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1	The Brain That Changes Itself: Stories of Personal Triumph from the Frontiers of Brain Science more books like this by Norman Doidge, MD add to wishlist An astonishing new science called neuroplasticity is overthrowing the centuries-old notion that the human brain is immutable. Psychiatrist and psychoanalyst, Norman Doidge, M.D., traveled the country to meet both the brilliant scientists championing neuroplasticity and the people whose lives theyave transformedapeople whose mental limitations or ... see all copies from $8.62! new only from $8.62! \| SVS
2	Train Your Mind, Change Your Brain: How a New Science Reveals Our Extraordinary Potential to Transform Ourselves more books like this by Sharon Begley add to wishlist Is it really possible to change the structure and function of the brain, and in so doing alter how we think and feel? The answer is a resounding yes. In late 2004, leading Western scientists joined the Dalai Lama at his home in Dharamsala, India, to address this very question-and in the process brought about a revolution in our understanding of ... see all copies from $6.50! new only from $8.23! \| first editions \| SVS
3	The Mind and the Brain: Neuroplasticity and the Power of Mental Force more books like this by Jeffrey M Schwartz, M.D., Sharon Begley add to wishlist Schwartz, a UCLA psychiatrist, examines how and why the mind and the brain have been defined as separate things. MIND AND THE BRAIN also explores how brain dysfunctions are being reconsidered and how new treatments are reconstructing neural pathways once believed to be irreparable. see all copies from $6.00! new only from $8.47! \| first editions \| SVS
4	The Stress Answer: Train Your Brain to Conquer Depression and Anxiety in 45 Days more books like this by Dr. Frank Lawlis, PhD add to wishlist The bestselling author of "The ADD Answer" and "The IQ Answer" offers a powerful remedy for a universal malady. Using the latest research on neuroplasticity, Dr. Lawlis redefines stress and shows readers how they can retrain their brains to prevent stress from taking its toll. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.00! \| first editions \| SVS
5	Ibrain: Surviving the Technological Alteration of the Modern Mind more books like this by Gary Small, M.D., Gigi Vorgan add to wishlist One of America's leading neuroscientists reveals the remarkable brain evolution caused by the constant presence of technology today, separating the digital natives--those born in the computer age--from the digital immigrants, who discovered computer technology as adults. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.68! \| first editions \| SVS
6	Mystic Cool: A Proven Approach to Transcend Stress, Achieve Optimal Brain Function, and Maximize Your Creative Intelligence more books like this by Don Joseph Goewey add to wishlist What would you give to live a stress-free life, be in control of your runaway thoughts, and find peace in any situation? In Mystic Cool, Don Goewey presents a fascinating, useful manual for dealing with stress and finding the calm in the storm of life. Neuroplasticity is an emerging field in neuroscience which states that the mind has the power to ... see all copies from $8.08! new only from $8.36! \| first editions \| SVS
7	A Brilliant Mind: Proven Ways to Increase Your Brainpower more books like this by Dr. Frank B Minirth, PH.D. add to wishlist Most people use less than 5 percent of their overall brain potential. "A Brilliant Mind" helps readers tap into the other 95 percent through the mental exercise of vocabulary building and memorization. With the exercises in this book, readers can improve test scores, increase IQ, memorize more information, communicate more effectively, and excel ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| SVS
8	Body and brain a trophic theory of neural connections more books like this by Purves add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.50! \| first editions \| SVS
9	Motor Learning and Synaptic Plasticity in the Cerebellum more books like this by Paul J Cordo (Editor), Stevan Harnad (Editor), Curtis C Bell (Editor) add to wishlist This book is concerned with the involvement of the cerebellum in learning and remembering certain motor tasks such as walking, riding a bicycle, and speaking. Processes of plasticity have been identified at the cellular level in the cerebellum that could underlie the learning of motor tasks, but whether these processes actually have such a role is ... see all copies from $8.57! new only from $38.00! \| first editions \| SVS
10	Development and Flexibility more books like this by Terry Whatson (Editor), Vicky Stirling (Editor) add to wishlist This is an introductory text to the development of the nervous system with particular emphasis on the relationship between development and behaviour. The first chapters focus on the development of the nervous system, the second part of the book considers the output of the developing nervous system -behaviour-, examining the role of factors present ... see all copies from $2.40! new only from $62.52! \| SVS
11 view cover	The Dynamic Neuron more books like this by John R Smythies, MD, Frcp add to wishlist The traditional model of synapses as fixed structures has been replaced by a dynamic one in which synapses are constantly being deleted and replaced. This text integrates material from neuroscience and cell biology to provide a comprehensive account of our current knowledge of the neurochemical basis of synaptic plasticity. The book presents the ... see all copies from $4.20! new only from $6.98!
12 view cover	Advances in Synaptic Plasticity more books like this by Michel Baudry (Editor), Richard F Thompson (Editor), Joel L Davis (Editor) add to wishlist This text reports on the trends in the field of synaptic plasticity. The levels of analysis range from molecular to cellular and network, the unifying theme being the nature of the relationships between synaptic plasticity and information processing and storage. see all copies from $4.95! new only from $14.93! \| first editions
13 view cover	Perceptual Learning more books like this by Manfred Fahle (Editor), Tomaso Poggio (Editor) add to wishlist Perceptual learning is the specific and relatively permanent modification of perception and behaviour following sensory experience. It encompasses parts of the learning process that are independent from conscious forms of learning and involve structural and/or functional changes in primary sensory cortices. A familiar example is the treatment for ... see all copies from $53.50! new only from $53.50!
14 view cover	Long-term potentiation a debate of current issues more books like this by Baudry, Davis 1948- add to wishlist Controversy is a hallmark of an evolving field. Since its discovery by neuroscientists in 1972, long-term potentiation (LTP) of synaptic transmission has been a candidate for a cellular explanation of memory and a source of controversies that run - from the molecular to the behavioural level. The 25 contributions in this volume cover the most ... see all copies from $2.48! new only from $4.98! \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	Brain Repair more books like this by Sonald G Stein, Donald G Stein, Simon Brailowsky add to wishlist Here is a book that anyone interested in how the brain works will find fascinating and enjoyable. Written in a highly readable style, the book looks at how the damaged brain can be repaired and reconstructed. The key to neuroscience's most exciting discoveries to date is the theory that is rapidly gaining adherents in the scientific community - ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $24.86! \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	Reprogramming the Cerebral Cortex: Plasticity Following Central and Peripheral Lesions more books like this by Stephen G Lomber (Editor), Jos J Eggermont (Editor) add to wishlist The brain has a remarkable ability to adapt in the event of damage - in many cases shifting responsibility for specific cognitive functions to other non-damaged brain regions. This 'plasticity' can be crucial in aiding recovery from stroke, trauma, and peripheral damage such as eye or ear damage. Over the past thirty years our view of cortical ... see all copies from $23.17! new only from $39.73! \| first editions
17 view cover	Fitting the Mind to the World: Adaptation and After-Effects in High-Level Vision more books like this by Gillian Rhodes (Editor), Colin W G Clifford (Editor) add to wishlist Adaptation phenomena provides striking examples of perceptual plasticity and offer valuable insight into the mechanisms of visual coding. The technique of psychophysical adaptation has aptly been termed the psychologist's microelectrode because of its usefulness in investigating the coding of sensory information in the human brain. Its broader ... see all copies from $24.94! new only from $99.00! \| first editions
18 view cover	Synaptic Plasticity and Transsynaptic Signaling more books like this by Patric K Stanton (Editor), Clive Bramham (Editor), Helen E Scharfman (Editor) add to wishlist Brain functions are realized by the activity of neuronal networks composed of a huge number of neurons. The efficiency of information transfer within the networks is changeable. Even the networks themselves can change through experience. Information transfer between neurons is performed at the synapse (the site of the neurons-contact) by release ... see all copies from $43.01! new only from $43.01! \| first editions
19 view cover	Brain Plasticity: Development and Aging more books like this by Antonia Vernadakis (Editor), Guido Filogamo (Editor), Paola S. Timiras (Editor) add to wishlist see all copies from $75.00! new only from $166.11! \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	Plasticity in Nerve Cell Function more books like this by Platon Kostyuk add to wishlist This book summarizes the most recent data on the molecular and cellular mechanisms which determine the unique properties of nerve cells - their ability to differentiate, establish connections to each other, and to form the nervous system with its immense capability for receiving, analysing, and storing information about our external and internal ... see all copies from $36.04! new only from $62.42! \| SVS
21 view cover	From Development to Degeneration and Regeneration of the Nervous System more books like this by Charles E Ribak, Charles E Ribak Phd (Editor), Carlos Arumbaro De La Hoz Phd (Editor) add to wishlist This book provides current information about the three areas mentioned in the title: Neuronal Migration and Development, Degenerative Brain Diseases, and Neural Plasticity and Regeneration. The chapters about brain development examine the cellular and molecular mechanisms by which neurons are generated from the ventricular zone in the forebrain ... see all copies from $38.44! new only from $47.80! \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	Transcriptional Regulation by Neuronal Activity: To the Nucleus and Back more books like this by Serena Dudek (Editor) add to wishlist Regulation of gene transcription by neuronal activity is evident in a large number of neuronal processes ranging from neural development and refinement of neuronal connections to learning and response to injury. In the field of activity-dependent gene expression, rapid progress is being made that can impact these, and many other areas of ... see all copies from $88.74! new only from $88.74! \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	Spinal Cord Plasticity: Alterations in Reflex Function more books like this by Michael M Patterson (Editor), James W Grau (Editor) add to wishlist The spinal cord has long been viewed as largely a conduit for neural impulses from the body to the brain and the brain to the body, with various reflexes hard wired in the structure to allow for low level control. The past two decades have seen a very different view of the spinal cord emerging from the laboratories of various disciplines. Studies ... see all copies from $48.87! new only from $57.91! \| SVS
24 view cover	Beyond the Synapse: Cell-Cell Signaling in Synaptic Plasticity more books like this by R Douglas Fields (Editor) add to wishlist Formation of synapses and the changes in their connections during life are the basis for learning and memory and recovery from brain disease or injury. Much interest has been focused on how synapses function at the molecular level, while the cell-cell interactions controlling the formation receive far less attention. This book expands the scope of ... see all copies from $68.36! new only from $102.06!
25 view cover	Cerebral Reorganization of Function After Brain Damage more books like this by Jordan Grafman (Editor), Harvey S Levin (Editor) add to wishlist This book integrates neuroscience research on neuroplasticity with clinical investigation of reorganization of function after brain injury, especially from the perspective of eventually translating the findings to rehabilitation. Historical foundationw in neuroplasticity research are presented to provide a perspective for recent findings. Leading ... see all copies from $24.95! new only from $56.15! \| first editions

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