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Baby Brain: The surprising neuroscience of how pregnancy and motherhood sculpt our brains and change our minds (for the better) by Dr Sarah McKay 9780733648984
RRP: €17.84€11.66If you think baby brain is bad for you, think again - because neuroscientist Dr Sarah McKay (author of The Women's Brain Book) has looked at studies and talked to experts from all over the world and the proof is in: giving birth is one of the best things... -
The Origins of Creativity by Edward O. Wilson 9780141986340
RRP: €13.08€9.25'An intellectual hero ... A superb celebrator of science in all its manifestations' Ian McEwan'Darwin's great successor' Jeffrey SachsThe legendary biologist Edward O. Wilson offers his most philosophically probing work to date'Creativity is the unique... -
Words And Rules Prof Steven Pinker 9780753810255
RRP: €15.46€10.23One of the world's science superstars presents a brilliantly illuminating, entertaining and cutting-edge account of how language actually works.How does language work? How do children learn their mother tongue? Why do languages change over time, making... -
Scatterbrain: How the Mind's Mistakes Make Humans Creative, Innovative, and Successful by Henning Beck 9781771644013
RRP: €21.41€15.11"[This] book will convince you that forgetting helps you remember and distractions can make you more creative." -Adam Grant, New York Times bestselling author of Originals and Give and Take, and host of TED's WorkLife podcast"Illuminating, and a joy to... -
A Day in the Life of the Brain: The Neuroscience of Consciousness from Dawn Till Dusk by Susan Greenfield
RRP: €15.46€10.82A Sunday Times and Financial Times Book of the YearWhat happens in our brains when we wake up, savour a meal or a glass of wine, walk the dog, stare at a screen, daydream or sleep? World-renowned neuroscientist Susan Greenfield draws on her own... -
This Book Could Fix Your Life: The Science of Self Help New Scientist 9781529311419
RRP: €15.46€10.23We all want to be happier, more successful and less stressed, but what really works? From building confidence and boosting creativity to forming better relationships and getting smarter (and healthier), This Book Could Fix Your Life explores the real... -
Beginners: The Joy and Transformative Power of Lifelong Learning by Tom Vanderbilt 9781786493095
RRP: €20.22€14.26'Beginners belongs on the list of books that have changed the way I understand my own limitations.'Malcolm GladwellFor many of us, the last time we learned a new skill was during childhood. We live in an age which reveres expertise but looks down on the... -
Permanent Present Tense: The man with no memory, and what he taught the world by Suzanne Corkin
RRP: €15.46€10.82When he was twenty-seven, Henry Molaison underwent surgery for his epilepsy. He awoke with part of his brain destroyed, and for the rest of his life would be trapped in the moment, unable to remember anything for more than a few seconds. For nearly five... -
Fundamentals of Cognitive Neuroscience: A Beginner's Guide by Nicole M. Gage 9780128038130
RRP: €64.25€61.45Fundamentals of Cognitive Neuroscience: A Beginner's Guide, Second Edition, is a comprehensive, yet accessible, beginner's guide on cognitive neuroscience. This text takes a distinctive, commonsense approach to help newcomers easily learn the basics of... -
The Self-Assembling Brain: How Neural Networks Grow Smarter by Peter Robin Hiesinger
RRP: €23.80€18.91What neurobiology and artificial intelligence tell us about how the brain builds itself How does a neural network become a brain? While neurobiologists investigate how nature accomplishes this feat, computer scientists interested in artificial... -
Body Am I: The New Science of Self-Consciousness by Moheb Costandi
RRP: €30.94€19.08Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262046596Author Moheb CostandiFormat HardbackPage Count 216Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press Ltd -
Mind: A Journey to the Heart of Being Human by Daniel J. Siegel 9780393710533
RRP: €24.98€23.11Neuroscience studies the brain. A full examination of what we mean by the term "mind" has traditionally been the province of philosophers but here Daniel Siegel explores what neuroscience can teach us about it-how the mind differs from consciousness and... -
Neurocomic: A Comic About the Brain by Hana Ros
RRP: €15.46€9.73Welcome to Neurocomic, a visually captivating adventure through the brain. Neurocomic is populated by quirky creatures, bizarre landscapes and famous neuroscientists. Our nameless protagonist evades vindictive colossal squid, negotiates mysterious trap... -
Zero to Birth: How the Human Brain Is Built by William A. Harris
RRP: €26.18€20.66A revelatory tale of how the human brain develops, from conception to birth and beyondBy the time a baby is born, its brain is equipped with billions of intricately crafted neurons wired together through trillions of interconnections to form a compact... -
It's Not Bloody Rocket Science: Life and Leadership Hacks via Neuroscience, Psychology and Common Sense - Second Edition: Life and Leadership Hacks via Neuroscience, Psychology and Common Sense - Second Edition by Dulcie Swanston 9781916085343
RRP: €15.46€11.47Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781916085343Author Dulcie SwanstonFormat PaperbackPage Count 302Imprint Top Right ThinkingPublisher Top Right ThinkingWeight(grams) 295gDimensions(mm) 198mm... -
The Brain and Pain: Breakthroughs in Neuroscience by Richard Ambron
RRP: €29.75€23.31Pain 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... -
The Science of Happiness: The six principles of a happy life and the seven strategies for achieving it by Brendan Kelly
RRP: €22.60€16.20The Science of Happiness is a relatively new area of scientific research and in this timely book, leading psychiatrist Professor Brendan Kelly sifts through the most up-to-date findings to arrive at a comprehensive set of principles and strategies that... -
The Runaway Species: How Human Creativity Remakes the World by David Eagleman 9781948226035
€21.06Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781948226035Author David EaglemanFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint CatapultPublisher CatapultWeight(grams) 584gDimensions(mm) 213mm * 152mm * 22mm -
The Trouble with Testosterone by Robert M. Sapolsky 9780684838915
€13.51Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780684838915Author Robert M. SapolskyFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Simon & SchusterPublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams) 224g -
Know Thyself: The New Science of Self-Awareness Stephen M Fleming 9781529345056
RRP: €23.80€15.89From the ancient Greeks to Buddhism, our ability to check reality and recalibrate has fascinated philosophers for thousands of years. Yet it is only recently that we've developed the technology to create a rigorous science of self-awareness, what we call... -
Neuropsychoanalysis in practice: Brain, Self and Objects by Georg Northoff 9780199599691
RRP: €139.83€125.88Is the Ego nothing but our brain? Are our mental and psychological states nothing but neuronal states of our brain? Though Sigmund Freud rejected a neuroscientific foundation for psychoanalysis, recent knowledge in neuroscience has provided novel... -
The Evolution of the Sensitive Soul: Learning and the Origins of Consciousness by Simona Ginsburg
RRP: €57.12€45.30Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262039307Author Simona GinsburgFormat HardbackPage Count 640Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press LtdDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 40mm -
Computational Explorations in Cognitive Neuroscience: Understanding the Mind by Simulating the Brain by Randall C. O'Reilly 9780262650540
€90.64Apologies 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) 1157g -
Free Agents: How Evolution Gave Us Free Will by Kevin J. Mitchell
RRP: €29.75€22.48An evolutionary case for the existence of free willScientists are learning more and more about how brain activity controls behavior and how neural circuits weigh alternatives and initiate actions. As we probe ever deeper into the mechanics of decision... -
BIOS Instant Notes in Neuroscience by Alan Longstaff
RRP: €33.31€29.37BIOS Instant Notes in Neuroscience, Third Edition, is the perfect text for undergraduates looking for a concise introduction to the subject, or a study guide to use before examinations. Each topic begins with a summary of essential facts-an ideal... -
Overcoming Stress-Induced Brain Fog: 10 Simple Ways to Find Focus, Improve Memory, and Feel Grounded by Jill Weber
RRP: €19.03€10.78Brain fog is real-and it can cloud your thinking, sap your creativity and motivation, and take the joy right out of life. This book offers quick, proven-effective solutions to help you cut through the haze and think clearly.Do you ever feel spaced out or... -
Neuroscience for Designing Green Spaces: Contemplative Landscapes by Agnieszka Olszewska-Guizzo 9781032280639
RRP: €38.07€33.71Urban parks and gardens are where people go to reconnect with nature and destress. But do they all provide the same benefits or are some better than others? What specific attributes set some green spaces apart? Can we objectively measure their impact on... -
Ecology of the Brain: The phenomenology and biology of the embodied mind by Thomas Fuchs 9780199646883
€65.09Present day neuroscience places the brain at the centre of study. But what if researchers viewed the brain not as the foundation of life, rather as a mediating organ? Ecology of the Brain addresses this very question. It considers the human body as a... -
Brainwashed: The Seductive Appeal of Mindless Neuroscience by Sally L. Satel
€19.18What can't neuroscience tell us about ourselves? Since fMRI,functional magnetic resonance imaging,was introduced in the early 1990s, brain scans have been used to help politicians understand and manipulate voters, determine guilt in court cases, and... -
Seeing Black and White by Alan Gilchrist 9780195187168
RRP: €116.62€98.21Most people are surprised to learn that seeing has not yet been explained by science. Incredibly, scientists cannot even explain why some surfaces appear to be black while others appear to be white. The physical difference between a surface that appears... -
The Memory Thief: And the Secrets Behind How We Remember: A Medical Mystery by Lauren Aguirre
RRP: €26.18€18.59FINALIST FOR THE 2022 PEN/E.O. WILSON LITERARY SCIENCE WRITING AWARD "Aguirre writes clearly, concisely, and often cinematically. The book succeeds in providing an accessible yet substantive look at memory science and offering glimpses of the... -
Music, Math, and Mind: The Physics and Neuroscience of Music by Professor David Sulzer
RRP: €26.18€20.66Why does a clarinet play at lower pitches than a flute? What does it mean for sounds to be in or out of tune? How are emotions carried by music? Do other animals perceive sound like we do? How might a musician use math to come up with new ideas?This book... -
The Comparative Method in Evolutionary Biology by Paul H. Harvey 9780198546405
€72.95From Darwin onward, it has been second nature for evolutionary biologists to think comparatively because comparisons establish the generality of evolutionary phenomena. Do large genomes slow down development? What lifestyles select for large brains? Are... -
Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst by Robert M Sapolsky
RRP: €42.84€25.69Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781594205071Author Robert M. SapolskyFormat HardbackPage Count 800Imprint The Penguin PressPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 1083gDimensions(mm)... -
Being No One: The Self-Model Theory of Subjectivity by Thomas Metzinger
RRP: €57.12€40.78Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262633086Author Thomas MetzingerFormat PaperbackPage Count 714Imprint Bradford BooksPublisher MIT Press LtdWeight(grams) 1043gDimensions(mm) 229mm *... -
And Finally: Matters of Life and Death, the Sunday Times bestseller from the author of DO NO HARM by Henry Marsh
RRP: €16.65€13.11As a neurosurgeon, I lived in a world filled with fear and suffering, death and cancer. But rarely, if ever, did I think about what it would be like if what I witnessed at work every day happened to me. This book is the story of how I became a patient... -
Neuro: The New Brain Sciences and the Management of the Mind by Nikolas Rose
RRP: €33.32€25.94The brain sciences are influencing our understanding of human behavior as never before, from neuropsychiatry and neuroeconomics to neurotheology and neuroaesthetics. Many now believe that the brain is what makes us human, and it seems that... -
All the Brains in the Business: The Engendered Brain in the 21st Century Organisation by Kate Lanz 9783030221522
RRP: €35.69€28.75The power of gender difference, not gender equality, is a secret source for success. Some smart businesses are starting to wake up to this fact. This book explores why and how. Properly valuing brain gender diversity in the workplace is one of the... -
The Spike: An Epic Journey Through the Brain in 2.1 Seconds by Mark Humphries
RRP: €23.80€18.91The story of a neural impulse and what it reveals about how our brains workWe see the last cookie in the box and think, can I take that? We reach a hand out. In the 2.1 seconds that this impulse travels through our brain, billions of neurons communicate... -
Periphery: How Your Nervous System Predicts and Protects against Disease by Moses V. Chao 9780674972308
RRP: €29.69€23.67A leading neuroscientist argues that the peripheral nervous system, long understood to play a key role in regulating basic bodily functions, also signals the onset of illness.The central nervous system, consisting of the brain and the spinal cord, has...