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The Naked Neuron

Evolution and the Languages of the Body and Brain

By: Rhawn Joseph

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The Naked Neuron

Evolution and the Languages of the Body and Brain

By: Rhawn Joseph

In the beginning there was not only life but the ability to communicate and eventually to cooperate among the most basic, primeval creatures. In The Naked Neuron Dr. Joseph - an internationally respected neuroscientist and author of the highly praised The Right Brain and the Unconscious: Discovering the Stranger Within - takes us on an intriguing journey through time as he traces the evolution of communication and language from the most primitive single-celled animals to our earliest ancestors to humans today. As he so clearly demonstrates, we are linked to all levels of animals in a common bond of sensing, feeling, and communication. Be it singing wolves, dancing bees, or writhing rock and roll dancers, all communicate a treasure chest of meaning in the absence of the spoken word. Approximately 700 million years ago, a unique type of cell came into being - the neuron. This "naked" neuron, or nerve cell, lacked a protective fatty sheath. Still, it marked a monumental and world altering development, since it would become the building block of the brain. The naked neuron generated a revolutionary change resulting in a greater complexity and subtlety of thought. Dr. Joseph vividly depicts how neurons conferred on early humans advanced powers of mental and sensory acuity, including the gift of remembering one's past and contemplating the future. Although humans possess much of the same ancient brain tissue as our fellow primates, Dr. Joseph reveals to us the singular features of the human brain that have enabled humans uniquely to develop complex, spoken language. He holds us spellbound, revealing that although the new and old brain tissue are couched within the same brain, each often has difficulty understanding the impulses and language of the other. This ground-breaking book draws on Dr. Joseph's brilliant and original research and theories, fusing the latest discoveries made in neuroscience, sociobiology, and anthropology. He illuminates how the languages of the body and brain enhance intuitive understanding and spur a thirst for knowledge for its own sake. The human body and brain together are a veritable living museum which contains billions of cells with a long evolutionary history. As this unforgettable book shows, it is the communication of this panoply of cells - the residues of the past merged with the musings of the present - that gives rise to life, love, art, science, literature, and the ceaseless desire to search for and acquire knowledge

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1489960082

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Neuropsychology, Neuropsychiatry, and Behavioral Neurology

By: Rhawn Joseph

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Neuropsychology, Neuropsychiatry, and Behavioral Neurology

By: Rhawn Joseph

This book is written for the clinician, students, and practitioners of neuropsychology, neuropsychiatry, and behavioral neurology. It has been my intent throughout to present a synthesis of ideas and research findings. I have reviewed thousands of articles and research reports and have drawn extensively from diverse sources in philosophy, psychol ogy, neurology, neurosurgery, neuropsychiatry, physiology, and neuroanatomy in order to produce this text. Of course I have also drawn from my own experience as a clinician and research scientist in preparing this work and in this regard some of my own biases and interests are represented. I have long sought to understand the human mind and the phenomena we experience as conscious awareness. After many years of studying a variety of Western and Eastern psychologists and philosophers, including the Buddhist, Taoist, and Hindu philosophical systems, I began, while still an undergraduate student, to formulate my own theory of the mind. I felt, though, that what I had come upon were only pieces of half the puzzle. What I knew of the brain was minimal. Indeed, it came as quite a surprise when one day I came across the journal Brain as I was browsing through the periodicals section of the library. I was awed. An entire journal devoted to the brain was quite a revelation. Nevertheless, although intrigued by the possibilities, I resisted.

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The Naked Neuron

Evolution and the Languages of the Body and Brain

By: Rhawn Joseph

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The Discovery of Extra-Terrestrial Life

The Cosmic Origins of Life

By: Richard Hoover,Chandra Wickramasinghe,Rhawn Joseph

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The Discovery of Extra-Terrestrial Life

The Cosmic Origins of Life

By: Richard Hoover,Chandra Wickramasinghe,Rhawn Joseph

On March 5, 2011, the world was stunned to learn of the discovery of ancient extra-terrestrial life; fossils of Cyanobacteria in meteors older than Earth. That landmark paper, by Dr. Richard Hoover of NASA, is the lead chapter and is accompanied by chapters featuring critical commentary written by top scientists throughout the world, as well as speculation about the implications of life, its origins, and evolution throughout the cosmos. The amazing book features additional chapters detailing the evidence of the extraterrestrial origins of life, and how life on Earth, came from other planets.

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Cosmology.com

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0982955294

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Consciousness and the Universe: Quantum Physics, Evolution, Brain & Mind

By: Sir Roger Penrose,Stuart Hameroff

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Consciousness and the Universe: Quantum Physics, Evolution, Brain & Mind

By: Sir Roger Penrose,Stuart Hameroff

List Price: $48.007" x 10" (17.78 x 25.4 cm) Black & White on White paper828 pagesScience PublishersISBN-13: 978-1938024511 ISBN-10: 1938024516 BISAC: Science / Physics / Quantum TheoryIs consciousness an epiphenomenal happenstance of this particular universe? Or does the very concept of a universe depend upon its presence? Does consciousness merely perceive reality, or does reality depend upon it? Did consciousness simply emerge as an effect of evolution? Or was it, in some sense, always "out there" in the world? These questions and more, are addressed in this special edition.

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1938024303

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Head Injury and Brain Damage

Cerebral and Cranial Trauma, Skull Fractures, Concussions, Contusions, Hemorrhage, Loss of Consciousness, Coma

By: Rhawn Joseph

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Head Injury and Brain Damage

Cerebral and Cranial Trauma, Skull Fractures, Concussions, Contusions, Hemorrhage, Loss of Consciousness, Coma

By: Rhawn Joseph

Table of Contents Part I: Traumatic Head & Brain Injury ......................................... 2The Meninges ..........................4Dura Matter ........................ 5The Skull .......................... 9Skull Fractures .................... 12Basilar Fractures .& Cranial Nerve Injuries ............. 16Depressed Fractures ............................... 26Linear Fractures ............................... 28Anosmia ...................... 31Disturbances of Eye Movement....35The Optic Nerve............... 36Blindness................39Concussion & Mild Head Injuries ......................40Concussion .................................41Mild Concussion ...................................42Classic Concussion ............................. 43Mild Head Injury ..................... 44Hypoxia & Blood Flow .............................. 44Neuropsychological Deficits ..................... 48Premorbid Influences ..................... 49Post Concussion Syndrome ........................ 49Cerebral Blood Flow ............................. 51Attention & Information Processing ................ 51Whiplash & Blood Flow ................. 52Vertigo, Hearing Loss & Tinnitus ........................... 54Diplopia & Photophopia ..................... 55Post Concussion Syndrome & Severe Head Injury ..................... 56Contusions, Brain Lesions, & Head Injuries .................58Necrosis ..................................... 62Axonal Transport Deficits ...................... 64Consciousness ................................... 64Coup & Contre Coup Contusions .................. 65Contre Cavitation ........................... 66Rotation & Shearing Forces ........................... 67Brainstem & Subcortical Lesions ................... 68Diffuse Axonal Injury ............................ 69Coma & Head Injuries ............................. 70Reticular Brainstem Damage & Loss of Consciousness ..... 71Hemotomas & Hemorrhage ........... 72Chronic Hematomas ................ 77Herniation .................................. 79Dura Compartments & Brain Injury ................. 79Subfalcial Herniation .................. 80Tonsillar Cerebellar Herniation .............................. 82Tentorial/Temporal Lobe Herniation ..................... 83Coma & Levels of Consciousness ................. 85Stupor ........................ 86Confusion ...................................... 86Delirium .................................... 87Coma .................................. 87Glasgow Coma Scale .................. 87Mortality: Age, Motor Functioning, Complications ............ 91Vegetative States ........................ 92Part II: Brain Damage & the Mind ..................................................... 96The Brain: A Functional Overview .................... 97The Brainstem .............................. 103The Cerebellum ................. 104The Limbic System ...................105Limbic System Memory ................... 106Neocortex ................................. 107Frontal, Temporal, Parietal, Occipital Lobes ................ 108Frontal Lobes ................................. 108Temporal Lobes ........................... 111Parietal Lobes ....................... 116Occipital Lobes & Vision .......................... 121Conclusions ..................... 124

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0982955286

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Neuroscience, Neuropsychology, Neuropsychiatry, Brain & Mind

Primer, Overview & Introduction

By: Rhawn Joseph

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Neuroscience, Neuropsychology, Neuropsychiatry, Brain & Mind

Primer, Overview & Introduction

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NEUROSCIENCE, NEUROPSYCHOLOGY, NEUROPSYCHIATRY, BRAIN & MIND: Primer, Overview & Introduction

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097007333X

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9780970073334

Limbic System

Amygdala, Hypothalamus, Septal Nuclei, Cingulate, Hippocampus. Emotion, Memory, Language, Development, Evolution, Love, Attachment, Sex

By: R. Joseph

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Limbic System

Amygdala, Hypothalamus, Septal Nuclei, Cingulate, Hippocampus. Emotion, Memory, Language, Development, Evolution, Love, Attachment, Sex

By: R. Joseph

Limbic System: Amygdala, Hypothalamus, Septal Nuclei, Cingulate, Hippocampus. Emotion, Memory, Language, Development, Evolution, Love, Attachment, Sexuality, Violence, Fear, Aggression, Amnesia, Dreams, Hallucinations, Abnormal Behavior Part I. Limbic System: Hypothalamus, Amygdala, Septal Nuclei, Hippocampus Part II. Limbic Language & Social Emotional Development: Hypothalamus, Amygdala, Septal Nuclei, Cingulate Part III: The Hippocampus, Amygdala, Memory, Amnesia, Long Term Synaptic Potentiation, and Neural Networks Part IV: Dreams, Hallucinations, and the Amygdala, Hippocampus & Temporal Lobes

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The Discovery of Extra-Terrestrial Life

Consciousness and the Universe: Quantum Physics, Evolution, Brain & Mind

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