Mental Brain

In 1991 the police were called to East 72nd St. in Manhattan, where a woman's body had fallen from a 12th-story window. The woman's husband, Herbert Weinstein, soon confessed to having hit and strangled his wife after an argument, then dropping her body out of their apartment window to make it look like a suicide. The 65-year-old Weinstein, a quiet, unassuming retired advertising executive, had no criminal record, no history of violent behavior - not even a short temper.

Music can move us to the heights or depths of emotion. It can persuade us to buy something, or remind us of our first date. It can lift us out of depression when nothing else can. It can get us dancing to its beat. But the power of music goes much, much further. Indeed, music occupies more areas of our brain than language does - humans are a musical species.

The human brain is not a static organ; it’s plastic, which means it can grow and change. But just like a muscle, you have to exercise it. In Make Your Brain Smarter, renowned cognitive neuroscientist Dr. Sandra Bond Chapman gives you the comprehensive fitness plan you need to “exercise” your way to a healthier brain. By taking advantage of the immense cognitive potential of your brain, you can think smarter, not harder, solving the complexities and problems that occur every day.

Tired of battling intrusive thoughts, rituals, and endless mental strain? Breaking Free from OCD offers a compassionate, actionable guide to understanding your OCD and finding peace—no complicated jargon or overwhelming techniques required. OCD impacts millions of people in the U.S., including about 1 in 40 adults and 1 in 100 children. Symptoms often appear during the teenage years, with many experiencing them before 18. While women are diagnosed more often than men, roughly a third of those with OCD also have a related tic disorder (Wolmark, 2023).

So often when we awake we find that our dreams have either evaporated like mist or seem to be just on the edge of our memory. Many people cannot recall their dreams at all. But Dr. Doris Cohen has developed a seven-step process to let you tap into the rich repository of your subconscious. Drawing on years of clinical experience and her familiarity with Freud, myth, and sacred writings, Cohen presents a program that results in a life of abundance, texture, and self-awareness that will teach you how to unlock the secrets of your personal dream language.

Every part of your body affects every other part of your body, and if any one area is not functioning properly, other systems will feel it, too. There is a fundamental connection between the brain, the gut, the microbiome and the thyroid - which Dr Raphael Kellman calls 'the whole brain'.

How do you access the hidden power inside you? The answer lies in an extraordinary approach to harnessing the enormous potential of the human mind known as the Silva Method. Developed by Jose Silva and finally launched in the 1960s, the Silva Method empowers you to achieve your goals, enhance your well-being, and unlock the secrets of your own consciousness. Embark on this extraordinary journey of self-discovery and empowerment as you unlock the real potential of your mind

How do neurons turn into minds? The problem of consciousness has gnawed at us for millennia. In the last century there have been massive breakthroughs that have rewritten the science of the brain, and yet the puzzles faced by the ancient Greeks are still present. In The Consciousness Instinct, the neuroscience pioneer Michael S. Gazzaniga puts the latest research in conversation with the history of human thinking about the mind, giving a big-picture view of what science has revealed about consciousness.

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.

La neurociencia es clara: el cerebro aprende hasta el último día de vida. La creatividad puede expandirse. Tu mente, mediante la aplicación de las técnicas correctas, puede modificar la anatomía y estructura de tu cerebro. "ÁgilMente" es un audiolibro sobre la habilidad para imaginar y ser más creativos. Vas a lograr desarrollar todo tu potencial y a entender los mecanismos de tus propios aprendizajes, a comprender cómo utilizar los sentidos, a ampliar la memoria, a focalizar la atención, a controlar las emociones negativas y a disfrutar de las positivas.

For the modern world, it seems as if sexuality and spirituality have always been at odds. But what if the two are actually deeply connected? And what if science could prove this connection? From neuroscientist Andrew Newberg, Sex, God, and the Brain argues that our religious and spiritual experiences derive directly from our sexual being. While others have speculated on a connection between religion and sex, Newberg is the first to demonstrate that the underlying biological mechanism of religious, spiritual, and sexual experiences are identical.

From New York Times best-selling author and blogger Heather B. Armstrong comes an honest and irreverent memoir - reminiscent of the New York Times best-seller Brain on Fire - about her experience as one of only a few people to participate in an experimental treatment for depression involving 10 rounds of a chemically induced coma approximating brain death.

Every coaching business has a method behind its mastery. It’s Not You, It’s Your Brain is Keith Cornies’ secret handbook for the tricks and tools that keep his clients moving along their unique pathways while remaining always in the driver’s seats of their lives. In this audiobook, listeners will find an easy-to-follow guide full of formulas for reprogramming the operating systems of their minds and empowering them to seek out and embrace the pathways of their highest good—elevating themselves, their families and their communities into new dimensions of being....

Where do our thoughts come from? How do we make choices and trust our judgments? What is the role of the unconscious? Can we manipulate our dreams? In this mind-bending international best seller, award-winning neuroscientist Mariano Sigman explores the complex answers to these and many other age-old questions. The cutting-edge research presented in The Secret Life of the Mind revolutionizes how we understand the role that neuroscience plays in our lives.

This insightful guide, written by someone who’s stood exactly where you’re standing right now, contains all the information you need to make a real difference to your experience of everyday life. Better yet, you’ll get a bonus 14-day ADHD-friendly weight loss plan along the way!

What if you discovered that there is nothing you need to change about you or your brain to overcome the obstacles in your life? What if you already have everything you need to live your fullest potential, just waiting to be uncovered? ADHD Brain Powers will help you to uncover the incredible potential within you and to reveal your hidden strength and abilities that will help you to overcome everyday obstacles.

Science confirms the distinction between the biological brain and the conscious mind. Each day, a game of mind versus matter plays out on a field defined by the problems we must solve. Most are routine, and don't demand a more mindful approach. It's when we're faced with more difficult challenges that our thinking becomes vulnerable to brain patterns that can lead us astray.

Rewire Your Brain is a possible life-changer, a book that will support you with the most important decisions in life and teach you how to get rid of negative thoughts and negative people and become mentally tough. What do you think about the time you’re are living in right now? It definitely the most incredible time the human race has ever had. The amount of information flowing through the internet is endless; just pick something you like and make it work.

Healing the Angry Brain can help you short-circuit the anger cycle and learn to calmly handle even the most stressful interactions. You will learn which areas of your brain are causing your reactions and discover how to take control of your emotions by rewiring your brain for greater patience and perspective. This fascinating, scientific approach to anger management will yield long-term results, helping you develop greater empathy and put effective conflict resolution skills into practice for years to come.

Eric R. Kandel, the winner of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, is one of the pioneers of modern brain science. His work continues to shape our understanding of how learning and memory work and to break down age-old barriers between the sciences and the arts. In his seminal new audiobook, The Disordered Mind, Kandel draws on a lifetime of pathbreaking research and the work of many other leading neuroscientists to take us on an unusual tour of the brain. He confronts one of the most difficult questions we face: How does our mind, our individual sense of self, emerge from the physical matter of the brain?