Neurosciences

A radically new cosmological view from a groundbreaking neuroscientist who places the human brain at the center of humanity''s universe Renowned ne...

As more of us live longer, the fear of an old age devastated by brain diseases like dementia is growing. Many people are already facing the challen...

A spirited collection of essays by cutting-edge neuroscientists that irreverently explores the quirky and counterintuitive aspects of brain functio...

For most native speakers of English, the meanings of ordinary words like blue, cup, stumble, and carve seem quite natural and self-evident. It turn...

In this groundbreaking book, New York Times-bestselling author Steven Kotler draws on cutting edge research and first-hand reporting as he explores...

Time is the most common noun in the English language yet philosophers and scientists dont agree about what time actually is or how to define it. Pe...

MRI has emerged as a powerful way of studying in-vivo brain structure and function in both healthy and disease states. Whilst new researchers may b...

A leading neuroscientist explains why your personal traits are more innate than you thinkWhat makes you the way you areand what makes each of us di...

A lively and unconventional exploration of our senses, how they work, what is revealed when they dont, and how they connect us to the world Over th...

Recently, the implication of biocompatible nanotechnologies has set the stage for an evolutionary leap in diagnostic imaging and therapy. In this s...

For centuries, scientists had only one way to study the brain: wait for misfortune to strike - strokes, seizures, infections, lobotomies, horrendou...

An enthralling exploration that upends the prevailing view of consciousness and demonstrates how intelligence is literally embedded in the palms of...

Santiago Ramón y Cajal (18521934), the father of modern neuroscience and a Nobel laureate, was an exceptional artist. He devoted his life to the an...

An expert guide to the new health trend that is helping people around the world feel more energised and less stressed. Saved by the Siesta explains...

A hands-on users guide that takes readers step-by-step on a 21-day journey to discover what it means to be truly present and aware in our daily liv...

We all want to be happier, more successful and less stressed, but what really works? From building confidence and boosting creativity to forming be...

The world expert in multisensory perception on the remarkable ways we can use our senses to lead richer lives''Spence does for the senses what Mari...

In Neuromatic, religious studies scholar John Lardas Modern offers a sprawling and critical examination of the history of the cognitive revolution ...

The dangers of illegal drugs are well known and rarely disputed, but how harmful are alcohol and tobacco by comparison? The issue of what a drug ...

'Highly accessible, content-rich and eminently readable . . . Fascinating and informative . . . popular science at its best.' - The ObserverHave yo...

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 someho...

What is like to live without touch or movement/position sense (proprioception)? The only way to understand the importance of these senses, so famil...

A leading neuroscientist explains why your personal traits are more innate than you thinkWhat makes you the way you areand what makes each of us di...

Music is central to human cultural and intellectual experience. It is vitally important for the welfare of human society and - this book argues - s...

Consciousness has been described as one of the most mysterious things in the universe. Scientists, philosophers, and commentators from a whole rang...

Advances in psychiatric research and clinical psychiatry in the last 30 years have given rise to a host of new questions that lie at the intersecti...

Humans have engaged in artistic and aesthetic activities since the appearance of our species. Our ancestors have decorated their bodies, tools, and...

There are myriad questions that emerge when one considers emotions and decision-making: What produces emotions? Why do we have emotions? How do we ...

Pressing ethical issues are at the foreground of newfound knowledge of how the brain works, how the brain fails, and how information about its func...

Music is central to human cultural and intellectual experience. It is vitally important for the welfare of human society and - this book argues - s...

Dyslexia affects about 10% of all children and is a potent cause of loss of self-confidence, personal and family misery, and waste of potential. Al...