Cognitive Neuroscience

The instant New York Times bestseller “Excellent…Outstanding for its breadth of research, the liveliness of the writing, and the depth of humanity it conveys.” – Wall Street Journal One of our great behavioral scientists, the bestselling author of Behave, plumbs the depths of the science...

From University of Washington professor Chantel Prat comes The Neuroscience of You, a rollicking adventure into the human brain that reveals the surprising truth about neuroscience, shifting our focus from what’s average to an understanding of how every brain is different, exactly why our...

Any conversation about effective teaching must begin with a consideration of how students learn. However, instructors may find a gap between resources that focus on the technical research on learning and those that provide practical classroom strategies. How Learning Works provides the bridge for such a gap. Distilling the research literature and translating the scientific approach into language relevant to a college or university teacher, this book introduces seven general principles of how students learn. 

No listener curious about our "little gray cells" will want to pass up Harvard neuroscientist John E. Dowling's brief introduction to the brain. In this up-to-date revision of his 1998 book Creating Mind, Dowling conveys the essence and vitality of the field of neuroscience - examining the progress we've made in understanding how brains work, and shedding light on discoveries having to do with aging, mental illness, and brain health. 

The Neuroscience of Learning: How Brain Science and AI Can Elevate Your Learning What if you could learn faster, retain information more effectively, and unlock hidden potential within your mind? In The Neuroscience of Learning, discover the groundbreaking science behind how we learn and the practical applications that can make us all better learners. Blending leading-edge neuroscience with everyday insights, this book offers a transmutative look at how our brains function during learning, the influence of emotions and motivation, and the remarkable ways our brains’ neuroplasticity allows...

“There are words that are so familiar they obscure rather than illuminate the thing they mean, and ‘learning’ is such a word. It seems so ordinary, everyone does it. Actually it’s more of a black box, which Dehaene cracks open to reveal the awesome secrets within.”—The New York Times...

In The Warrior's Meditation, Richard L Haight—master teacher of four samurai arts—reveals the best-kept secret in self-mastery, cognitive development, and stress relief. This isn't meditation for monks in caves. It's for warriors in the world—people like you, navigating chaos, pressure, and uncertainty.

Brought to you by Penguin. AS FEATURED IN THE BBC DOCUMENTARY BABY BRAIN: WHAT'S REALLY GOING ON? 85% of women experience pregnancy at some point in their lives. It is an experience enabling the very existence of our species. Yet the neuroscience of this first step in the process of nurturing...

Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT for short, is often cited as the gold standard of psychotherapy. Its techniques allow you to identify the negative thought processes that hold you back and exchange them for new, productive ones that can change your life. This book shows you how you can easily incorporate the techniques of CBT into your day-to-day life and produce tangible results. You'll learn how to take your negative thoughts to boot camp and retrain them, establishing new habits that tackle your toxic thoughts and retool your awareness, allowing you be free of the weight of past negative thinking biases.

Michael S. Gazzaniga, one of the most important neuroscientists of the twentieth century, gives us an exciting behind-the-scenes look at his seminal work on that unlikely couple, the right and left brain. Foreword by Steven Pinker. In the mid-twentieth century, Michael S. Gazzaniga, “the...

What if consciousness does not begin in the brain alone, but in the body’s living contact with the world? Modern science often describes the mind in terms of neurons, computation, information, and representation. But before the mind becomes a theory, before perception becomes data, before the body becomes an object of study, we are already moving through a world of color, touch, distance, gesture, pain, memory, and meaning. In Merleau-Ponty and the Embodied Mind: Perception, Flesh, and the Living World, Clayton Louis Turnage explores one of the most important philosophical challenges to ...

Science Concepts Explained for Non-Scientists: Clear Guides to How the World Works Neuroscience Explained for Non-Scientists: How the Brain Creates Thought, Emotion, and Conscious Experience is a clear, concept driven guide to one of the most fascinating and complex areas of modern science. Written specifically for readers without a scientific background, this book breaks down how the brain works using plain language, logical structure, and real world relevance. Instead of overwhelming readers with technical jargon, it focuses on understanding the big ideas that explain how billions of ...

Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) is one of the most popular - and most effective - treatments for mental health conditions that result from out-of-control emotions. DBT for Dummies shows how DBT can teach new ways not just to reverse but to actively take control of self-destructive behaviors and negative thought patterns, allowing you to transform a life of struggle into one full of promise and meaning.

The Myth of Mirror Neurons, neuroscientist Gregory Hickok reexamines the mirror neuron story and finds that it is built on a tenuous foundation - a pair of codependent assumptions about mirror neuron activity and human understanding. Drawing on a broad range of observations from work on animal behavior, modern neuroimaging, neurological disorders, and more, Hickok argues that the foundational assumptions fall flat in light of the facts.

From the coauthor of Algorithms to Live By, an exploration of the quest to use mathematics to describe the ways we think, from its origins three hundred years ago to the ideas behind modern AI systems and the ways in which they still differ from human minds Everyone has a basic understanding of...

The Neuroscience of Music: How Rhythm, Melody, Memory, Emotion, and Dopamine Shape the Human Brain explains how the brain turns sound into pulse, pattern, expectation, memory, and feeling. It begins with the path from the ear to the auditory brain, then shows how listeners detect timing, pitch, contour, and musical structure. Using familiar experiences such as tapping to a beat, recognizing a tune after only a few notes, or feeling tension before a chord resolves, it makes the science of musical perception concrete and easy to follow. The book gives special attention to rhythm, melody, and ...

THE MOST COMPLEX OBJECT IN THE UNIVERSE IS SITTING BETWEEN YOUR EARS. It consumes 20% of your energy. It generates enough electricity to power a lightbulb. It holds the archives of your entire life. But did you ever get a user manual for it? For most of us, the brain remains a black box. We go through life at the mercy of chemical tides we don’t understand, controlled by ancient circuits designed for a world that no longer exists. We struggle with focus, mood, and memory, wondering why our own biology seems to fight against us. Neuropsychology Summarized is that manual. Devon Kade and The...

This isn't just another book of quotes. It's a revolutionary guide that merges timeless spiritual wisdom with the latest scientific research to give you practical, actionable tools for real change. Discover how to rewire your brain, heal your heart, and design a life of purpose and flow. Here’s What You’ll Discover Inside: PART 1: DECODING THE SELF The Field Beyond Right and Wrong: Silence your relentless inner critic using principles from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and find a mind of profound peace. The Ocean in a Drop: A guided meditation to connect with your limitless worth ...

Aphantasia is described as a benign variation in human consciousness. How do we know? What if the absence of mental imagery means more than the inability to visualize voluntarily? Why was effortless imagery—the mental representation that appears automatically—never included in the definition? Drawing on scientific research, historical sources, and decades of lived observation, this book explores aphantasia, anauralia, and anendophasia through rarely asked questions: What exactly is absent? How can a deficit be just a curiosity? Why did neuroscience surround these definitions with ...

"Ayurveda and the Modern Mind" embarks on an explorative journey to bridge the gap between the millennia-old wisdom of Ayurveda and the dynamic field of contemporary neuroscience. This book delves deep into how these seemingly disparate approaches to health can inform and enhance each other, particularly in the realm of mental wellbeing. Chapter Summaries Introduction to Ayurveda This chapter outlines Ayurveda’s historical context, foundational principles, and its holistic approach to health. It highlights Ayurvedic psychology and how it integrates physical, emotional, and spiritual well-...