検索キーワード： 神経科学・神経心理学

Shedding light on what creative people do, and how they do it, neuroscientists are mapping the regions of the brain that come into play during creative work, showing that creativity is a skill and something that all of us can cultivate. In these 24 compelling lectures, Professor Viskontas takes you on a deep dive into the human creative faculty. Through the many areas of knowledge within the course, Creativity and Your Brain offers empowering and inspiring guidelines for developing your own creativity.

Neuroscientist Mona Sobhani, Ph.D., details her transformation from diehard materialist to open-minded spiritual seeker and shares the extensive research she discovered on past lives, karma, and the complex interactions of mind and matter. She reveals her conversations about spirituality, consciousness, and anomalous occurrences with scientific colleagues as well as high-level experts and government officials, as she searched for proof of a meaningful cosmos.

La dopamina ha sido el tema de muchos debates y discusiones entre neurocientíficos, médicos y analistas. Ha sido controvertido y fascinante al mismo tiempo. La dopamina parece darnos motivación para tener éxito, hacer ejercicio, buscar recompensas, sobrevivir y procrear. Nos recompensa cuando seguimos nuestros instintos y puede ser la fuente de un comportamiento adictivo. Las personas con TDAH tienen desafíos especiales con respecto a la fluctuación de la dopamina y parecen sufrir con frecuencia una deficiencia o una sobredosis.

Joseph Selbie explores the current understanding of the brain's dismaying life-controlling influence on our thoughts, emotions, and behavior, and balances that understanding with neuroscience's discoveries of neuroplasticity and our innate ability to rewire the brain for any new purpose. Break Through the Limits of the Brain delves into the scientific support for the existence of a subtle, nonlocal reality that strongly suggests that we exist simultaneously in both a subtle and a physical reality—and that our thoughts, life force, emotions, and memories originate nonlocally.

Wir sind alle ein bisschen verrückt. Nicht nur die Menschen, die psychisch krank sind, sondern wir alle sind irrational. Der Neurologe, Psychiater und Hirnforscher Philipp Sterzer erklärt, warum das so ist und welche Schlüsse wir daraus ziehen können. Ein neuer Blick auf subjektives Erleben, soziales Bewusstsein und die Wahrnehmung der Welt.

Nurturing Our Humanity offers a new perspective on our personal and social options in today's world, showing how we can build societies that support our great human capacities for consciousness, caring, and creativity. It brings together findings—largely overlooked—from the natural and social sciences debunking the popular idea that we are hard-wired for selfishness, war, rape, and greed. Its groundbreaking new approach reveals connections between disturbing trends like climate change denial and regressions to strongman rule.

Este libro hace que el cerebro sea divertido y fácil de entender. Cualquiera que tenga curiosidad sobre lo que realmente sucede en esa cosa rosa y blanda dentro de su cabeza disfrutará de esta guía sobre el cerebro y la neurociencia. Únase al neurocientífico Mike Tranter PhD mientras explica el cerebro en su estilo único y divertido. Provee respuestas a preguntas que fueron enviadas por el público, y la mejor parte es que no se necesitan antecedentes científicos en absoluto.

How can we care for ourselves during tumultuous times? When we’re under stress or experiencing anxiety, many of us try to “think” our way into feeling better. In reality, the answers we seek can’t be found in our minds—our true path to healing lies in the body. With Nourishing Your Nervous System, you’ll discover a wealth of accessible tools and practices for tending to your body at the most fundamental level—that of the nervous system—so you can tune in to a calm confidence no matter how stressful life becomes.

Using recent findings from neuropsychology, this book shows that who we are psychologically starts with the early presence of an easily aroused fear/anxiety system. It goes on to discuss how clinicians can view people's difficulties with self-confidence and identity, and how self-destructive patterns can be traced back to these systems and what clinicians can do to help. It also touches on intergenerational transmission of trauma, as well as people's responses to COVID-19, PTSD, and real and imagined threats.

O neurocirurgião Sanjay Gupta conversou com os mais renomados cientistas do mundo para derrubar mitos comuns sobre o envelhecimento e sugerir hábitos simples capazes de postergar e reverter os efeitos do tempo. Neste audiolivro claro e acessível, ele esclarece as principais dúvidas sobre os sintomas do declínio cognitivo, explica se existe a dieta ou o exercício ideal para o cérebro e se há realmente algum benefício em medicamentos, suplementos e vitaminas.

Have you suffered trauma in the past? Have you been wanting to relieve unusual symptoms but can’t seem to get to the bottom of it? Stored trauma can often lead to physical pain and the psychological anguish that comes along with it. Want to say good-bye to all of the overwhelming and complex info out there and discover what easily works for you? You see, using somatic healing to your benefit doesn't have to be difficult, even if you feel like you've already tried everything. In fact, it's easier than you think.

Cowritten by a patient who experienced transformative relief from trauma through EMDR therapy, and a world-renowned psychologist who explains exactly how and why EMDR works, Every Memory Deserves Respect provides clear information while offering inspiration and hope. Through compelling science and personal stories, we learn how trauma is stored in the brain and body, continuing to cause pain and suffering, and how EMDR frees us by repatterning our thinking and emotional reactions.

¿Cuál será el futuro del Derecho ahora que las ciencias nos confirman que somos máquinas biológicas y que nuestra conducta no obedece a las leyes sino a nuestras neuronas y hormonas?

Siamo stati abituati a ritenere che all'uomo, in quanto essere dotato di razionalità, sia sufficiente tenere a freno l'istinto e l'emotività per essere in grado di valutare in modo obiettivo le situazioni che deve affrontare e di scegliere, tra varie alternative, quella per sé più vantaggiosa.

Do you want to feel less anxious and more positive? Do you want to change the unhealthy habits that are destroying you? To improve your life, you need to understand the simple techniques to help you reprogram the brain easily. Neuroplasticity is a process that occurs inside the human brain that allows new brain cells to grow from new experiences, letting you transform yourself based on what you want. Then there is Emotionally Focused Therapy, a treatment for physical pain and emotional distress and will help you to rewire your mind with easy methods and restore balance to your body.

'Did you hear Amy has heartbreak?! What bad luck to catch it right at the end of winter.' When Ziella Bryars was in the midst of heartbreak, a conversation with her neuroscientist best friend changed everything. Frustrated by unhelpful advice from magazines and rom-coms, Ziella began diving deep into the latest scientific research to help her understand the pain of heartbreak and find a route to recovery. This warm and witty self-help book outlines the impact a relationship break-up has on our brains and bodies, and explores how a science-based approach can help us heal.

¿Cómo pensamos? ¿Qué podemos conocer? Bruno Maduro profundiza en los grandes temas que hacen a nuestras capacidades cognitivas. Y aclara desde el vamos que su libro será una obra filosófica, si bien él cuenta con una vasta formación en psicoanálisis, neurociencias y diversas corrientes de la psicología. La exploración se inicia recuperando algunas fuentes de la filosofía griega que todavía ofrecen estímulos valiosísimos para esta reflexión.

Klimakrise, tab af natur og biodiversitet og menneskelig mistrivsel handler alt sammen om, at noget er galt. Det kunne se ud, som om det er verden, der er kaotisk, men sådan forholder det sig ikke. Det kaotiske er i os mennesker - det er os, der skaber ubalance og kaos i omgivelserne, og derfor er det os, der må ændre radikalt på den måde, vi er i verden på. Det handler i meget høj grad om, at vi skal give slip på gamle indlærte vaner og mindske vores egoisme og grådighed.

From a disadvantaged childhood to becoming one of our best-loved clinical neuropsychologists, this exceptional book tells the life story of Barbara A. Wilson, who has changed the way we think about brain injury rehabilitation. Barbara’s story shows how it is possible to have a fulfilling career alongside a successful family life, even when faced with the deepest of personal tragedies: the death of her adult daughter, Sarah.

Can you think yourself to health and happiness? Discover the scientific evidence that says you can! The mind-body connection has been in focus for thousands of years. Ancient philosophers and modern day scientists have been relentlessly pursuing the nature of this relationship, and it seems like we’ve finally reached the climax of this millennial journey. Do negative thoughts trigger disruptive changes in our bodies? Can you heal your body with your mind? Can the answer to your health problems be as simple as...meditation?