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1	Biological Psychology: An Introduction to Behavioral, Cognitive, and Clinical Neuroscience more books like this by Professor Mark R Rosenzweig, S Marc Breedlove add to wishlist "Biological Psychology Fifth Edition" is a comprehensive survey of the bases of behaviour that is both authoritative and up-to-date. Building on the strengths of its predecessors, it continues to offer an outstanding illustration program and a very broad perspective - encompassing lucid descriptions of behaviour, evolutionary history, development, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $39.00! \| first editions
2	Cognitive Neuroscience: The Biology of the Mind. more books like this by Michael S Gazzaniga add to wishlist This book shows readers how the complex processes of the mind--language, memory, attention, feelings--are able to function through the underlying biology of the brain. Relying on patient studies and case histories rather than lab experiments on animals, the authors explore the underlying neurological chemistry behind critical human diseases. see all copies from $13.94! new only from $32.09! \| first editions \| SVS
3	Human: The Science Behind What Makes Us Unique more books like this by Michael S Gazzaniga add to wishlist One of the world's leading neuroscientists explores how best to understand the human condition by examining the biological, psychological, and the highly social nature of the species. see all copies from $7.66! new only from $10.78! \| SVS
4	How the Mind Works more books like this by Steven Pinker add to wishlist In this accessible analysis, a psychologist merges cognitive science and biology to examine the brain's evolution and the quirks of human nature. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
5	Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuropsychology more books like this by Marie T Banich add to wishlist This text balances experimental and clinical perspectives with a survey of a variety of mental functions. In a conversational style, the author provides clear, accessible explanations of difficult concepts, making use of analogies and case studies to illustrate them. A consistent structure throughout each chapter defines a mental function and the ... see all copies from $66.48! new only from $77.48! \| SVS
6	Cognitive Psychology: Mind and Brain more books like this by Edward E Smith, Stephen Michael Kosslyn add to wishlist For courses in Cognitive Psychology, Cognitive Neuroscience, Learning and Memory, Philosophy of Mind, and Philosophy of Psychology. The first book that fully integrates information about the brain and neural processing into the standard curriculum in cognitive psychology. Based on a need for a text that could accurately, productively, and ... see all copies from $37.53! new only from $40.23! \| first editions \| SVS
7	A Brief Tour of Human Consciousness: From Impostor Poodles to Purple Numbers more books like this by V S Ramachandran, M.D., Ph.D. add to wishlist see all copies from $7.50! new only from $7.50! \| SVS
8	The Wisdom Paradox: How Your Mind Can Grow Stronger as Your Brain Grows Older more books like this by Elkhonon Goldberg add to wishlist The author of "The Executive Brain"--a renowned neuropsychologist--offers a provocative look at how new research is highlighting the emerging power of the aging mind. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.14! \| first editions
9	The Healthy Aging Brain: Sustaining Attachment, Attaining Wisdom more books like this by Louis Cozolino, PH.D. add to wishlist Emphasising neural plasticity and growth, this book explains the social brain over time, offering readers skills and strategies for maintaining and enhancing a healthy brain throughout their lives. see all copies from $15.96! new only from $25.83! \| first editions \| SVS
10	Cognitive Psychology more books like this by Medin add to wishlist Cognitive Psychology, Third Edition, presents a coherent overview of cognitive psychology organized in terms of themes that cut across topic areas. Written by well--known researchers, the book is completely current in describing ongoing controversies in research; it provides summaries of key experiments that distinguish between them; and it ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $30.26! \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	The Scientific American Book of the Brain: The Best Writing on Consciousness, I.Q. and Intelligence, Perception, Disorders of the Mind, and Much More more books like this by Scientific American Magazine, Professor Antonio R Damasio (Introduction by) add to wishlist "Scientific American" presents the most fascinating and controversial contributions of world-renowned scientists to our understanding of the brain. Over 30 articles reveal the diverse research currently being conducted including how scientists are honing in on the biological "risk factors" some believe may predispose certain minds to criminal ... see all copies from $5.12! new only from $6.99! \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	A Brief History of the Mind: From Apes to Intellect and Beyond more books like this by William H Calvin add to wishlist Calvin offers an exhilarating account of the evolution of the human brain from simpler versions of mental life in apes, Neanderthals, and man's ancestors, back before a burst of creativity started 50,000 years ago. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.00! \| first editions
13 view cover	Biological Psychology: An Introduction to Cognitive and Behavioral Neuroscience more books like this by Professor Mark R Rosenzweig, Arnold L Leiman, S Marc Breedlove add to wishlist Biological Psychology 4th edition is a comprehensive survey of the bases of behaviour that is both authoritative and up to date. Building on the strengths of its predecessor, it continues to offer an outstanding illustration program and a very broad perspective encompassing lucid descriptions of behaviour, evolutionary history, development, ... see all copies from $13.80! new only from $27.71!
14 view cover	Kluge: The Haphazard Construction of the Human Mind more books like this by Gary Marcus add to wishlist A New York University psychologist argues that the mind is a "kluge"-a clumsy, cobbled-together contraption-as he ponders the accidents of evolution that caused this structure and what we can do about it. see all copies from $2.37! new only from $8.99! \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	A Celebration of Neurons: An Educator's Guide to the Human Brain more books like this by Robert Sylwester add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	The Quantum Brain: The Search for Freedom and the Next Generation of Man more books like this by Jeffrey Satinover, M.D. add to wishlist An enthralling look at the convergence of brain science, biological computation and quantum physics, and what it implies about our minds, our selves, our future, even God Do we really have free will or do we just imagine we do? Do we create our own destinies, or are we merely machines? Will the machines we are now making themselves have free will? ... see all copies from $2.39! new only from $9.39! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience more books like this by Mark H Johnson add to wishlist This is a thoroughly revised edition of the classic introductory text that christened the rapidly expanding field of developmental cognitive neuroscience. Changes include: a four-colour plate section of brain scans and images; a new chapter on objects and number; updates to the chapter on building a brain, to cover activity-dependent neural ... see all copies from $23.29! new only from $54.11! \| first editions
18 view cover	Images of mind more books like this by Posner, Raichle add to wishlist "...a clear and beautifully illustrated review of this enticing and exciting multidisciplinary enterprise ...This book is a celebration of the foundation of cognitive neuroscience, its premises, tools and promise ...it conveys the fascination and promise of an emerging field ...a valuable introduction to cognitive neuroscience for all biologists, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $19.94! \| first editions
19 view cover	What Should We Do with Our Brain? more books like this by Catherine Malabou, Sebastian Rand (Translator), Marc Jeannerod (Introduction by) add to wishlist Recent neuroscience, in replacing the old model of the brain as a single centralized source of control, has emphasized 'plasticity,' the quality by which our brains develop and change throughout the course of our lives. Our brains exist as historical products, developing in interaction with themselves and with their surroundings.Hence there is a ... see all copies from $15.03! new only from $18.00! \| SVS
20 view cover	Going Inside: A Tour Round a Single Moment of Consciousness more books like this by John McCrone add to wishlist Dealing with single moments in the life of the human brain, this book provides explanations of why a tennis player cannot be seeing the ball at the instant when it is struck, or even for most of its flight; and why surprises feel surprising, and boredom boring. The author argues that, by understanding just how much subconscious decision-making the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions
21 view cover	The Ethical Brain: The Science of Our Moral Dilemmas more books like this by Michael S Gazzaniga add to wishlist Widely considered to be the father of cognitive neuroscience, the author examines "lifespan neuroethics." He also addresses the medical ethics challenges confronting modern society at the dawn of the 21st century. see all copies from $3.00! new only from $3.00! \| SVS
22 view cover	The Ethical Brain more books like this by Michael S Gazzaniga add to wishlist Will increased scientific understanding of our brains overturn our beliefs about moral and ethical behavior? How will increasingly powerful brain imaging technologies affect the ideas of privacy and of self-incrimination? Such thought-provoking questions are rapidly emerging as new discoveries in neuroscience have raised difficult legal and ... see all copies from $4.71! new only from $8.28! \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	Wet Mind more books like this by Stephen Michael Kosslyn, Olivier Koenig add to wishlist Drawing on recent research in neurobiology, artificial intelligence, cognitive science and medicine, this book provides a comprehensive overview of the functions and dysfunctions of the brain. It also explains the fundamental concepts behind, and the key discoveries that draw on, neural network computing models, various brain-scanning techniques, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $26.00! \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	Handbook of Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience more books like this by Charles A Nelson (Editor), Monica Luciana (Editor) add to wishlist The publication of the second edition of this handbook testifies to the rapid evolution of developmental cognitive neuroscience as a distinct field. Brain imaging and recording technologies, along with well-defined behavioral tasks - the essential methodological tools of cognitive neuroscience - are now being used to study development. The ... see all copies from $10.00! new only from $49.00! \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	Decisions, Uncertainty, and the Brain: The Science of Neuroeconomics more books like this by Paul W Glimcher add to wishlist In this work, Paul Glimcher argues that economic theory may provide an alternative to the classical Cartesian model of the brain and behavior. Ren Descartes (1596-1650) believed that all behaviors could be divided into two categories, the simple and the complex. Simple behaviors were those in which a given sensory event gave rise deterministically ... see all copies from $18.49! new only from $19.47!

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