2000, ISBN: 9780470248034

An all-star lineup of scientists takes you to the front lines of brain research.Are we born to be shy? Why do we remember some events so clearly and others not at all? Are creativity and … Mehr…

An all-star lineup of scientists takes you to the front lines of brain research.Are we born to be shy? Why do we remember some events so clearly and others not at all? Are creativity and depression somehow linked? Do our dreams really have deeper meanings?Now in paperback, here is a wonderfully accessible introduction to the most important recent findings about how our health, behavior, feelings, and identities are influenced by what goes on inside our brains. In this timely book, eight pioneering researchers offer lively and stimulating discussions on the most exciting discoveries as well as a new way of understanding our emotions, moods, memories, and dreams. Inside, you'll find:* J. ALLAN HOBSON, author of the groundbreaking The Dreaming Brain, leading a tour of dream states and explaining why we dream and what dream studies reveal about our minds* ERIC KANDEL, winner of the 2000 Nobel Prize in Medicine, taking us along the chain of biological events that create long-term memories, revealing how we stand at the brink of helping those who suffer from grave mental and memory disorders* STEVEN HYMAN, director of the National Institute of Mental Health, tracing the links between nature and nurture, particularly in addiction and mental illness, to explain the relationship between inherited tendencies and the impact of life experience* KAY REDFIELD JAMISON, bestselling author of An Unquiet Mind, explaining manic depression, its prevalence among gifted artists, writers, and musicians, and the societal questions raised by trying to eradicate the depression gene. . . and much, much more. Whether discussing the brain-body connection, the sources of emotion, or the ethereal world of dreams, States of Mind enables you to share in the very latest explorations into the nature and function of the human mind. Digital Content>E-books>Science>Cognitive Science>Cognitive Science, Trade Paper Press Digital >16<

ISBN: 9780470248034

An all-star lineup of scientists takes you to the front lines of brain research. Are we born to be shy? Why do we remember some events so clearly and others not at all? Are creativity and… Mehr…

An all-star lineup of scientists takes you to the front lines of brain research. Are we born to be shy? Why do we remember some events so clearly and others not at all? Are creativity and depression somehow linked? Do our dreams really have An all-star lineup of scientists takes you to the front lines of brain research. Are we born to be shy? Why do we remember some events so clearly and others not at all? Are creativity and depression somehow linked? Do our dreams really have, Wiley<

ISBN: 9780470248034

States of Mind ab 20.99 € als epub eBook: New Discoveries About How Our Brains Make Us Who We Are. Aus dem Bereich: eBooks, Fachthemen & Wissenschaft, Psychologie & Psychiatrie, Medien > … Mehr…

States of Mind ab 20.99 € als epub eBook: New Discoveries About How Our Brains Make Us Who We Are. Aus dem Bereich: eBooks, Fachthemen & Wissenschaft, Psychologie & Psychiatrie, Medien > Bücher nein eBook als epub, Turner Publishing Company<

ISBN: 9780470248034

States of Mind - New Discoveries About How Our Brains Make Us Who We Are: ab 20.49 € eBooks > Fachthemen & Wissenschaft > Psychologie & Psychiatrie Turner Publishing Company eBook als epu… Mehr…

States of Mind - New Discoveries About How Our Brains Make Us Who We Are: ab 20.49 € eBooks > Fachthemen & Wissenschaft > Psychologie & Psychiatrie Turner Publishing Company eBook als epub, Turner Publishing Company<

2007, ISBN: 9780470248034

New Discoveries About How Our Brains Make Us Who We Are, eBooks, eBook Download (EPUB), [PU: Turner Publishing Company], Turner Publishing Company, 2007