***THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER***Discover how to adapt to change and learn to find strength, happiness and growth in the chaos, with the inspiring new book from cognitive scientist and host of the award-winning podcast A Slight Change of Plans, Maya Shankar.
Esta obra ofrece un completo manual para comprender el funcionamiento del cerebro y sus procesos emocionales, cognitivos y conductuales desde una perspectiva neurocientífica moderna.
El hombre ha sido definido tradicionalmente como un animal racional y pensante, y el apellido común que nos hemos dado así lo proclama con orgullo: sapiens.
En los últimos tiempos, los mil primeros días del bebé (nueve meses de embarazo más primeros dos años y pico de vida extrauterina) han cobrado auge como concepto empleado por los pediatras y educadores para referirse a una etapa crucial de su desarrollo.
Dentro de la crítica general a la moderna era digital que viene formulando en los últimos años el neurobiólogo Lamberto Maffei, y plasmada de momento en sus obras "Alabanza de la lentitud" y "Elogio de la rebeldía" (ambas publicadas en esta colección), el autor centra ahora el foco en nuestro medio de expresión por excelencia tanto verbalmente como por escrito.
'Swayne deserves to join Oliver Sacks and Henry Marsh on the list of top popular neuroscience writers' - Melanie Reid, The Times 'Beautifully observed, beautifully written .
'A masterpiece' - The New York TimesIf a man has lost a leg or an eye, he knows he has lost a leg or an eye; but if he has lost a self - himself - he cannot know it, because he is no longer there to know it.
Agora mesmo, ao ler estas linas, estas a utilizar a habilidade mais sorprendente e extraordinaria da tua mente: a linguaxe, unha ferramenta unica que usamos os humanos modernos para elaborar o pensamento e para comunicar todo tipo de ideas dunha mente a outra.
If you've ever lost your keys, missed an appointment or wasted hours because you were distracted by a frivolous text or email message, then this book is for you.
Why engineering and computational analogies are poorly suited to the study of biological cognitionMainstream theories of the brain are often expressed through engineering conceptscomputation, code, control, reverse-engineering, optimization.
Why engineering and computational analogies are poorly suited to the study of biological cognitionMainstream theories of the brain are often expressed through engineering conceptscomputation, code, control, reverse-engineering, optimization.
Evidence from neuroscience shows that individuals and organizations are more successful when people are encouraged to take risks, explore new ideas, and channel their energies in ways that work for them.
Evidence from neuroscience shows that individuals and organizations are more successful when people are encouraged to take risks, explore new ideas, and channel their energies in ways that work for them.
'The lack of information around how ADHD and autism shows up in adults means that many of us have been assuming we were anxious, not working hard enough, or just entirely failing altogether.
With a new wave of adult ADHD diagnoses sweeping the world, many are beginning to discover what it is that sets them apart, but few have learnt what it takes to thrive.
"e;A practical guide to accessing profound states"e; - Shauna Shapiro, Professor of Psychology at Santa Clara University"e;Battle-tested tools to rewire your brain for lasting bliss"e; - Mark Divine, Retired U.
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER*As heard on Chris Evans' Virgin Radio*'You're amazing I could talk to you (Rahul) all day' Chris Evans'This is a gripping new book' The TimesWorld-leading neuroscientist and neurosurgeon Dr Rahul Jandial draws on his years of work with patients suffering from the most extreme cases of brain damage, disorders and illnesses to reveal what they can tell us about the science of the mind.
A brilliant young neuroscientist explains how to preserve our minds indefinitely, enabling future generations to choose to revive usJust as surgeons once believed pain was good for their patients, some argue today that death brings meaning to life.
From the brilliant psychoanalyst behind Strictly Bipolar and What is Madness, a short and fascinating guide to the history of human sleep - and why we can't seem to sleep any moreOne in four adults sleeps badly.
'The story of a disease that plunged its victims into a prison of viscous time, and the drug that catapulted them out of it' - Guardian Hailed as a medical classic, and the subject of a major feature film as well as radio and stage plays and various TV documentaries, Awakenings by Oliver Sacks is the extraordinary account of a group of twenty patients.
'Seeing Voices is both a history of the deaf and an account of the development of an extraordinary and expressive language' - Evening Standard Imaginative and insightful, Seeing Voices by Oliver Sacks offers a way into a world that is, for many people, alien and unfamiliar - for to be profoundly deaf is not just to live in a world of silence, but also to live in a world where the visual is paramount.
