Neuroscience Emotion

Some investigators have argued that emotions, especially animal emotions, are illusory concepts outside the realm of scientific inquiry. However, with advances in neurobiology and neuroscience, researchers are demonstrating that this position is wrong as they move closer to a lasting...

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 ...

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 ...

Hallucinations - you are seeing and hearing things that aren't there, but did you know those aren't the only two kinds? Hallucinations can stem from any one of the five senses. You can smell something that isn't there, taste something you haven't eaten in months, or feel something that just isn't there. Learn even more about hallucinations, including natural treatments and ways to care for those who have them by listening to this book.

We’ve all been told that thinking rationally is the key to success. But at the cutting edge of science, researchers are discovering that feeling is every bit as important as thinking. You make hundreds of decisions every day, from what to eat for breakfast to how you should invest, and not one...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER More than 1 million copies in print! The authors of No-Drama Discipline and The Yes Brain explain the new science of how a child’s brain is wired and how it matures in this pioneering, practical book. “Simple, smart, and effective solutions to your child’s...

You may feel as if you don't control your emotional energy, that it's an inevitable consequence of the world around you and the forces bearing down on you. But that's not the case. To reach your full potential, you can learn to recognize and harness the energy in your brain. Leading neuropsychologist Julia DiGangi will teach you how through eight "codes." Some of the codes will surprise you. All will fortify you. You will learn why these codes work and how to apply them to your own challenges through exercises and reflections.

Neuroscience for Beginners — Brain Science — Human Behavior — Cognitive Psychology — Memory and Learning — Emotional Brain — Habits and Decision-Making — Science Made Easy What if the most mysterious force shaping your life is not outside you, but inside your own nervous system? Every thought, emotion, memory, habit, decision, fear, desire, and moment of learning depends on the living activity of the brain. Yet for many readers, neuroscience still feels distant, technical, and locked behind scientific language. Neuroscience Made Easy was created to open that door with accuracy...

New York Times bestseller Winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize One of the Washington Post's 10 Best Books of the Year “It’s no exaggeration to say that Behave is one of the best nonfiction books I’ve ever read.” —David P. Barash, The Wall Street Journal "It has my vote...

The author of the #1 New York Times bestseller The Anxious Generation shows how a deeper understanding of the world’s philosophical wisdom can enrich and transform our lives. “Wonderfully smart and readable.” —Washington Post In The Happiness Hypothesis, social psychologist Jonathan...

A “deeply stimulating and disarmingly accessible” (Robert Sapolsky, author of Determined) journey into the inner workings of human and artificial minds When we are trying to solve a problem, what happens? We find ourselves weighing arguments, or relying on intuition, then reaching a...

A sweeping exploration of the ways in which emotions shaped the course of human history, and how our experience and understanding of emotions have evolved along with us. We humans like to think of ourselves as rational creatures, who, as a species, have relied on calculation and intellect to...

Learn to love yourself by rewiring your brain with this accessible guide from the bestselling author of Be Bold and host of Do You F*cking Mind? podcast. Thoughts and moods are chemical reactions in your brain that you might think you are powerless to control. But modern science has shown beyond...

This guide will help shed some light on these subjects, and suggest/provide some treatment options: Phobias are a worldwide phenomenon, but why do we have them? What is manic depression? Tourette’s Syndrome has various causes and manifestations, using this audiobook you can learn how to detect and began to manage it. Hallucinations, everyone’s heard of them, but most don’t know the full extent. Bulimia is something that is more well known. Aphasia, if you know what this word means, then either you, or someone you love has suffered from it. And much more!

Stop Fighting Your Cravings and Start Understanding Your Brain. Are you tired of the endless cycle of emotional eating? Do you feel like your willpower fails you the moment stress hits? In this groundbreaking guide, Harper J. Hayes reveals that the key to breaking free from emotional eating isn't more discipline it's neuroscience. As a mother of special needs children who has navigated the highest levels of daily stress, Harper combines comprehensive research with deep empathy to show you how to rewire your brain for lasting peace with food.

¿Por qué olvidamos cosas? ¿Cuánto dura un momento de rabia o de llanto? ¿Qué ocurre cuando sufrimos una pérdida? Entender cómo funciona nuestro cerebro es muy complicado, tanto como entrar en un universo mágico e insospechado. Con esta guíareveladora sabrás, por fin, grandes y valiosos secretos del funcionamiento cerebral que, sin duda, mejorarán tu vida para siempre. Descubrirás por qué sentimos amor, envidia, angustia o deseos de venganza; qué acelera la vejez, qué impulsos siguen los suicidas, cuáles son los efectos de reír todos los días y cómo se desencadena una depresión.

"Randy Taran, in this book, provides an opportunity for people to look beyond narrow self-interests, to find out and consider what is of interest and benefit to others." —from the foreword by His Holiness the Dalai Lama This program is read by the author. Award-winning author, producer, and...

For adults with ADHD who have spent years wondering why a single critical comment can undo an entire day, why an unanswered message feels like abandonment, or why the sting of perceived rejection arrives like a physical blow; this book was written specifically for you. If you have ever been told you are "too sensitive," dismissed as overreacting, or quietly wondered whether something is fundamentally broken in the way you experience emotion, you are not alone. Millions of adults with ADHD live with a neurological pattern called Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria (RSD) -- a condition that is real...

From a pioneer in the field of mental health comes a groundbreaking book on the healing power of "mindsight," the potent skill that allows you to make positive changes in your brain–and in your life. Foreword by Daniel Goleman, author of Emotional Intelligence Is there a memory that...

Parenting isn’t easy. Showing up is. Your greatest impact begins right where you are. Now the bestselling authors of The Whole-Brain Child and No-Drama Discipline explain what this means over the course of childhood. “There is parenting magic in this book.”—Michael Thompson, Ph.D...