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  • Aggression and Violence

    Genetic, Neurobiological, and Biosocial Perspectives

    Conceived at a time when biological research on aggression and violence was drawn into controversy because of sociopolitical questions about its study, this volume provides an up-to-date account of recent biological studies performed -- mostly on humans. A group of scientists recognized the importance of freedom of inquiry and deemed it vital to address the most promising biological research in ... Read more

    $50.83 CAD

  • Developmental Science and the Holistic Approach

    This book is the outcome of a symposium where leading researchers, mainly in developmental psychology, came together to discuss the implications of the emerging developmental science and the holistic approach. In doing this, the authors wanted to honor a distinguished colleague, David Magnusson, and his career-long contributions to this field.The purpose of the book is to discuss the profound ... Read more

    $101.68 CAD

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  • Altered Traits

    Science Reveals How Meditation Changes Your Mind, Brain, and Body

    Two New York Times–bestselling authors unveil new research showing what meditation can really do for the brain.In the last twenty years, meditation and mindfulness have gone from being kind of cool to becoming an omnipresent Band-Aid for fixing everything from your weight to your relationship to your achievement level. Unveiling here the kind of cutting-edge research that has made them giants in ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD

  • How Your Brain Works

    Inside the most complicated object in the known universe

    by New Scientist ...
    Series series New Scientist Instant Expert
    Ever wondered what's going on inside your head?You are your brain. Everything that makes you you, and all your experiences of the world, are somehow conjured up by 1.4 kilograms of grey matter inside your skull. That might seem impossible, but science has advanced so much that we now understand not just its structures and inner workings but also how it can give rise to perception, consciousness, ... Read more

    $14.99 CAD

  • Growing Up Resilient

    Ways to Build Resilience in Children and Youth

    Resilience is an important aspect of mental well-being. Tatyana Barankin and Nazilla Khanlou draw from the latest research and theoretical developments on resilience in children and youth and present it in a way that is relevant for a diverse audience, including parents, educators, health care providers, daycare workers, coaches, social service providers, policy makers and others. Among the unique ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD

  • Bullying at School

    What We Know and What We Can Do

    by Dan Olweus ...
    Series series Understanding Children's Worlds
    Bullying at School is the definitive book on bullying/victim problems in school and on effective ways of counteracting and preventing such problems. ... Read more

    $30.99 CAD

  • New Frontiers in Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury

    An Evidence Base for Clinical Practice

    Series series American Academy of Clinical Neuropsychology/Routledge Continuing Education Series
    New Frontiers in Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury provides an evidence base for clinical practice specific to traumatic brain injury (TBI) sustained during childhood, with a focus on functional outcomes. It utilizes a biological-psychosocial conceptual framework consistent with the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health, which highlights that biological, psychological, ... Read more

    $116.99 CAD

  • Executive Functioning

    A Comprehensive Guide for Clinical Practice

    by Yana Suchy ...
    Series series AACN Workshop Series
    Executive Functioning: A Comprehensive Guide for Clinical Practice is the first book to offer an in-depth, comprehensive, and clinically applicable analysis of executive functioning (EF), as contrasted with "frontal-lobe functioning." Throughout the book, care is taken to stay true to the EF construct, and to use function, not structure, as the organizing framework. The book is organized into four ... Read more

    $58.39 CAD

  • Traumatic Brain Injury

    Rehabilitation for Everyday Adaptive Living, 2nd Edition

    Research into the rehabilitation of individuals following Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) in the past 15 years has resulted in greater understanding of the condition. The second edition of this book provides an updated guide for health professionals working with individuals recovering from TBI.Its uniquely clinical focus provides both comprehensive background information, and practical strategies for ... Read more

    $79.99 CAD

  • Language, Memory, and Cognition in Infancy and Early Childhood

    Language, cognition, and memory are traditionally studied together prior to a researcher specializing in any one area. They are studied together initially because much of the development of one can affect the development of the others. Most books available now either tend to be extremely broad in the areas of all infant development including physical and social development, or specialize in ... Read more

    $94.99 CAD

  • Rethinking Autism

    Variation and Complexity

    The media, scientific researchers, and the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual all refer to "autism" as if it were a single disorder or a single disorder over a spectrum. However, autism is unlike any single disorder in a variety of ways. No single brain deficit is found to cause it, no single drug is found to affect it, and no single cause or cure has been found despite tremendous research efforts ... Read more

    $66.99 CAD

  • Words as Social Tools: An Embodied View on Abstract Concepts

    Series series Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)
    How are abstract concepts and words represented in the brain? That is the central question addressed by the authors of “Words as Social Tools: An Embodied View on Abstract Concepts”. First, they focus on the difficulties in defining what abstract concepts and words are, and what they mean in psycholinguistic research. Then the authors go on to describe and critically discuss the main theories on ... Read more

    $64.99 CAD