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Publisher
Britannica Educational Pub., in association with Rosen Educational Services
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
The sheer volume of information that the brain must process and respond to at every second of each day renders it one of the most remarkable systems of the human body. With illuminating diagrams and careful detail, this volume covers the amazing intricacies of this vital system as well as the effects of disease and damage.
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Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Early studies of the human brain used a simple method: wait for misfortune to strike--strokes, seizures, infectious diseases, horrendous accidents--and see how victims coped. In many cases their survival was miraculous, if puzzling. Observers were amazed by the transformations that took place when different parts of the brain were destroyed, altering victims' personalities. Parents suddenly couldn't recognize their own children. Pillars of the community...
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Publisher
Paidós
Pub. Date
2014
Language
Español
Description
"¿Cómo tomamos cada una de nuestras decisiones? ¿Qué es la conciencia? ¿Y las emociones? ¿De dónde viene la inteligencia? El cerebro humano es la estructura más compleja del universo, tanto, que se propone el desafío de entenderse a sí mismo. Todo lo que hacemos depende de esta "máquina" casi perfecta, que contiene más neuronas que las estrellas que existen en nuestra galaxia. Hasta hace solo algunas décadas estas incógnitas eran abordadas...
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Publisher
W.W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"A delightful tour of our mysterious, mischievous gray matter from neuroscientist and massively popular Guardian blogger Dean Burnett,"--NoveList.
We cling to superstitions and miss things sitting right in front of us-- but that's actually just a sign of a well-meaning brain doing its best to keep you alive and healthy. Burnett takes the reader on a delightful tour of our mysterious, mischievous gray matter, and helps you understand how our brains...
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Publisher
Tyndale Refresh
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"In Change Your Brain Every Day psychiatrist and clinical neuroscientist Daniel Amen, MD, draws on over 40 years' clinical practice with tens of thousands of patients to give you the most effective daily habits he has seen that can help you improve your brain, master your mind, boost your memory, and make you feel happier, healthier, and more connected to those you love"--
With a page for each day of the year-- 366 motivations, exercises, and strategies--...
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Publisher
Pear Press
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
In Brain Rules, Dr. John Medina, a molecular biologist, shares his lifelong interest in how the brain sciences might influence the way we teach our children and the way we work. In each chapter, he describes a brain rule--what scientists know for sure about how our brains work--and then offers transformative ideas for our daily lives.--From www.brainrulesbook.com .
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Language
English
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Neuroscientist Amen has news for you: your brain is involved in everything you do--learn to care for it properly, and you will be smarter, healthier, and happier in as little as 15 days! Brain dysfunction is the number one reason people fail at school, work, and relationships. The brain is the organ of learning, working, and loving--the supercomputer that runs our lives. It's very simple: when our brains work right, we work right--and when our brains...
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