Neurodegenerative diseases, like Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and Huntington's, cast a long shadow over millions of lives, stealing memories, independence, and futures.
This much-needed book introduces readers to the related fields of expertise, creativity, and performance, exploring our understanding of the factors contributing to greatness in creative domains.
For an object in the world to be known by the knower, the knower must also be in the world; thus, our consciousness is not in the head, it is in the world.
Mental health counselors, psychologists, social workers, and psychiatrists realize that nutrition may be a factor in their clients' mental health, but a lack of nutritional science background and resources makes it difficult for them to incorporate nutrition into the care they provide.
Explore multiple disciplines to understand the impact of psychology on health, and vice versa In the newly revised 10th edition of Health Psychology: Biopsychosocial Interactions, a team of dedicated psychologists delivers an insightful and multidisciplinary demonstration of the impact of psychology and health on one another.
In slow-moving, high-impact crises such as the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, intuitive solutions usually exacerbate the problem; this book uses research-based strategies to help you adapt & plan wisely.
For so long, the brain was the great unknown of human biology; an evolved complex of cells, chemicals and electricity, which eluded even the understanding of its own grey matter.
A groundbreaking study into the formative role of play in our livesSergio and Vivien Pellis have synthesized three decades of empirical research to create a remarkable work, unequalled in its field.
Best-selling author and world-renowned naturopath Jan de Vries has become increasingly aware of the damage that today's environment has had on the five senses of touch, smell, taste, hearing and vision.
Cognitive neuroscience is the interdisciplinary study of how cognitive and intellectual functions are processed and represented within the brain, which is critical to building understanding of core psychological and behavioural processes such as learning, memory, behaviour, perception, and consciousness.
Self Mastery Through Conscious Autosuggestion is an instruction manual in the ideas and methods of the early twentieth- century French psychologist Emile Coue.
Bringing together experts in the field, this comprehensive volume presents the state of the art in evaluating noncredible performance in clinical contexts.
Favored by instructors and students for its real-world focus and engaging style, this authoritative text on the interface of psychology and law has now been revised and expanded.
It is about two happy people having purchased their dream home at last, only for the woman to discover that that same house the husband just bought for their retirement home, is the same house she went to have an illegal abortion in when she was just fourteen years of age.
Children are being identified with more neurodevelopmental disorders than in previous decades and understanding these medically complex disorders has become critical as more children are living with these disorders.
Speech Language Therapy as a Global Practice focuses on the necessary skills and considerations needed to be a culturally responsive clinician in a multicultural and multilingual world.
"e;Counterintuitive, practical and potentially life-changing, Akshay's book wants to rewire the way you look at fear"e; (Seth Godin, author of Linchpin).
Post-traumatic stress disorder aka PTSD or simply "e;trauma"e; is a growing problem, with adults and children today affected by threats of terror; combat in the Middle East; and social, economic, and personal crises.
A Companion to Introductory Psychology is a rich collection of thought-provoking chapters, which enhance student interest and promote group discussions, training entry-level students in critical thinking skills and engaging them with course material.
Interest in meditation and mindfulness has skyrocketed in recent years, thanks largely to neuroimaging and the body of scientific research that has validated the many benefits of these practices.
Mitochondria and Neurotoxicity, Volume Thirteen in the Advances in Neurotoxicology series, presents interesting chapters written by an international board of authors.
"e;This book brings together excellent contributions spanning the historic basis of neuropsychology in forensic practice, ethical and legal issues, and practical instruction.
Help medical and other health care students successfully prepare for behavioral science foundation courses and examinations:- Comprehensive, trustworthy, and up-to-date- Quick access to information in case examples, tables, charts etc.
Artificial intelligence (AI) has been fast growing since its evolution and experiments with various new add-on features; human efficiency is one among those and the most controversial topic.
Help medical and other health care students successfully prepare for behavioral science foundation courses and examinations:- Comprehensive, trustworthy, and up-to-date- Quick access to information in case examples, tables, charts etc.
This wise and practical book shows how the most destructive of emotionsanger--can be put to good, constructive uses if it's recognized, understood, approached, and managed mindfully.
A pioneering neuroscientist reveals how brain science can transform how we think about leadership, team-building, decision-making, innovation, marketing, and more.
