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The Believer's Brain

Home of the Religious and Spiritual Mind

By: Kenneth M. Heilman,Russell S. Donda

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The Believer's Brain

Home of the Religious and Spiritual Mind

By: Kenneth M. Heilman,Russell S. Donda

About 90% of people have faith in a supreme being, but our yearning for the divine, and whatever it promises, involves a large divergence in mental states and behaviors. Some adhere to doctrine, supplication, and fastidious religious practices; others have a strong sense they are part of something greater and more universal. However, all religious and spiritual paths are mediated by complex brain networks. When different areas of the brain are stimulated, a person can have a variety of experiences, but there is no specific ‘God spot’ where stimulation enhances religiosity or spirituality. Functional brain imaging shows that there are specific areas of the brain that ‘light up’ when subjects perform certain religious activities, but imaging only provides anatomic correlations, not functional explanations. The Believer's Brain takes a step beyond these singular methodologies, providing converging evidence from a variety study methods of how humans’ brain networks mediate different aspects of religious and spiritual beliefs, feelings, actions, and experiences. Although the book reveals how our brain is the home to the religious and spiritual mind, understanding this gift will not diminish our spirituality or our love or our belief in a supreme being, but will increase appreciation of the apparatus that mediates these mental states.

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Psychology Press

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1317812905

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9781317812906

Clinical Neuropsychology

By: MD Kenneth M. Heilman,Edward Valenstein MD

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Clinical Neuropsychology

By: MD Kenneth M. Heilman,Edward Valenstein MD

Now in its Fifth Edition, Clinical Neuropsychology reviews the major neurobehavioral disorders associated with brain dysfunction and injury. Like previous editions of this book, the Fifth Edition focuses on the clinical presentation of the major neurobehavioral syndromes, including symptoms, signs, and methods of assessment that are useful for diagnosis, and also their underlying anatomy, physiology, and pathology. The major behavioral disorders that are covered include aphasia, agraphia, alexia, amnesia, apraxia, neglect, executive disorders and dementia. The text also discusses advances in assessment, diagnosis and treatment of these disorders. The authors attempt to explain the cognitive mechanisms that can account for specific symptoms and signs, and to provide new information about treatment and management. The authors have drawn from a wealth of new information and research that has emerged since the Fourth Edition was published in 2003. The editors have added a chapter on creativity to the Fifth Edition, since there has been increased interest in creativity, and brain disorders can either enhance or impair creativity. This text will be of value to clinicians, investigators, and students from a variety of disciplines, including neurology, psychology, cognitive neuroscience, psychiatry, and speech pathology.

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Oxford University Press

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0199741646

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The Athletic Brain

By: Kenneth M. Heilman

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The Athletic Brain

By: Kenneth M. Heilman

Many parts of the athlete’s body are important for performance, such as strong muscles and bones; healthy lungs and heart; and several sensory systems, including the vision, touch, and joint position senses, and the vestibular system for balance. However, the critical element for athletic performance is, "not what you have but how you use it." The organ that decides "how you use it" is the brain. This book explains how the brain allows the athlete to perform. The book starts with an outline of brain anatomy, which is necessary to understand how the brain functions. The book then outlines many critical aspects of the athlete’s brain, including learning motor skills; decision-making; hand preference; visual perception of speed, distance, and direction; balance; emotions and mood. Finally, the book discusses the adverse influence of brain injuries.

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169

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Routledge

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0429765746

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9780429765742

Creativity and the Brain

By: Kenneth M. Heilman

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Creativity and the Brain

By: Kenneth M. Heilman

In Creativity and the Brain, Kenneth Heilman explores the possible brain mechanisms which underlie creativity, by reviewing the existing evidence and putting forward new ideas. On the way, he discusses the relationships between creativity and intelligence, brain anatomy, neuropharmacology, addiction, handedness, sex differences, and mood states such as depression. He also addresses the effects of neurological disorders and aging, as well as the influence of environmental factors such as tolerance and nurturing. The book will be of interest to neuroscientists, psychologists, psychiatrists, neurologists and educators The engaging and succinct style of this book also make it appealing to students, and researchers from a variety of disciplines who have an interest in understanding the brain mechanisms underlying creativity.

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Psychology Press

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113542330X

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9781135423308

Brain Laterality

Up, Right, Forward

By: Kenneth M. Heilman

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Brain Laterality

Up, Right, Forward

By: Kenneth M. Heilman

Brain Laterality answers one of the major questions we ask ourselves every day: where? The book provides a thematic, comprehensive overview of the brain mechanisms that influence whether we go to the left or right, on which side we stand, and which hand we use. Covering a broad range of topics, including handedness, apraxia, and motor control, alongside theories of emotion, creativity, and genetics, the book condenses a vast amount of research from multiple fields into a concise and entertaining read. Featuring anecdotes from the author's own illustrious research and clinical career, this book is a must-read for psychology students, neuropsychologists, neurologists, and anyone interested in the brain's role in handedness, directional movement, intention, action, and posturing.

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156

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Routledge

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1000465403

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Matter of Mind

A Neurologist's View of Brain-Behavior Relationships

By: Kenneth M. Heilman

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Matter of Mind

A Neurologist's View of Brain-Behavior Relationships

By: Kenneth M. Heilman

Little or no knowledge of neurology or neuroscience is required to understand the book, so that patients with brain diseases, and their families, will also find it valuable."--BOOK JACKET.

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Oxford University Press

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0195144902

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9780195144901

Postgraduate Year One

Lessons in Caring

By: Kenneth M. Heilman M.D.

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Postgraduate Year One

Lessons in Caring

By: Kenneth M. Heilman M.D.

A world-renowned clinician, teacher, and researcher in cognitive and behavioral neurology, Dr. Ken Heilman has found that stories of his own initiation into the world of doctoring are one of the best ways to engage students and trainees about the common professional, medical, and ethical challenges they will face in daily practice. The twenty-five stories gathered here span the author's first year of clinical training at Bellevue Hospital during the 1960s following his graduation from the University of Virginia School of Medicine. That year- known in the past as internship or first-year residency and now called post graduate year one- is recognized as one of the most intellectually, emotionally, and physically demanding in a physician's life. For the author, it was to hold the most valuable lessons on caring for patients and to exert the greatest lasting influence on how he practices medicine. Each story in this book conveys a core lesson about the practice of medicine and also tells a wonderful tale- about how the author contracted tuberculosis because of a colleague's carelessness, a tough nurse who was a great teacher, a cardiologist who missed a diagnosis because of his arrogance, an acid-dropping ascetic who turned tricks on the side, a fellow trainee caught in a lie, and, as timeless a story as there ever was, the utter impossibility of finding a parking spot in New York City, among others.

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0199724180

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9780199724185

Neurobehavioral Manifestations of Neurological Diseases: Diagnosis & Treatment, An Issue of Neurologic Clinics

By: Alireza Minagar,Glen Finney,Kenneth M. Heilman

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Neurobehavioral Manifestations of Neurological Diseases: Diagnosis & Treatment, An Issue of Neurologic Clinics

By: Alireza Minagar,Glen Finney,Kenneth M. Heilman

This important subject of Diagnosis of and Treatment for Neurobehavioral manifestations of neurologic disease is directed by three leaders of this field - Dr. Alizeza Minagar, Dr. Glen Finney, and Dr. Kenneth Heilman. Topics include: Neurobehavioral testing for mental status; Behavioral neurology of vascular neurology; Alzheimer's disease; Frontotemporal dementia; Traumatic brain injury; Parkinsonian Syndromes (e.g., Parkinson's disease, Lewy body dementia, progressive supranuclear palsy, corticobasal disease, multisystem atrophy); Behavioral neurology of multiple sclerosis and autoimmune encephalopathies; Infectious Diseases (Neuro-AIDS, Neurosyphilis, HSV); Neurobehavioral aspects of systemic disease; Neurobehavioral aspects of epilepsy; Behavioral neurology aspects of nutritional deficiencies; Neurobehavioral aspects of mitochondrial disease; and Medicinal-induced behavioral disorders.

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Elsevier Health Sciences

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0323417035

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9780323417037

Brain Building Games

By: Kenneth M. Heilman,Brooke Wilson,Ashton Wilson,Ethan Wilson,James Bradley Wilson

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Brain Building Games

By: Kenneth M. Heilman,Brooke Wilson,Ashton Wilson,Ethan Wilson,James Bradley Wilson

It has long been known that cognitive (thinking and reasoning) stimulation of the brain’s cerebral cortex enhances the brain development of children and reduces degeneration with aging. In addition, competition enhances engagement. During long trips or while waiting, Heilman, a neurologist, along with his grandchildren, children, and son-in-law would play games. Studies of patients with brain injuries and functional brain imaging have revealed that different parts of the cerebral cortex perform different functions. We developed and selected games that we had fun playing, were competitive, did not need a computer or purchases, and stimulate different specific areas of the brain. In this book, we describe areas of the cerebral cortex and their functions. We then describe some games that may stimulate these areas, as well as provide enjoyment.

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Xlibris Corporation

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1984561626

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Matter of Mind

A Neurologist's View of Brain-Behavior Relationships

By: Kenneth M. Heilman

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Matter of Mind

A Neurologist's View of Brain-Behavior Relationships

By: Kenneth M. Heilman

Little or no knowledge of neurology or neuroscience is required to understand the book, so that patients with brain diseases, and their families, will also find it valuable."--BOOK JACKET.

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Brain Laterality

Up, Right, Forward

By: Kenneth M. Heilman

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By: Kenneth M. Heilman

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Postgraduate Year One:Lessons in Caring

Lessons in Caring

By: Kenneth M. Heilman

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Lessons in Caring

By: Kenneth M. Heilman

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Clinical Neuropsychology

By: MD Kenneth M. Heilman,Edward Valenstein MD

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By: MD Kenneth M. Heilman,Edward Valenstein MD

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Book's by Kenneth M. Heilman

The Believer's Brain

The Believer's Brain

Clinical Neuropsychology

Clinical Neuropsychology

The Athletic Brain

The Athletic Brain

Creativity and the Brain

Creativity and the Brain

Brain Laterality

Brain Laterality

Matter of Mind

Matter of Mind

Postgraduate Year One

Postgraduate Year One

Neurobehavioral Manifestations of Neurological Diseases: Diagnosis & Treatment, An Issue of Neurologic Clinics

Neurobehavioral Manifestations of Neurological Diseases: Diagnosis & Treatment, An Issue of Neurologic Clinics

Brain Building Games

Brain Building Games

Matter of Mind

Matter of Mind

Brain Laterality

Brain Laterality

Postgraduate Year One:Lessons in Caring

Postgraduate Year One:Lessons in Caring

Clinical Neuropsychology

Clinical Neuropsychology

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