...

From the world's foremost neuroscientist of romantic love comes a personal story of connection and heartbreak that brings new understanding to an old truth: it is better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all.At thirty-seven, Dr...

Neurology and Neurosurgery: 200 SBAs for Medical Students is a concise, practical, yet comprehensive question and answer book, encompassing all of the core outcomes of a clinical neuroscience medical school curriculum integrated into the format of...

A novelist and a neuroscientist uncover the secrets of human memory.What makes us remember? Why do we forget? And what, exactly, is a memory?With playfulness and intelligence, Adventures in Memory answers these questions and more, offering an...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262541855Author Peter DayanFormat PaperbackPage Count 480Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press LtdWeight(grams) 975gDimensions(mm) 254mm * 203mm * 21mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781941070963Author Frederick EarlsteinFormat PaperbackPage Count 108Imprint Nrb PublishingPublisher Nrb PublishingWeight(grams) 154gDimensions(mm) 229mm *...

Microbiome Metabolome Brain Vagus Nerve Circuit in Disease and Recovery focuses on the emerging hypothesis of a dysfunctional microbiome metabolome vagus nerve brain circuit in Alzheimer's disease and associated diseases and medical conditions, including...

A footballer dies of dementia, younger than he should.A teenage rugby player plays on through multiple blows - and never wakes up from the last one.A scientist reveals endemic brain disease in NFL players and is discredited.From the gladiator arenas of...

Specially Commended at the William Hill Sports Book Awards A footballer dies of dementia, younger than he should A 14-year old-rugby player is told to play on through multiple blows. He never wakes up from the last one A scientist reveals a pattern of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780060538484Author Carl W BazilFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint CollinsPublisher HarperCollins Publishers Inc

'Promises a new route through the parenting wilds' Sunday Times'Powerful, honest and reassuring' Professor Gina Rippon'A vital new narrative . . . Meticulously researched, compelling and compassionate' Elinor Cleghorn'A compelling book that upends...

The activity of neurons in the brain is noisy in that their firing times are random when they are firing at a given mean rate. This introduces a random or stochastic property into brain processing which we show in this book is fundamental to...

Daniel Tammet captivated readers with his bestselling memoir, Born On A Blue Day, and its vivid depiction of a life with autistic savant syndrome. In his fascinating new book, Embracing the Wide Sky, Daniel combines the latest scientific research with...

Music is central to human cultural and intellectual experience. It is vitally important for the welfare of human society and - this book argues - should become more widely accepted in our community as a mainstream educational and therapeutic tool. ...