Brain Science

Why do we vividly recall a traumatic childhood event but forget where we left our keys five minutes ago? How can a scent take us back fifty years while a colleague's name eludes us? In this compact introduction, two leading psychological researchers describe memory—how it works and why it sometimes doesn't; how it can be tricked, trained, or improved; and what changes with time. In a manner as engaging as it is informative, Fergus Craik and Larry Jacoby explain the strengths and weaknesses of memory.

Marc Gregorio wakes up paralyzed. Accident? Stroke? Did someone slip him an overdose of Botox? The answer, he discovers, is much, much worse. He’s only a copy of Marc, a digital brain without a body, burdened with all Marc’s human memories, but without access to human sensual pleasures. Now he has to find a reason to keep on, um, “living.” Adam the Mindclone meets the real Marc Gregorio - and his new girlfriend Molly Schaeffer. Adam loves her, too. But how does a digital entity experience love? He can’t even experience pizza. And a power-mad military contractor will stop at nothing to control the technology for his own ends....

While the nightmare of Alzheimer’s is progressing at an alarming rate, society will never solve it if it continues on the same path. Dr. Zielonka’s simple seven-step solution to prevent the nightmare of Alzheimer’s is the logical, science-based solution to end the nightmare. Discover the real causes of Alzheimer's, learn about true brain detoxification, autophagy, type 3 diabetes, cellular health, and so much more.

When CIA Agent Cameron Hansen receives a call from his friend Mitzi Lenz, an FBI pathologist, regarding her missing father, they soon are embroiled in a desperate race to thwart Hansen's old enemy, Juan Carlos Perez, a powerful tech magnate and international drug trafficker. Perez is doing secret experimental brain implant operations on victims kidnapped from Mexican farms. As Cameron and Mitzi struggle to understand the purpose of the hi-tech implants, Perez draws closer to his ambitious goal.

The Memory Thief is the remarkable true story of a team of doctors who - through years of scientific sleuthing and observant care - discover a surprising connection between opioids and memory, one that holds promise and peril for any one of us.

Transform your life in 30 days, even if you've never practiced gratitude, unveil the astonishing power of gratitude and achieve a happier, more fulfilling life! To those who crave inner peace but are burdened by the chaos of everyday life, your journey to a joyful existence begins here. Clogged with stresses, responsibilities, and disappointments, have you lost sight of the happiness that life can offer? Are you overwhelmed by negative emotions and thoughts?

How much better would your life be if you had an army of Nobel Laureates, MacArthur "geniuses", and National Medal of Science winners whispering tips in your ear about your body language, or how to resist that impulse purchase you’ll regret tomorrow, or when to sell your car - or even helping you trick your spouse into doing the dishes? With this mighty little audio tome, you can have the next best thing - because Brain Trust is packed with bite-sized scientific wisdom on everyday challenges....

Leading neuroscience researchers are racing to unlock the secrets of the mind. On the cusp of decoding brain signals that govern motor skills, they are developing miraculous technologies to enable paraplegics and wounded soldiers to move prosthetic limbs, and the rest of us to manipulate computers and other objects through thought alone. These fiercely competitive scientists are vying for Defense Department and venture capital funding, prestige, and great wealth.

To many, the brain is the seat of personal identity and autonomy. But the way we talk about the brain is often rooted more in mystical conceptions of the soul than in scientific fact. This blinds us to the physical realities of mental function. We ignore bodily influences on our psychology, from chemicals in the blood to bacteria in the gut, and overlook the ways that the environment affects our behavior, via factors varying from subconscious sights and sounds to the weather.

In Sleepyhead, science writer Henry Nicholls uses his own experience with chronic narcolepsy as a gateway to better understanding the cryptic, curious, and relatively uncharted world of sleep disorders. Charming, eye-opening, and deeply humanizing, Sleepyhead will help us all uncover the secrets of a good night's sleep.

In this groundbreaking book, Steven Campbell (affectionately known as the "Brain Whisperer") shows you how to use the new brain science to transform your life: end negative thinking, improve focus and clarity, enhance problem solving, and simply be happier.

Ob wir nachts träumen, morgens Sport treiben, uns bei der Arbeit konzentrieren wollen oder spätabends das berühmte »Bier zu viel« trinken – unser Gehirn ist rund um die Uhr im Einsatz. Es sorgt wesentlich für unser Wohlbefinden – wenn nichts schiefläuft. Bent Freiwald schildert, was es alles leistet, und liefert überraschende Erkenntnisse, die uns helfen, unseren Alltag besser zu meistern. Anhand eines völlig normalen Tages erklärt der Gehirnexperte und Wissenschaftsjournalist Bent Freiwald, was das menschliche Gehirn jeden Tag Erstaunliches vollbringt.

Written by professor of cognitive neuroscience at UCL Sophie Scott and composed of 10 mind-blowing yet accessible essays, The Brain guides you through the astounding complexities of the organ that makes you, you. From diving into the networks of neurons that are vital to our functioning, to the way our brains differ from one another and how neuroscience is shaping up for the future, this book is a guide to our most powerful and awe-inspiring body part.

A Rejuvenated Mind is a short but detailed guide of the history and best practices for meditation for meditators of all levels and an essential listen for anyone hoping to deepen their knowledge on the practice, implications, and history of meditation. Providing guidance and wisdom in the way of the Buddha and Ayurvedic traditions spanning millennia and giving insights into cognitive psychology and neuroscience. This guide is an essential listen or read for beginners and seasoned meditators alike.

We often don't realize how much control we have over our thoughts, feelings, and actions. On some days, the most minor irritation can upset us, but, on others, we are in our best form and can rise to challenges with grace. These fluctuations depend on the neural networks firing in our brains, but we have the power to consciously break hardwired thought patterns. Author Due Quach developed an intimate understanding of the brain during her personal journey of healing from PTSD.

Rhonda Craig was struck by how the scientific study of positive neuroplasticity--rewiring your brain--is indeed proving and agreeing with biblical truths that believers embrace and have always known. "As a man thinks in his heart, so is he" (Proverbs 23: 7). In this book, Mrs. Craig uses her everyday experiences, life lessons, and scriptures to connect with the science of positive neuroplasticity. Her intimate conversations with God were the inspiration for these rewires, and she became the messenger of these truths.

In 1918, a world war raged, and a lethal strain of influenza circled the globe. In the midst of all this death, a bizarre disease appeared in Europe. Eventually known as encephalitis lethargica, or sleeping sickness, it spread worldwide, leaving millions dead or locked in institutions. Then, in 1927, it disappeared as suddenly as it had arrived. Asleep, set in 1920s and '30s New York, follows a group of neurologists through hospitals and asylums as they try to solve this epidemic and treat its victims - who learned the worst fate was not dying of it, but surviving it.

Consciousness is our gateway to experience: it enables us to recognize Van Gogh’s starry skies, be enraptured by Beethoven’s Fifth, and stand in awe of a snowcapped mountain. Yet consciousness is subjective, personal, and famously difficult to examine: philosophers have for centuries declared this mental entity so mysterious as to be impenetrable to science. In The Ravenous Brain, neuroscientist Daniel Bor departs sharply from this historical view, and proposes a new model for how consciousness works.

Expanding upon one of the most-read New York Times Magazine features of 2012, Smarter penetrates the hot new field of intelligence research to reveal what researchers call a revolution in human intellectual abilities. Shattering decades of dogma, scientists began publishing studies in 2008 showing that "fluid intelligence" - the ability to learn, solve novel problems, and get to the heart of things - can be increased through training. But is it all just hype?

Taking listeners on an in-depth exploration of movement and music, from early humans up until today, the authors show the proven benefits of dance for our heart, lungs, bones, nervous system, and brain. Listeners will come away with a wide range of dances to try and a scientific understanding of how dance benefits almost every aspect of our lives.