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Publisher
Pantheon Books
Pub. Date
[2019].
Edition
First American edition.
Language
English
Description
Rippon presents a breakthrough work in neuroscience and an incisive corrective to a long history of damaging pseudo-science, finally debunking the myth that there is a biological distinction between male and female brains.
Author
Publisher
Dutton, an imprint of Penguin Random house LLC
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Being you is an unprecedented tour of consciousness thats to new experimental evidence, much of which comes from Seth's own lab. His radical argument is that we do not perceive the world as it objectively is, but rather that we are prediction machines, constantly inventing our world and correcting our mistakes by the microsecond, and that we can now observe the biological mechanisms in the brain that accomplish this process of consciousness."--Provided...
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Language
English
Description
"In the busy, information-filled world in which we live, it's often easy to forget things and hard to keep track of how details get stored in our brain. The Complete Guide to Memory serves to provide a one-stop resource that covers the essentials on memory. World-renowned memory expert, Dr. Richard Restak, addresses the following topics in detail: how memories form; the different kinds of memory; changes in brain structure; the mind-body connection;...
Author
Publisher
Basic Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"A decade ago, James Lang banned cell phones in his classroom. Frustrated by how easily they could sidetrack his students, Lang sought out a distraction-free environment, hoping it would help his students pay attention to his lessons. But after just a few years, Lang gave in. Not only was his no-cellphones policy ineffective (even his best students ignored it), he realized that he, like many of his fellow teachers, was missing an important point....
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Language
English
Description
"What is it like to be a dog? A bat? Or a dolphin? To find out, neuroscientist Gregory Berns and his team began with a radical step: they taught dogs to go into an MRI scanner-completely awake. They discovered what makes dogs individuals with varying capacities for self-control, different value systems, and a complex understanding of human speech. And dogs were just the beginning. In What It's Like to Be a Dog, Berns explores the fascinating inner...
Author
Language
English
Description
"In a world of modern technology where we find ourselves living at a greater distant from nature and each other, Wild Rituals shows us the profound ways we are similar to the wild creatures that captivate us. Through the lens of the animal kingdom, this remarkable book journeys into the desert, tundra, and rainforest to reveal the importance of rituals within the inner lives of wild animals, and how those same traditions can make us naturally more...
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