buddhas brain the practical neuroscience of happiness

Geronimo Stilton and the Kingdom of Fantasy #2: The Quest

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Stilton, Geronimo, PUBLISHER: Scholastic, In this 320-page, full-color hardcover adventure, the Queen of the Fairies invites Geronimo back to her fantastical world to help in the quest for the true heart of happiness. This time Geronimo rides on the wings of a rainbow-colored dragon as he makes his way through seven fantastic lands. From the land of sweets to the land of fairy tales, it's an incredible journey he'll never forget

Delusions of Gender: How Our Minds, Society, and Neurosexism

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Fine, Cordelia, PUBLISHER: W. W. Norton & Company, It’s the twenty-first century, and although we tried to rear unisex children—boys who play with dolls and girls who like trucks—we failed. Even though the glass ceiling is cracked, most women stay comfortably beneath it. And everywhere we hear about vitally important “hardwired” differences between male and female brains. The neuroscience that we read about in magazines, newspaper articles, books, and sometimes even scientific journals increasingly tells a tale of two brains, and the result is more often than not a validation of the status quo. Women, it seems, are just too intuitive for math; men too focused for housework.Drawing on the latest research in neuroscience and psychology, Cordelia Fine debunks the myth of hardwired differences between men’s and women’s brains, unraveling the evidence behind such claims as men’s brains aren’t wired for empathy and women’s brains aren’t made to fix cars. She then goes one step further, offering a very different explanation of the dissimilarities between men’s and women’s behavior. Instead of a “male brain” and a “female brain,” Fine gives us a glimpse of plastic, mutable minds that are continuously influenced by cultural assumptions about gender. Passionately argued and unfailingly astute, Delusions of Gender provides us with a much-needed corrective to the belief that men’s and women’s brains are intrinsically different—a belief that, as Fine shows with insight and humor, all too often works to the detriment of ourselves and our society.

The Healing Blade: A Tale of Neurosurgery

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Sylvester, Edward J., PUBLISHER: Beck Press Inc., This book traces the efforts of one of the world's top neurosurgical teams to understand the human brain in ever-deeper ways. Its dramatic focus is a state called the "standstill, " where the patient has no breath, no heartbeat, no blood flow, no viable temperature, and no brain waves or other activity that clinically define life. In The Healing Blade, patients are taken down to death itself and brought back again.

Visual Impact Visual Teaching: Using Images to Strengthen

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Gangwer, Timothy, PUBLISHER: Brain Store, Formerly a publication of The Brain Store Discover how to use photographs and fine arts in your curriculum with this unique resource that includes hundreds of subject-specific visual learning activities for the classroom

Exploring Brain Functional Anatomy with Positron Tomography

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Ciba Foundation / Caba Foundation / Porter, R., PUBLISHER: John Wiley & Sons, Exploring Brain Functional Anatomy with Positron Tomography Chairman: R. Porter Positron emission tomography (PET) is an essentially non-invasive technique for measuring localized functional activity in the brain and elsewhere in the body in a quantitative manner with good topographical resolution. PET is an area of burgeoning research activity in which advances in camera design and in data acquisition and analysis have allowed repeated, rapid measurements of cerebral blood flow to be made down to a resolution of 6 mm or better. This symposium is, to our knowledge, the first to be published on the application of PET to the mapping of human cerebral cortical function. It includes chapters on aspects of the technology of PET and on its use clinically and in basic research into brain function. Other chapters describe the use of the technique to study the human somatosensory system and motor system, the human visual system (with the first direct evidence for separate colour and motion centres and pathways in the visual cortex), and higher-order processes such as attention, memory, intention, learning and language in humans. Chapters on the use of PET to study frontal lobe function in relation to psychiatric disease, and brain injury and recovery from it, illustrate the application of this imaging method to the clinical field. The fully edited discussions between neurologists, physiologists, neuroanatomists, psychiatrists, physicists, statisticians and other experts serve to highlight problems in the current protocols and to identify future directions in the exploitation of positron tomography both in basic neuroscience research and in medicine. Other Ciba Foundation Symposia: No. 132Motor areas of the cerebral cortex Chairman: R. Porter ISBN No. 138 Plasticity of the neuromuscular system Chairman: A. J. Buller ISBN No. 152 The biology of nicotine dependence Chairman: L. L. Iversen ISBN

Brainworks: The Mind-Bending Science of How You See, What

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Sweeney, Michael S. / Copperfield, David, PUBLISHER: National Geographic Society, Admit it. When you hear "neuroscience," you expect something abstract and remote, very complex, of little practical use. But this time? It's personal. National Geographic "Into" "Your Brain "makes YOU the test subject of an array of astonishing experiments. Your brain is going to be stimulated, fooled, and ultimately amazed, as scientists and other experts show you how this three-pound blob of gray matter makes you, you. Rather than simply displaying a collection of puzzlers or stating what happens during an illusion, this captivating book guides you to experience visual tricks firsthand and then explains your brain's reaction in clear, user-friendly language--giving every reader a strong personal interest in finding out why his or her mind acts the way it does. The companion to a highly anticipated, three-part series airing on the National Geographic Channel in Spring , this book will definitely mess with your head--to entertain you and show you the very cool complexities of how your brain does its job. In three sections--Sights, Sounds, and Memories--you'll see for yourself why visual illusions hoodwink the brain. You'll hear how sounds can provoke strong emotions and understand your brain's response to them. And you'll think of events that may not have actually happened, in order to learn how the mind can create a false memory. " " "Into Your Brain "brings together a crack team of scientists and researchers from a wide range of fields, including neurology, psychology, chemistry, audiology, and ophthalmology. Best-selling author Oliver Sachs, awareness expert Dan Simons, and memory expert Elizabeth Loftus are just a few of the notables who lend their considerable brainpower to this unprecedented project. The book also draws on the know-how of those who traffic in brain tricks--illusionists like Penn & Teller, artists like color expert Beau Lotto, and sound designers like Julian Treasure--to bring each mind-bending illusion to life. Smart, engaging, exciting, and deeply worthwhile, "Into Your Brain "pulls you in, manipulates your mind, and leaves you with a better understanding--as well as a richer appreciation--of the marvels that go on up there in the old noggin.

Cardiac Safety of Noncardiac Drugs: Practical Guidelines for

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Morganroth, Joel / Gussak, Ihor, PUBLISHER: Humana Press, Basic and clinical researchers from industry and academia detail the preclinical, clinical, and regulatory principles currently used to assess the cardiac safety of new drugs. The authors explain the parameters of cardiac safety at all stages of clinical research and drug development, including both the preclinical and pharmacogenomic aspects generally and the clinical methodologies and technical aspects for investigational drugs based on cardiac repolarization, as defined by the duration of the QTc interval. Additional chapters comprehensively review the application of electrocardiography in clinical research, the fundamentals of ECG interpretation in clinical trials, the statistical analysis plans for ECG data obtained in formal clinical trials, and the practical interpretation of the ECG results. Highlights include practical guidance on how to conduct a thorough ECG Trial in New Drug Development, how to use new ECG and web based technology in clinical research, and how to follow the new FDA requirements for ECG submissions.

The Craft of Investing: Growth and Value Stocks, Emerging

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Train, John / Train, PUBLISHER: HarperBusiness, John Train's status as an investment wizard is the result of decades of stock market investing and investment counseling. "The Craft of Investing" is the ultimate treatise on how to invest well, outlining Train's key strategies and the principles that have brought him success. Train addresses everything from the psychology of the market to practical portfolio management tips. He explains growth investing, value investing, when to buy and when to sell, estate planning and shows how to build wealth and value systematically. Authoritative and practical, Train's analysis of winning techniques will help every investor.

The Crow's Vow

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Briscoe, Susan, PUBLISHER: Vehicule Press, Following the story of a marriage come undone, this moving book-length sequence is broken down into four seasons, distilling the details of the failed relationship through physical processes of nature, such as the buzzing life of wildflowers and birds that the speaker--a wife and mother--studies daily for clues on happiness. Intricately constructed and brimming with resourceful linguistic play, these poems are elemental odes on the end of love and its eventual renewal.

Antibody Production

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Glyn, Leonard Eleazar / Glynn, L. E. / Glynn, Leonard E., PUBLISHER: John Wiley & Sons, A practical guide to the production of antibodies. Describes the biosynthesis of antibody molecules by B lymphocytes and their progeny, the use of genetic markers in the elucidation of mechanisms of antibody synthesis, and of the generation of antibody diversity. Also deals with anomalies in antibody production which result in immunoglobulinopathies, involving qualitative or quantitative abnormalities, or both, in the immunoglobulins.

Presence and Power: Releasing the Holy Spirit in Your Life

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Bauman, Harold E., PUBLISHER: Herald Press, Harold E. Bauman looks at the nature of the baptism of the Holy Spirit and the reasons for the wide variety of experiences with the Spirit. In this practical Bible study he explains the fruit and gifts of the Spirit and explores implications of the Spirit's activity both in congregational life and in one's individual walk with the Spirit. Bauman evaluates the fruit and gifts of the Spirit and presents basic principles for renewal.

The Energy Dimension: A Practical Guide to Energy in Rural

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Barnett, Andrew / Hurst, Christopher, PUBLISHER: Practical Action, Helps planners identify energy needs early on so they can be integrated into project design. Summarizes key issues, with detailed discussIon of energy options and the dynamics of supply and demand; plus fact sheets and checklists for quick reference.

The Secret Life of Plants

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Tompkins, Peter / Bird, Christopher O., PUBLISHER: Harper Perennial, The world of plants and its relation to mankind as revealed by the latest scientific discoveries. "Plenty of hard facts and astounding scientific and practical lore."--"Newsweek"

The Theoretical Foundation of Dendritic Function: The

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Segev, Idan / Rinzel, John, PUBLISHER: Bradford Book, Wilfrid Rall was a pioneer in establishing the integrative functions ofneuronal dendrites that have provided a foundation for neurobiology in general andcomputational neuroscience in particular. This collection of fifteen previouslypublished papers, some of them not widely available, have been carefully chosen andannotated by Rall's colleagues and other leading neuroscientists. It brings togetherRall's work over more than forty years, including his first papers extending cabletheory to complex dendritic trees, his ground-breaking paper introducingcompartmental analysis to computational neuroscience, and his studies of synapticintegration in motoneurons, dendrodendritic interactions, plasticity of dendriticspines, and active dendritic properties.Today it is well known that the brain'ssynaptic information is processed mostly in the dendrites where many of the plasticchanges underlying learning and memory take place. It is particularly timely to lookagain at the work of a major creator of the field, to appreciate where thingsstarted and where they have led, and to correct any misinterpretations of Rall'swork. The editors' introduction highlights the major insights that were gained fromRall's studies as well as from those of his collaborators and followers. It asks thequestions that Rall proposed during his scientific career and briefly summarizes theanswers.The papers include commentaries by Milton Brightman, Robert E. Burke, William R. Holmes, Donald R. Humphrey, Julian J. B. Jack, John Miller, StephenRedman, John Rinzel, Idan Segev, Gordon M. Shepherd, and Charles Wilson.

Practical Aromatherapy

Practical Aromatherapy Book Penny Rich The complete beginner's guide to choosing massaging and relaxing with essential oils. This beautifully illustrated, comprehensive book covers all aspects of aromatherapy, providing a wealth of information Libro completamente in inglese. 15 Euro + spese di spedizione

English for the sciences of the mind and the brain

Orsola Petillo, Lucia Abbamonte. Apogeo Education. Presenta sottolineature a matita cancellabili.

Brain-Based Learning & Teaching

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Jensen, Eric, PUBLISHER: Brain Store, A successful approach to learning means learning smarter, not harder. The goal of attaining maximum attention, understanding, meaning, and memory are presented in this piece as fundamentals to brain-based learning.

The Right Brain Way: Drive Your Brand with the Power of

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Kenny, Charles T., PUBLISHER: Trafford Publishing, Dr. Kenny's Revolutionary New Book Reveals the Inside Secrets of Right Brain Research... Get Inside the Mind of Your Target Audience. Learn how to access and leverage the critical emotional needs that cause consumers to choose one brand over another, but traditional research cannot reveal. Emotional needs drive behavior. The Right Brain Way takes this powerful concept and details a proven methodology for uncovering the needs that motivate people to buy a product or a brand. Whether your objective is to increase market share or to gain a better understanding of your customers, The Right Brain Way reveals the intrinsic link between consumers' emotions and their wallets. A must read for organizational leaders, business owners and top executives, this landmark book opens the vault on 36 years of Right Brain Research, bringing to light detailed proprietary insights previously available only to clients. The Right Brain Way will help you understand the power of emotion and how to access and leverage the key motivational drivers you need to differentiate your brand, establish the right strategy, optimize your messaging and gain a clear competitive advantage.

The Secret of the Shadow: The Power of Owning Your Whole

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Ford, Debbie, PUBLISHER: HarperOne, Debbie Ford continues and deepens the work she began in her blockbuster The Dark Side of the Light Chasers. In this new book she examines our shadow elements-- the negative attitudes, thoughts, and behaviors that block our progress toward happiness and success in our lives and relationships. Each of us has a shadow that whispers stories of our own fears to us-- that we aren' t good enough, that we are unworthy of being loved, that we will be deserted by those whom we care about. Ford guides us hear those stories and find the positive message within each of them. She shows how understanding our own shadow side can lead us to lives of tremendous fulfillment and peace. Using illuminating stories and practical real-life examples, this book shows how each story and each shadow holds within it the unique key to our true purpose.

Great Preaching: Practical Advice from Powerful Preachers

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Group Publishing, PUBLISHER: Group Publishing(CO), Take your preaching skills to the next level with practical insights from some of the most effective preachers of our time Each chapter highlights a prominent preacher's spirit-led journey of ministering and leading others to Christ. A cross-section of Christian traditions is represented. Great for seminary students, people aspiring to preach and other public speakers

Lost in Cat Brain Land

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Pierce, Cameron, PUBLISHER: Eraserhead Press, Sad stories from a surreal world. A fascist mustache. A desert inside a dead cat. The ghost of Franz Kafka. Primordial entities mourn the death of their child. The desperate serve tea to mysterious creatures. A hopeless romantic falls in love with a pterodactyl. From a post-apocalyptic Los Angeles where robotic gargoyles are law, to a blighted suburbia where the elephant god Ganesh seeks revenge on a man and his android wife, Cat Brain Land is a place of domestic despair and nightmare foreboding. Where sirloin steaks enroll in daycare and ex-lovers return as tiny dolls. This is a land of camel people and the Lord of Meat. The farther into Cat Brain Land you get, the more difficult it will be to get out.

Tragedy

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Valency, Maurice, PUBLISHER: New Amsterdam Books, This introduction to Greek tragedy, the origin of much of our modern drama, is the work of a remarkable scholar who is also a practical man of theater. The author of magisterial studies of Ibsen, Strindberg, Chekhov and Shaw, and of symbolism in the theater from the nineteenth century to our times, Maurice Valency has written for the stage and for television, and he translated, adapted and collaborated in producing two great Broadway successes Giraudoux's the Mad Woman of Chaillot and Durrenmatt's The Visit.

International Action Against Racial Discrimination

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Banton, Michael P., PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, USA, An introduction to the international law of racial discrimination, this book is the first to provide an inside account of how a United Nations human rights treaty body actually works. At the same time, it is an introduction to the international law of racial discrimination. The book focuses on the practical operation and implementation of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, emphasizing throughout the relationship between law and politics.

Pink floyd - the dark side of the moon

Titolo [The Dark Side Of The Moon] Artista/i [Pink Floyd] Traccie [1a Speak To Me 1b Breathe 2 On The Run 3 Time 4 The Great Gig In The Sky 5 Money 6 Us And Them 7 Any Colour You Like 8 Brain Damage 9 Eclipse] (cod. I_)

Abortion and Afterwards

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Davies, Vanessa, PUBLISHER: Ashgrove Publishing, The medical, legal, and practical aspects of abortion, from confirmation of the pregnancy to emotional aftermath.

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