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Just following orders : atrocities and the brain science of obedience / by Caspar, Emilie A.,Author(DLC)n 2023067561;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-241) and index."Throughout history, 'obeying orders' has caused the loss of countless lives. By combining recent studies in social and cognitive neuroscience with accounts from genocide perpetrators, this book explains the brain science behind obedience and how ordinary people can commit awful acts of violence. No background in neuroscience required"--.
Subjects: Cognitive neuroscience.; Obedience.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The wisdom paradox : how your mind can grow stronger as your brain grows older / by Goldberg, Elkhonon.(CARDINAL)774150;
Subjects: Brain; Cognitive neuroscience.; Neuropsychology.;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 4
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A brief tour of human consciousness : from imposter poodles to purple numbers. by Ramachandran, V. S.(CARDINAL)331046;
Subjects: Consciousness.; Cognitive neuroscience.; Neurobehavioral disorders.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Believing : the neuroscience of fantasies, fears, and convictions / by McGuire, Michael T.,1929-2016.(CARDINAL)374546;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-241) and index.
Subjects: Belief and doubt.; Neuropsychology.; Cognitive neuroscience.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Gender and our brains : how new neuroscience explodes the myths of the male and female minds / by Rippon, Gina,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Rippon presents a breakthrough work in neuroscience and an incisive corrective to a long history of damaging pseudo-science, finally debunking the myth that there is a biological distinction between male and female brains.
Subjects: Cognitive neuroscience.; Gender identity; Gender identity.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Gender and our brains : how new neuroscience explodes the myths of the male and female minds / by Rippon, Gina,author.(CARDINAL)785440;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 363-412) and index.Rippon presents a breakthrough work in neuroscience and an incisive corrective to a long history of damaging pseudo-science, finally debunking the myth that there is a biological distinction between male and female brains.
Subjects: Cognitive neuroscience.; Gender identity; Gender identity.;
Available copies: 5 / Total copies: 8
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Becoming fluent : how cognitive science can help adults learn a foreign language / by Roberts, Richard(Richard Miller),1959-(CARDINAL)802601; Kreuz, Roger J.(CARDINAL)808447;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Prologue -- Terms and conditions -- Set yourself up for success -- Aspects of language -- Pragmatics and culture -- Language and perception -- Cognition from top to bottom -- Making memories -- And making memories work for you -- Epilogue.Adults who want to learn a foreign language are often discouraged because they believe they cannot acquire a language as easily as children. Once they begin to learn a language, adults may be further discouraged when they find the methods used to teach children don't seem to work for them. What is an adult language learner to do? In this book, Richard Roberts and Roger Kreuz draw on insights from psychology and cognitive science to show that adults can master a foreign language if they bring to bear the skills and knowledge they have honed over a lifetime. Adults shouldn't try to learn as children do; they should learn like adults. Roberts and Kreuz report evidence that adults can learn new languages even more easily than children. Children appear to have only two advantages over adults in learning a language: they acquire a native accent more easily, and they do not suffer from self-defeating anxiety about learning a language. Adults, on the other hand, have the greater advantages--gained from experience--of an understanding of their own mental processes and knowing how to use language to do things. Adults have an especially advantageous grasp of pragmatics, the social use of language, and Roberts and Kreuz show how to leverage this metalinguistic ability in learning a new language. Learning a language takes effort. But if adult learners apply the tools acquired over a lifetime, it can be enjoyable and rewarding.--Publisher description.
Subjects: Cognitive neuroscience.; Second language acquisition.; Language acquisition.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Human : the science behind what makes us unique / by Gazzaniga, Michael S.(CARDINAL)506918;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 391-431) and index.The basics of human life: Are human brains unique? -- Would a chimp make a good date? -- Navigating the social world: Big brains and expanding social relationships -- The moral compass within -- I feel your pain -- The glory of being human: What's up with the arts? -- We all act like dualists: the converter function -- Is anybody there? -- Beyond current constraints: Who needs flesh?One of the world's leading neuroscientists explores how best to understand the human condition by examining the biological, psychological, and highly social nature of our species within the social context of our lives. In Human, Gazzaniga explores a number of related issues, including what makes human brains unique, the importance of language and art in defining the human condition, the nature of human consciousness, and even artificial intelligence.
Subjects: Cognitive neuroscience.; Cognitive neuroscience; Consciousness.; Human beings.; Neuropsychology.; Neuropsychology;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 7
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Neurologic : the brain's hidden rationale behind our irrational behavior / by Sternberg, Eliezer J.(CARDINAL)482369;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Introduction: Our unconscious logic -- What do the blind see when they dream? -- Can zombies drive to work? -- Can your imagination make you a better athlete? -- Can we remember things that never happened? -- Why do people believe in alien abductions? -- Why do schizophrenics hear voices? -- Can someone be hypnotized to commit murder? -- Why can't split personalities share prescription glasses? -- Appendix: Maps of the brain.From bizarre dreams and hallucinations to schizophrenia and multiple personalities, the human brain is responsible for a diverse spectrum of strange thoughts and behaviors. From the outside, these phenomena are written off as being just zcrazy,y but what if they were actually planned and logical? NeuroLogic explores the brains internal system of reasoning, from its unconscious depths to conscious decision-making, and how it explains our most outlandish as well as our most stereotyped behaviors. Drawing on current research in neuroscience and fascinating neurological cases, Eliezer J. Sternberg explores questions such as: · What do the blind see when they dream? · Why do people believe in alien abductions? · Why do schizophrenics hear voices? From sleepwalking murderers, contagious yawning, and the brains of sports fans to false memories, subliminal messages, and the secret of ticklishness, youll find that theres a pattern to the way the brain interprets the worlda pattern that fits the brains unique logic. Unraveling this pattern and the various ways it can be disturbed will alter not only our view of mental illness and supernatural experience but also shed light on the hidden parts of ourselves.
Subjects: Cognitive neuroscience.; Neuropsychology.; Subconsciousness.; Perception (Philosophy);
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 5
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The Scientific American book of the brain / by Damasio, Antonio R.(CARDINAL)353777;
Subjects: Cognitive neuroscience.; Brain.; Neuropsychology.; Neuropsychiatry.; Brain;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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