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Upgrade your brain Upgrade your brain John Middleton 52 fresh ideas for flexing mental muscle.Learn how to maximize brain power and access insight and creativity, at work and at play. From problem-solving to mind-mapping through story-telling and chatt… OL15083581W
The Power of Habit The Power of Habit Johan-Frédérik Hel Guedj,Charles Duhigg A young woman walks into a laboratory. Over the past two years, she has transformed almost every aspect of her life. She has quit smoking, run a marathon, and been promoted at work. The patterns insi… OL16015154W
The physical basis of mental illness The physical basis of mental illness Ronald Chase "This accessible volume sets an ambitious goal: to help people better understand the nature of mental illness. The term itself is a problem for most who believe, consciously or not, that individuals … OL16485616W
The Neural Basis Of Free Will Criterial Causation The Neural Basis Of Free Will Criterial Causation Peter Tse xvi, 456 p. : 23 cm OL17575128W
No more brain drain No more brain drain Reader's Digest Association Scientificly proven ways to keep your mind sharp, explained in a way that everyone can understand. OL17833957W
The cognitive neurosciences The cognitive neurosciences Gazzaniga, Michael S. "The third edition of The Cognitive Neurosciences continues to chart new directions in the study of the biologic underpinnings of complex cognition - the relationship between the structural and physi… OL17942577W
Think smart Think smart Richard M. Restak A leading neuroscientist and New York Times-bestselling author of Mozart's Brain and the Fighter Pilot distills the research on the brain and serves up practical, surprising, and illuminating recomme… OL1846887W
The mind of man The mind of man Nigel Calder 288 p. 25 cm OL2381864W
The wonder of being human The wonder of being human Eccles, John C. Sir Traces the development of the human consciousness and argues that many scientific theories of human nature denigrate the value of humanity. OL3961111W
Response times Response times R. Duncan Luce 1. Representing Response Times as Random VariablesPart I: Detection Paradigms 2. Simple Reaction Times: Basic Data3. Decomposition into Decision and Residual Latencies4. Distributions of Simple Decis… OL4319278W
The society of mind The society of mind Marvin Minsky An authority on artificial intelligence introduces a theory that explores the workings of the human mind and the mysteries of thought. OL4981641W
Ageing and Reminiscence Processes Ageing and Reminiscence Processes Peter G. Coleman A Volume of case studies of the reminiscence process in ageing, from which this experienced clinical psychologist draws implications for treatment and management of problems in the ageing population. OL5266659W
Why God won't go away Why God won't go away Andrew B. Newberg "Why have we humans always longed to connect with something larger than ourselves? Why does consciousness inevitably involve us in a spiritual quest? Why, in short, won't God go away? Theologians, ph… OL6221570W
Tout savoir sur le cerveau et les dernières découvertes sur le Moi Tout savoir sur le cerveau et les dernières découvertes sur le Moi Jacques Neirynck "How does my brain work? Why am I conscious? Where is my memory? Is what I perceive around me reality or just an illusion? We all ask these questions, which we could sum up in a single question: who … OL819369W
Psychology of Intelligence Analysis Psychology of Intelligence Analysis Richard J., Jr. Heuer ix, 216 pages : 21 cm OL9271758W