Want to stop losing your car keys? Will a creative idea into existence? Have more productive arguments with your spouse? In Your Daily Brain, the team behind Marbles: The Brain Store, a chain devoted to building better brains, shows you all the weird and wonderful ways your brain works throughout the day—even when you think it’s not working at all, like when you’re on the treadmill or picking the kids up from school. Consider this book a wake-up call, a chance to take a closer look at and jump start your brain. From the minute your alarm clock buzzes in the morning until your head hits the pillow at night, your daily activities—everything from doing a crossword puzzle to parallel parking—are part of a process for how you evaluate the world, make choices and decisions, and reach short-term goals while keeping your eyes on the bigger ones. In each, you have the opportunity to use your brain for better or worse, whether it’s what to listen to you on your morning commute or avoiding mental traps at the grocery store. Packed with information as well as useful tips and tricks, Your Daily Brain is the brain hack you’ve been looking for!
In America, 51 % of people will experience one psychiatric illness once in their life. 29 % of Americans will experience two psychiatric illness while 17 % of Americans will experience three psychiatric illness. The most common ones are anxiety, depression, and addiction. Read on to discover more mind-blowing information about brain health and how you can change your brain to change your life, today!
The Mind and the Brain by Alfred Binet From the Author of Books Like: The Psychology of Reasoning The Experimental Study of Intelligence The Study of Attention Individual Differences in Intelligence The Development of Intelligence in Children "Our brain is a complex and powerful machine that shapes our thoughts, emotions, and actions." In The Mind and the Brain, Alfred Binet, a renowned psychologist and pioneer in the field of intelligence testing, offers a comprehensive exploration of the connection between the human mind and the brain. This groundbreaking work combines the latest scientific research with keen psychological insights to provide a deeper understanding of the inner workings of the human brain and its influence on our daily lives. ♥♥The Mind and the Brain by Alfred Binet (ILLUSTRATED)♥♥ Delve into the fascinating world of cognitive science and explore the intricate relationship between the mind and the brain with the help of Alfred Binet, the father of modern intelligence testing. Through captivating illustrations and engaging anecdotes, this book presents a thorough examination of the mental processes that govern our thoughts, emotions, and behavior. This book will help you: Understand the fundamental principles of cognitive science and the relationship between the mind and the brain. Gain insights into the nature of intelligence and the factors that contribute to individual differences. Explore the role of attention, memory, and reasoning in shaping our cognitive abilities. Learn about the development of intelligence in children and the factors that influence their cognitive growth. Discover the groundbreaking research conducted by Alfred Binet and its lasting impact on the field of psychology. Full of fascinating insights and valuable knowledge, The Mind and the Brain is an essential resource for anyone interested in understanding the complexities of human cognition and the factors that shape our intellectual abilities. Embark on a journey into the depths of the human mind with Alfred Binet and discover the remarkable power of the brain that lies within us all. Alfred Binet (1857-1911) was a French psychologist and a pioneer in the field of intelligence testing. He is best known for his work in developing the first intelligence test, the Binet-Simon scale, which later evolved into the widely used Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale. Binet's research and contributions to the field of psychology have had a lasting impact on our understanding of human intelligence and cognitive processes. Summary of the Book The relationship between the mind and the brain: Explore the fundamental connection between our mental processes and the physical structure of the brain, and the role of neural networks in shaping our cognitive abilities. The nature of intelligence: Delve into the concept of intelligence and the factors that contribute to individual differences in cognitive abilities, including genetic and environmental influences. Attention, memory, and reasoning: Examine the role of attention, memory, and reasoning in shaping our cognitive abilities, and learn how these mental processes are interconnected and influence each other. The development of intelligence in children: Gain insights into the factors that influence the cognitive growth of children, including the role of early experiences, parental involvement, and educational opportunities. The legacy of Alfred Binet: Discover the groundbreaking research conducted by Alfred Binet and its lasting impact on the field of psychology, including the development of modern intelligence testing and our understanding of human cognition. Embark on a journey into the depths of the human mind with The Mind and the Brain by Alfred Binet and unlock the secrets of the powerful connection between our mental processes and the physical structure of the brain.
Interdisciplinary research is a cooperative effort by a team of investigators, each an expert in the use of different methods and concepts, who have joined in an organized program to attack a challenging problem. Each investigator is responsible for the research in their area of discipline that applies to the problem, but together the investigators are responsible for the final product. The need for interdisciplinary training activities has been detailed over the last 25 years in both public and private reports. The history of science and technology has even shown the important advances that arose from interdisciplinary research, including plate tectonics which brought together geologists, oceanographers, paleomagnetists, seismologists, and geophysicists to advance the ability to forecast earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. In recognition of this, the need to train scientists who can address the highly complex problems that challenge us today and fully use new knowledge and technology, and the fact that cooperative efforts have proved difficult, the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR), the National Institute on Nursing Research (NINR), and the National Institute on Aging (NIA) requested that an Institute of Medicine (IOM) Committee be created to complete several tasks including: examining the needs and strategies for interdisciplinary training in the brain, behavioral, social, and clinical sciences, defining necessary components of true interdisciplinary training in these areas, and reviewing current educational and training programs to identify elements of model programs that best facilitate interdisciplinary training. Bridging Disciplines in the Brain, Behavioral, and Clinical Sciences provides the conclusions and recommendations of this committee. Due to evaluations of the success of interdisciplinary training programs are scarce, the committee could not specify the "necessary components" or identify the elements that "best facilitate" interdisciplinary training. However, after reviewing existing programs and consulting with experts, the committee identified approaches likely to be successful in providing direction for interdisciplinary endeavors at various career stages. This report also includes interviews, training programs, and workshop agendas used.
Is your brain holding you back? Many people find themselves struggling to find the energy to get through the day, relying on stimulants like coffee and then suffering a crash later on. When you choose the right fuel for your brain, however, you can overcome fatigue and increase your mental focus. Certain foods even have the ability to fight off neurodegenerative disease, boost short and long-term memory, and help weight loss efforts. Many of the things that we have learned as a society have been wrong. For example, many people believe they must avoid fat to stay thin-even though the most recent research has proven that eating fat is the best way to lose weight. Choosing the right foods can increase cognitive abilities, improve heart health, and benefit the mitochondria. As you read, you are going to learn about many of the things that you can start doing today to improve your brain health, while improving weight loss and management and boosting your mental focus. You will also be able to fight off chronic and degenerative diseases, as many of the foods that benefit the brain contain antioxidants that fight oxidative stress and free radicals that cause damage. Some of the information you'll find in this book includes: Things that weaken the brain, including stress and nutrition Foods that harm the brain Common problems of the mitochondria and how to boost mitochondrial health How the ketogenic diet boosts brain health Fats to improve memory Antioxidants to improve memory How fats encourage weight loss Nootropics that boost brain health This should all serve as a guide to supercharge your brain, boost your memory, and increase weight loss. ***This is the Expanded 2nd Edition****
Psychiatry is the only medical field that does not look at the organ they are treating. Instead they throw darts in the dark by prescribing medications and performing treatments in hopes that it would work. How would you know if you didn’t look? Cardiologists, neurologists, radiologists, and other medical professionals all use imaging to look at what they’re treating. Why is psychiatry the only field that does not utilize imaging? Why is imaging in psychiatry only used for research? We will discover the scientific evidence of how imaging and psychiatry should truly go hand in hand. I’ll provide facts and mention studies from Dr. Amen’s work throughout this blog with their resources listed down below.
The best example of filling-in involves the blind spot, a region of the retina devoid of photoreceptors. Remarkably, the region of visual space corresponding to the blind spot is not perceived as a dark region in space, but instead as having the same color and texture as the surrounding background; hence the expression "filling in." While this type of perceptual completion phenomenon is common in the visual domain, it is argued by the leading scientists who contribute to this book that forms of filling-in also take place in other sensory modalities, including the auditory, somatosensory, and motor systems. In a concluding chapter an integrative approach is taken, which attempts to provide a common framework for completion phenomena occurring on a fast time scale, and cortical reorganization in sensory and motor cortex induced by peripheral damage or skill learning taking place on a slower time scale. It is proposed that systematic changes in the interplay between inhibitory and excitatory inputs permit cortical neurons to become driven by new sources of input, which, in addition to initial perceptual consequences can lead to a long-term structural reorganization of cortex. This book represents a truly interdisciplinary approach to neuroscience, with chapters covering computational modeling, visual psychophysics, functional brain imaging, single-cell physiology, and clinical patient cases. It will be of interest to researchers and graduate students in systems neuroscience, cognitive neuroscience, vision science, neuroimaging, perceptual psychology, computational neuroscience, and philosophy of mind.
In this book, a remarkable group of scientists, physicians, philosophers, and theologians share profound insights into our deepest questions, and the invisible forces and powerful beliefs that shape us. They will challenge you--and reward you with a richer understanding of who we are, what we share, and what it means
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