Neuropsychology category: 992 books

Religions and mythologies from around the world teach that God or gods created humans. Atheist, humanist, and materialist critics, meanwhile, have attempted to turn theology on its head, claiming that religion is a human invention. In this book, E. Fuller Torrey draws on cutting-edge neuroscience...

Minds, Brains, Souls and Gods, Do I have a soul? How free am I? What makes me uniquely human? Does my brain have a "God spot"?

`The book describes a potted history of Phillip's journey, and mainly focuses on the practical aspects of brain injury, rehabilitation, returning home and to work. If you have little or no knowledge of brain injury then this book is a good starting point, both for the brain injured person or their...

The central assertion in this volume is that the young child uses general skills, scaffolded by adults, to acquire the complex knowledge of sound patterns and the goal-directed behaviors for communicating ideas through language and producing speech. A child’s acquisition of phonology is seen as...

Contents The Interpretation of Dreams A General introduction to Psychoanalysis Dream Psychology : Psychoanalysis for Beginners Group Psychology and The Analysis of The Ego Leonardo da Vinci : A Psychosexual Study of an Infantile Reminiscence Reflections on War and Death Three Contributions...

Covering a wide range of diverse age-related disorders, Degenerative Disorders of the Brain addresses disabilities that occur or have their roots in the later stages of life. The book brings together an internationally recognised group of contributors to discuss frontostriatal, fronto-cerebellar and...

Reflections of a Neuropsychologist: Brushes with Brains follows the life of an influential neuropsychologist's fascinating and varied career. Unique in its autobiographical approach, it features coverage of research into human evolution, archaeology and neurology. Beginning with his earliest...

Been busy and stressful in your life, with endless tasks waiting for you to be done? Felt very lost with no escape from this busy world? Why not try meditating? Meditation is an art established long time ago. People meditate for a peace and quiet moment to ease their ever-rushing lifestyle....

Questo non è un libro di neuroscienze, e neppure – come il titolo potrebbe far credere – contro le neuroscienze, che costituiscono un innegabile avanzamento nella comprensione della mente. È invece un libro sui rapporti tra neuroscienze e psicologia, nato dalla riflessione sui rapporti tra fondamenti...

Handbook of Categorization in Cognitive Science, Second Edition presents the study of categories and the process of categorization as viewed through the lens of the founding disciplines of the cognitive sciences, and how the study of categorization has long been at the core of each of these disciplines. The...

Hoe word je gelukkig op eigen kracht? Volgens neuropsycholoog en meditatieleraar Rick Hanson kan je leren om meer tevreden, gelukkiger en blijer (met jezelf) te zijn. Zijn nieuwste boek `Geheugen voor geluk helpt je hierbij. Ons brein onthoudt van nature negatieve gevoelens en ervaringen, terwijl...

Advances in the Study of Behavior continues to serve scientists across a wide spectrum of disciplines. Focusing on new theories and research developments with respect to behavioral ecology, evolutionary biology, and comparative psychology, these volumes serve to foster cooperation and communication...

Nonostante la crescita esponenziale del sapere scientifico la coscienza continua a essere una realtà elusiva e misteriosa. Con il termine coscienza si indica l'esperienza che facciamo del mondo attraverso noi stessi e di cui gli altri ci attribuiscono vari gradi di consapevolezza senso-percettiva e...