Proust and the Squid: The Story and Science of the Reading Brain, Paperback - Maryanne Wolf

Reducere. "Human beings were never born to read, " writes Tufts University cognitive neuroscientist and child development expert Maryanne Wolf. Reading is a ...

The hardback edition sold over 26, 000 copies in the US, and was in }Publishers Weekly{'s 'Best Books Of 2007'. Contains many incredible insights i...

Reducere. Locked in the silence and darkness of your skull, your brain fashions the rich narratives of your reality and your identity. Join renowned neurosci...

Locked in the silence and darkness of your skull, your brain fashions the rich narratives of your reality and your identity. Join renowned neurosci...

Bringing together a diverse range of writers, The Science of Story is the first book to ask the question: what can contemporary brain science teach...

Drawing on cutting-edge research this book demonstrates the brain's ability to change, rewire and heal, from the internationally bestselling author

Reducere. About the AuthorHoward Eaton was seven years old when he was diagnosed with severe dyslexia. He dropped out of school in grade five and attended a ...

Publisher: AbramsAuthor(s): Wendy WilliamsIllustration(s): 30 black-and-white illustrations throughoutNumber of pages: 224Publication date: 2022Dim...

The Literary Agenda is a series of short polemical monographs about the importance of literature and of reading in the wider world and about the st...

Reducere. Five years after escaping into the mountains of North Carolina, Eric Rudolph was becoming a figure of folk legend. The FBI had long since abandoned...

Reducere. A leading neuroscientist makes an incendiary argument defending free-will and responsibility, against the prevailing 'deterministic' view of how ou...

Publisher: Voyageur PressAuthor(s): Editors of Epic InkIllustration(s): b-w illustrationsNumber of pages: 128Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 216 ...

Reducere. By working hard and training your brain you can have a brain that is as health and strong as your body. In this book we will explore the mysteries ...

Using the latest cutting-edge neuroscience, Gina Rippon unpacks the stereotypes that bombard us from our earliest moments and shows how these messa...

Reducere. A beloved natural historian explores how climate change is driving evolution In Hurricane Lizards and Plastic Squid, biologist Thor Hanson tells th...

The evolution of dogs and the forces that drove its amazing transformation from a fierce wild carnivore, the wolf, to the astonishing range of comp...

Better Brain Healing will change the way you think about healing and recovery.Better Brain Healing is a book for anyone interested in brain health....

This book explains in layperson's terms a new approach to studying consciousness based on a partnership between neuroscientists and complexity scie...

A Washington Post Notable Book In 1858, a German princess, recently inducted into the convent of Sant'Ambrogio in Rome, wrote a frantic letter to h...

What is neuroplasticity? Is it possible to change your brain? Norman Doidge's inspiring guide to the new brain science explains all of this and mor...

Reducere. Bestselling author Chris Mooney uses cutting-edge research to explain the psychology behind why today's Republicans reject reality--it's just part ...

A monumental, sweeping journey from the ancient roots of neurology to the most astonishing recent research, which Henry Marsh (Admissions) called a...

Publisher: Pegasus Elliot Mackenzie PublishersAuthor(s): Faye WolfNumber of pages: 47Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 156 x 232 x 10Cover type: Pa...

Reducere. In the past fifty years scientists have begun to discover how the human brain functions. In this book Wilder Penfield, whose work has been at the f...

Reducere. This book offers a definitive, scientifically grounded guide for better teaching and learning practices. Drawing from thousands of documents and th...

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Told through case studies and medical history, this is an enlightening, in-depth book on the fascinating science behind pain and the complexities o...

Publisher: Arcturus Publishing LtdAuthor(s): Anne RooneyIllustration(s): PaperbackNumber of pages: 256Collection: Arcturus FundamentalsPublication ...

As our minds develop we create a personalized inner world based on our experiences. But during periods of intense emotion, such as anger, fear or e...

Humans everywhere have always been fascinated by octopuses, squid, and cuttlefish, known biologically as cephalopods. They evolved hundreds of mill...

The Oxford Handbook of Music and the Brain is a groundbreaking compendium of current research on music in the human brain. It brings together an in...

Actions have consequences--and the ability to learn from them revolutionized life on earth. While it's easy enough to see that consequences are imp...

Reducere. "Litany of the Long Sun" contains the full texts of "Nightside the Long Sun" and "Lake of the Long Sun, " that together make up the first half of T...

Publisher: MIT Press LtdAuthor(s): Hagai BergmanIllustration(s): 151 colour illustrationsNumber of pages: 288Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 178 ...

Reducere. Gene Wolfe has been called "the finest writer the science fiction world has yet produced" by The Washington Post. A former engineer, he has written...

Reducere. The Science of Reading: A Handbook brings together state-of-the-art reviews of reading research from leading names in the field, to create a highly...