"The "father of cognitive neuroscience" makes a powerful and provocative argument against today's common wisdom that our lives are wholly determined by physical processes we cannot control"-- Provided by publisher.

We are profoundly social creatures. Here, renowned psychologist Matthew Lieberman explores groundbreaking research in social neuroscience revealing that our need to connect with other people is even more fundamental than our need for food or shelter. Because of this, our brain uses its spare time to learn about the social world--other people and our relation to them. He argues that our need to reach out to and connect with others is a primary driver...

Forty years ago, Israeli psychologists Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky wrote a series of breathtakingly original studies undoing our assumptions about the decision-making process. Their papers showed the ways in which the human mind erred, systematically, when forced to make judgments in uncertain situations. Their work created the field of behavioral economics, revolutionized Big Data studies, advanced evidence-based medicine, led to a new approach...

How do neurons turn into minds? How does physical "stuff"--atoms, molecules, chemicals, and cells--create the vivid and various worlds inside our heads? The problem of consciousness has gnawed at us for millenia. In the last century, massive breakthroughs have rewritten the science of the brain, yet the puzzles faced by the ancient Greeks remain. In The Consciousness Instinct, the neuroscience pioneer Michael S. Gazzaniga weaves together the latest...

'A masterpiece of popularization' Times Literary Supplement 'A fascinating account, based on objective scientific research, of the ways in which mental states affect the individual's liability to disease... Martin is a highly civilized scientist, who seasons his text with witty parentheses. He also provides many examples from literature, ranging widely from Shakespeare, Goethe and Hardy to Tolstoy, Dostoevsky and Kafka... Interesting, informative...

Los recuerdos son una parte integral de la experiencia humana. Nos persiguen, los atesoramos, y durante nuestras vidas reunimos más de ellos en cada nueva experiencia. Sin la memoria no seríamos capaces de mantener una relación, manejar nuestros autos, conversar con nuestros hijos, leer un poema, ver televisión o hacer prácticamente cualquier cosa. La memoria: una breve introducción explora las fascinantes particularidades de la memoria humana....

In Odisha, when talk of Wetlands, always Chilika comes to our mind. But in my view, Anshupa located in Cuttack district at a distance of 55 km from Bhubaneswar is more splendid and euphoric. You can enjoy Anshupa for its, floating vegetation in tranquil water, a fisherman for hours in action, and musical chirping of birds, both local and migratory. Situated near the bank of River Mahanadi and surrounded by hills of the Eastern Ghats, namely Saranda...

En este libro aprenderá todos los fundamentos de los psicodélicos y por qué toda esta investigación es tan gran noticia para la salud pública en este siglo. Tras un viaje muy largo y extraño, puede que los psicodélicos vuelvan, por fin, para quedarse. Rick Doblin, PhD, Fundador y Director Ejecutivo, MAPS. En esta guía aprenderá todo lo esencial sobre la historia, neurociencia, legalidad, aplicaciones terapéuticas y reducción de riesgos...

Ser más productivos y efectivos en todo lo que hacemos, ya sea en nuestro trabajo o en nuestra vida personal, no solo es posible, sino que es cada vez más una obligación para ser exitosos en el mundo digital en el que nos hallamos, con todos los retos que supone y todas las consecuencias que tienen en nuestra forma de trabajar y en nuestra vida. En este libro, la autora sintetiza años de estudio y de trabajo con todo tipo de profesionales y organizaciones...