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41) La congregación
Author
Publisher
Penguin Random House, Ediciones B
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
Español
Description
"Miguel Conde-Lobato consolidates himself as one of the best and most original thriller writers in our country with this fast-paced novel that makes us reflect on the limits of science and the human. A cloning project that could change the history of the Humanity A policeman willing to go to the end WHAT IF KILLING AN INNOCENT WERE THE BEST OPTION? Rafael V̀zquez collaborates in a dangerous neuroscience project until his conscience warns him that...
Author
Publisher
Avery, an imprint of Penguin Random House
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"The remarkable, intertwined histories of neurology, psychiatry, neurosyphilis, and hysteria, and the derailing of a coordinated approach to mental illness. In 1882, Jean-Martin Charcot was the premiere physician in Paris, having just established a neurology clinic at the infamous Salpetriere Hospital, a place that was called a "grand asylum of human misery." Assessing the dismal conditions, he quickly set up to upgrade the facilities, and in doing...
Author
Publisher
New Harbinger Publications, Inc
Pub. Date
©2015.
Language
English
Description
"Little daily hassles can often add up to big stress. In In This Moment, two internationally-renowned psychologists show readers how to connect with the present moment and find a sense of calm and serenity using a breakthrough, evidence-based program grounded in mindfulness and neuroscience. Over time, chronic stress can take its toll on mental and physical health, leading to everything from anxiety and depression to weight gain and disease. By practicing...
Author
Publisher
Basic Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Fleming shows that those frustrating moments of knowledge just beyond our grasp aren't some kind of design flaw in our minds. Surprisingly, they are actually examples of our brain's greatest power. Scientists and philosophers call it metacognition, but you might just call it the ability to think about our own minds. Metacognition enables us to answer questions as straightforward as what skills we need to practice or what facts we need to study to...
Author
Publisher
Pantheon Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"From the best-selling author of Subliminal and The Drunkard's Walk, a groundbreaking new look at the neuroscience of change--and how elastic thinking can help us thrive in a world changing faster than ever before. With rapid technological innovation leading the charge, today's world is transforming itself at an extraordinary and unprecedented pace. As jobs become more multifaceted, as information streams multiply, and as myriad devices place increasing...
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
Takes readers to Vienna in 1900, where leaders in science, medicine, and art began a revolution that changed forever how we think about the human mind--our conscious and unconscious thoughts and emotions--and how mind and brain relate to art.
Author
Publisher
W.W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
The brain may be the seat of consciousness and the engine of all human experience, but it{u2019}s also messy, fallible, and disorganized. For example, did you know that your memory is egotistical? That conspiracy theories and superstitions are the inevitable effects of a healthy brain? Or that alcohol can actually improve your memory? (Editor{u2019}s note: please read the book before testing that last conclusion.) In Idiot Brain, Dr. Dean Burnett...
Author
Language
English
Description
"My son has been erased." Those are the last words the woman tells Barry Sutton, before she leaps from the Manhattan rooftop. Deeply unnerved, Barry begins to investigate her death, only to learn that this wasn't an isolated case. All across the country, people are waking up to lives different from the ones they fell asleep to. Are they suffering from False Memory Syndrome, a mysterious new disease that afflicts people with vivid memories of a life...
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Neuroscientist David Eagleman explores the wonders of the human brain in an epic series that reveals the ultimate story of why people feel and think the things they do. The ambitious project blends science with innovative visual effects and compelling personal stories, and addresses some big questions.
Author
Publisher
Dutton
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
An examination of out-of-body and near-death experiences showing that spirituality is as much a part of our basic biological makeup as our sex drive or survival instinct. In his research, Nelson has discovered that spiritual experiences take place in one of the most primitive areas of the brain. Includes stories of patients and research subjects, brain scan analysis, evolutionary biology, and examples of transcendence from literature to reveal the...
Author
Publisher
Free Press
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
Draws on the latest findings beyond cultural perceptions to reveal how the brain processes love and interpersonal relationships, addressing such questions as the practicality of monogamy, and whether or not the "seven-year itch" actually exists.
Author
Publisher
Adoption Wise Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Shed your shame. Renew your hope. Rediscover the parent you know you can be. Is your adoption journey turning out differently than you imagined? You had so much love to give, but now you feel ashamed and bewildered by your lack of compassion. You may be experiencing blocked care-a self-protective mechanism in your nervous system that makes it difficult to connect with your child and maintain compassion. When it happens, it's like your heart seems...
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