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One of the Wall Street Journal's 10 Best Nonfiction Books of the Year and a Publishers Weekly "Top Ten in Science" Title Every person is unique, but science has struggled to pinpoint where, precisely, that uniqueness resides. Our genome may determine our eye color and even aspects of our character. But our friendships, failures, and passions also shape who we are. The question is: How? Sebastian Seung is at the forefront of a revolution in neuroscience....
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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....
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Get the Summary of Brandy Schillace's Mr. Humble and Dr. Butcher in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "Mr. Humble and Dr. Butcher" recounts the story of Dr. Joseph E. Murray, who performed a pioneering kidney transplant on Richard Herrick using his identical twin brother Ronald's kidney. The book delves into the history of organ transplantation, the challenges of immune system rejection, and the advancements in surgical...
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Neurohábitos es un libro que intenta atraer al lector a los buenos hábitos, aquellos que pueden potenciar de manera integral a cualquier persona. Una mirada más práctica de cómo aplicar el estudio de las neurociencias y la sabiduría popular a nuestras vidas, fundamentando cuáles son los beneficios cognitivos, fisiológicos y naturales, desde un lenguaje llano y atractivo para cualquier lector. Es un descubrir y valorar de nuestro CEREBRO como...
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Irene de Caso explica de forma comprensible y amena los actuales avances neurocientíficos relacionados con las drogas psicodélicas, así como sus aplicaciones clínicas y vivenciales. José Carlos Bouso, PhD, Director Científico, ICEERS.
Conozca los usos terapéuticos de las sustancias psicodélicas clásicas y los empatógenos como herramientas revolucionarias de neuroplasticidad y salud mental. Descubra cómo la psilocibina, la DMT o la MDMA...
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A study in 2014 by the National Center for Learning Disabilities stated the prevalence of those with learning disabilities living in poverty doubles the prevalence of those with learning disabilities not living in poverty. After reading this horrific fact, I began an organization, The Elevator Project Special Needs Program, which is dedicated to lifting those with learning disabilities out of poverty through individualized training of vocational and...
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Around the world, a swelling tide of people are discovering an astonishing, life-altering truth. This book tells their extraordinary stories:
• an anxious PhD student builds his confidence by changing his workout
• back exercises help one woman negotiate a fix to a botched home repair
• a Microsoft executive grows credibility by shifting her stance
• an executive team leads their company to a 30% increase in valuation by dancing together
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How does the brain think? An alternative way of looking at how matter produces mind. Calling on new research in neuroscience and a new interpretation of old ideas, this book tackles the age-old questions of how thinking, consciousness and emotion happen. We can be irrational and unpredictable but we are completely understandable, the author explains in this fascinating introduction to our complex inner world. Chapters include explanations and key...
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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...
32) Cerebro productivo: Herramientas de neurociencia para ser más efectivos y lograr mayor bienestar
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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...
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Neuroanatomía: fundamentos de neuroanatomía estructural, funcional y clínica busca facilitar el aprendizaje gradual y progresivo de la anatomía superficial e interna del sistema nervioso central mediante una descripción clara, organizada y sencilla de sus estructuras (pares craneanos, nerviosos espinales, tractos, territorios vasculares, etc.), cuyas alteraciones se ilustran en cada capítulo por medio de diferentes casos clínicos. Asimismo,...
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Discover the pharmacology of psychedelics.
Delve into the cutting edge of scientific research on the impact of psilocybin, MDMA, DMT, mescaline and LSD on the brain.
With this guide you will learn the keys to the effects of psychedelics, capable of producing significant changes in the processes of perception, thought and consciousness. An illustrated guide to understanding the science behind new psychedelic-assisted therapies for treating mental health...
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The average human brain weighs three pounds-80 percent of which is water-and yet it's capable of outstripping the computational and storage capacities of the most complex computer. But how the mind works remains one of humankind's greatest mysteries.
With boundless curiosity and enthusiasm, Shannon Moffett, a Stanford medical student, takes us down the halls of neuroscience to the front lines of cutting-edge research and medicine to meet some of...
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Entender la farmacología de los psicodélicos es comprender la esencia de lo que nos hace humanos. Genís Oña realiza una aproximación informativa, entretenida y comprensible a la ciencia de los psicodélicos. José Carlos Bouso, PhD, Director Científico, ICEERS.
Descubra la farmacología de las sustancias psicodélicas: Adéntrese en la vanguardia de la investigación científica sobre el impacto de la psilocibina, MDMA, DMT, mescalina, ibogaína...
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'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...
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This book is a concise guide into the everchanging and complex discipline of neuroscience for those students who are looking for clarity in a complex subject. The manner the information is presented to the reader is easy to comprehend and to apply those priciples to acadamic course work. The information provded is direct and to the point while continuing to provide the reader with the depth of understanding to successfully comprehend the basic principles...
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A Newly Revised and Expanded Edition. In the decade since Jim Robbins's A Symphony in the Brain was first published, the control of our bodies, brains, and minds has taken remarkable leaps. From neurofeedback with functional magnetic resonance imaging equipment, to the use of radio waves, to biofeedback of the heart and breath, and coverage of biofeedback by health insurance plans, the numerous advances have driven the need for a revised edition to...
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What if digital communication felt as real as being touched?
This question led Michael Chorost to explore profound new ideas triggered by lab research around the world, and the result is the book you now hold. Marvelous and momentous, World Wide Mind takes mind-to-mind communication out of the realm of science fiction and reveals how we are on the verge of a radical new understanding of human interaction.
Chorost himself has computers in his head...