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“nicholas altieri”

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  • Systems Factorial Technology

    A Theory Driven Methodology for the Identification of Perceptual and Cognitive Mechanisms

    Edited by Daniel Little, Nicholas Altieri, Mario Fific, Cheng-Ta Yang ...
    Systems Factorial Technology: A Theory Driven Methodology for the Identification of Perceptual and Cognitive Mechanisms explores the theoretical and methodological tools used to investigate fundamental questions central to basic psychological and perceptual processes. Such processes include detection, identification, classification, recognition, and decision-making. This book collects the tools ... Read more

    $88.99 CAD

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  • The Secret World of Sleep

    The Surprising Science of the Mind at Rest

    by Penelope A. Lewis ...
    Series series MacSci
    In recent years neuroscientists have uncovered the countless ways our brain trips us up in day-to-day life, from its propensity toward irrational thought to how our intuitions deceive us. The latest research on sleep, however, points in the opposite direction. Where old wives tales have long advised to "sleep on a problem," today scientists are discovering the truth behind these folk sayings,and ... Read more

    $12.99 CAD

  • Mind Wide Open

    Your Brain and the Neuroscience of Everyday Life

    by Steven Johnson ...
    BRILLIANTLY EXPLORING TODAY'S CUTTING-EDGE BRAIN RESEARCH, MIND WIDE OPEN IS AN UNPRECEDENTED JOURNEY INTO THE ESSENCE OF HUMAN PERSONALITY, ALLOWING READERS TO UNDERSTAND THEMSELVES AND THE PEOPLE IN THEIR LIVES AS NEVER BEFORE.Using a mix of experiential reportage, personal storytelling, and fresh scientific discovery, Steven Johnson describes how the brain works -- its chemicals, structures, ... Read more

    $18.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Mind

    A Journey to the Heart of Being Human

    by Daniel J. Siegel, M.D. ...
    Series series Norton Series on Interpersonal Neurobiology
    **A New York Times Bestseller.A scientist’s exploration into the mysteries of the human mind.**What is the mind? What is the experience of the self truly made of? How does the mind differ from the brain? Though the mind’s contents—its emotions, thoughts, and memories—are often described, the essence of mind is rarely, if ever, defined.In this book, noted neuropsychiatrist and New York Times best ... Read more

    $27.99 CAD

  • Why Diets Make Us Fat

    The Unintended Consequences of Our Obsession With Weight Loss

    by Sandra Aamodt ...
    “If diets worked, we'd all be thin by now. Instead, we have enlisted hundreds of millions of people into a war we can't win."What’s the secret to losing weight? If you’re like most of us, you’ve tried cutting calories, sipping weird smoothies, avoiding fats, and swapping out sugar for Splenda. The real secret is that all of those things are likely to make you weigh more in a few years, not less.In ... Read more

    Was $15.99 CAD Now $12.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • The Great Brain Debate

    Nature or Nurture?

    by John E. Dowling ...
    Series series Science Essentials
    Whether our personality, intelligence, and behavior are more likely to be shaped by our environment or our genetic coding is not simply an idle question for today's researchers. There are tremendous consequences to understanding the crucial role that environment and genes each play. How we raise and educate our children, how we treat various mental diseases or conditions, how we care for our ... Read more

    $40.69 CAD

  • Domestic Dog Cognition and Behavior

    The Scientific Study of Canis familiaris

    Edited by Alexandra Horowitz ...
    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    This book highlights the state of the field in the new, provocative line of research into the cognition and behavior of the domestic dog. Eleven chapters from leading researchers describe innovative methods from comparative psychology, ethology and behavioral biology, which are combined to create a more comprehensive picture of the behavior of Canis familiaris than ever before. Each of the book’s ... Read more

    $293.39 CAD

  • An Introduction to Neuroendocrinology

    by Michael Wilkinson, Richard E. Brown ...
    How does the brain regulate sexual behavior, or control our body weight? How do we cope with stress? Addressing these questions and many more besides, this thoroughly revised new edition reflects the significant advances that have been made in the study of neuroendocrinology over the last twenty years. The text examines the importance of the hypothalamus in regulating hormone secretion from the ... Read more

    $92.99 CAD

  • The Neuroscientist Who Lost Her Mind

    My Tale of Madness and Recovery

    by Barbara K. Lipska, Elaine McArdle ...
    In the tradition of My Stroke of Insight and Brain on Fire, this powerful memoir recounts Barbara Lipska's deadly brain cancer and explains its unforgettable lessons about the brain and mind.Neuroscientist Lipska was diagnosed early in 2015 with metastatic melanoma in her brain's frontal lobe. As the cancer progressed and was treated, she experienced behavioral and cognitive symptoms connected to ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD

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  • Understanding Depression

    Volume 2. Clinical Manifestations, Diagnosis and Treatment

    Edited by Yong-Ku Kim ...
    Series series Medicine (R0)
    This book, in two volumes, focuses on contemporary issues and dilemmas in relation to depression. The aim is to equip readers with an up-to-date understanding of the clinical and neurobiological underpinnings of depression, the clinical manifestations, and the development of more effective treatments. This second volume is devoted specifically to clinical and management issues. Readers will find ... Read more

    $204.99 CAD

  • The Effects of Drug Abuse on the Human Nervous System

    Edited by Bertha Madras, Michael Kuhar ...
    Drug use and abuse continues to thrive in contemporary society worldwide and the instance and damage caused by addiction increases along with availability. The Effects of Drug Abuse on the Human Nervous System presents objective, state-of-the-art information on the impact of drug abuse on the human nervous system, with each chapter offering a specific focus on nicotine, alcohol, marijuana, cocaine ... Read more

    $132.99 CAD

  • Mortalin Biology: Life, Stress and Death

    Edited by Sunil C. Kaul, Renu Wadhwa ...
    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    The phrase “Life, stress and death” connects three terms, but is there a biological basis for that? Are there molecules that are essential to/or mediate these phenomena? This contributory volume “Mortalin Biology: Life, Stress and Death” is a remarkable compilation of the research outcomes on the stress protein mortalin, a member of heat shock 70 family of proteins. The book is unique as it ... Read more

    $179.39 CAD