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Series
Oxford very short introductions volume 144
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
2005
Language
English
Author
Language
English
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Description
For over three decades, Ray Kurzweil has been one of the most respected and provocative advocates of the role of technology in our future. In his classic The Age of Spiritual Machines, he argued that computers would soon rival the full range of human intelligence at its best. Now he examines the next step in this inexorable evolutionary process: the union of human and machine, in which the knowledge and skills embedded in our brains will be combined...
4) The Scientific American healthy aging brain: the neuroscience of making the most of your mature mind
Author
Series
Publisher
Jossey-Bass
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
Offers insights drawn from the latest research about how the brain ages; provides strategies for promoting brain health; and reveals how aging people can still achieve new levels of intelligence and learn new skills.
Author
Publisher
Usborne Publishing Ltd
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"This visually astonishing story takes children on a journey into and through the brain. Simple but beautifully illustrated metaphors explain the different jobs that our brains do, and how they use brain cells to accomplish them. From the senses to sleep, memories to making decisions, this book brings the wonder of brains and brain science to life"--Publisher's description.
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Series
Publisher
Nomad Press
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Description
Introduces students to the fascinating world of the human brain and its influence on behavior. Readers learn about the main anatomy and functions of the brain while discovering the brain's role in learning, memory, communication, and emotion. --Provided by publisher.
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Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Throughout the world, mental capacity is declining, especially among young people, while depression rates are rising dramatically. Meanwhile, one in forty men and women suffers from Alzheimer's, and the age of onset is falling rapidly. But the causes are not being eliminated, quite the opposite. Can this just be coincidence? The Indoctrinated Brain introduces a largely unknown, powerful neurobiological mechanism whose externally induced dysfunction...
Author
Publisher
National Geographic Kids
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Description
In this fascinating, interactive book -- a companion to the National Geographic Channel hit show - kids explore the parts of the brain and how it all works, brainy news nuggets from a neuroscientist, plus fun facts and crazy challenges. --Provided by publisher.
Author
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Author of the iconic bestsellers This Is Your Brain on Music and The Organized Mind, Daniel Levitin turns his keen insights to what happens in our brains as we age; why we should think about health span, not life span; and, based on a rigorous analysis of neuroscientific evidence, how you can make the most of your seventies, eighties, and nineties today, no matter how old you are now"--
Author
Publisher
Dutton
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
From University of Washington professor Chantel Prat comes The Neuroscience of You, a rollicking adventure into the human brain that reveals the surprising truth about neuroscience, shifting our focus from what's average to an understanding of how every brain is different, exactly why our quirks are important, and what this means for each of us. With style and wit, Chantel Prat takes us on a tour of the meaningful ways that our brains are dissimilar...
Author
Publisher
Harmony Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Now, Brizendine uses her unique ability of making science approachable to offer an empowering vision of the years in a woman's life that have too often been ignored or misunderstood and creates a positive new framework for this life stage. She never uses the words perimenopause or menopause, with their suggestions of obsolescence. She guides women to become more of who they are and who they want to be in the second half of life. After analyzing the...
Author
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
The Brain Fog Fix is a three-week program designed to help you naturally restore three of your brain’s most crucial chemicals: serotonin, dopamine, and cortisol. Rebalancing these three brain chemicals will, in turn, enable the rest of your brain’s chemistry to reach optimal levels. You will find yourself thinking more clearly, remembering more accurately, learning more quickly, and unleashing the floodgates of your creativity. You will also find...
16) Inside the brain
Author
Series
Publisher
ABDO Pub. Co
Pub. Date
c2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Explains how the human brain works, including the brain stem, midbrain, and the medulla.
17) Your creative brain: seven steps to maximize imagination, productivity, and innovation in your life
Author
Publisher
Jossey-Bass
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
"Filled with research-based techniques for expanding creativity and increasing productivity This provocative book reveals why sitting in front of a light box can increase your creativity more than listening to a Bach concerto as example. The author Shelley H. Carson, a Harvard psychologist, explains that creativity isn't something only scientists, investors, artists, writers, and musicians enjoy, but rather all of us use our creative brains every...
Author
Publisher
Twenty-First Century Books
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Find out about the different types of TBIs, what causes them, and how they are diagnosed and treated. Along the way, you'll learn about National Hockey League player Derek Boogaard and U.S. Representative Gabby Giffords, both of whom sustained TBIs, with dramatically different outcomes. You'll also meet teens and young adults living with TBIs and the doctors who treat them. And you'll learn about amazing medical technologies that help victims recover...
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Neuroscientist David Eagleman explores the wonders of the human brain in an epic series that reveals the ultimate story of why people feel and think the things they do. The ambitious project blends science with innovative visual effects and compelling personal stories, and addresses some big questions.
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