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The performance cortex : how neuroscience is redefining athletic genius / by Schonbrun, Zach,author.(CARDINAL)417322;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 323-330) and index.Introduction -- Decervo : "how can you think and hit at the same time?" -- The movement chauvinist : why we have a brain -- The motor hunter : why Stephen Curry is a genius -- "From mind to muscle" : how the motor cortex was found -- The neurotech space : out of the lab -- Searching for the motor engram : the intelligence in our skin -- Embodied expertise : watch and learn -- The body in space : how Tom Brady won Super Bowl LI -- A paralyzed man who moved : the future of movement."Athletic genius. All the sports journalists in the world can't explain it. Why was Michael Jordan so good? Was it just his joints and muscles? Did he just eat better breakfasts? Zach Schonbrun delivers a groundbreaking new perspective on the science of elite sporting performance. In the course of his work as a sports and business reporter at The New York Times, Zach Schonbrun came upon the research of two young entrepreneurial neuroscientists working on the neural profiles of athletes performing what is famously considered the hardest task in sport: hitting a baseball. They had developed their own brain measuring aparatus, which provided data suggesting a revolution in how we think about athletic ability. How well your brain controls your body--your motor control--is what matters most. Following this story led to the work of a band of researchers around the world, the "motor hunters," and the most important book on sports since Moneyball. Those first two researchers that Schonbrun met are now under contract to major league baseball teams. Why couldn't Michael Jordan, master athlete that he was, hit a baseball? Why can't modern robotics come close to replicating the dexterity of a five-year-old? Why do good quarterbacks always seem to know where their receivers are? Why are tennis stars math geniuses? And why do all animals have brains in the first place? In this wide-ranging and deeply researched book, Schonbrun investigates the keys to what actually drives human movement and its spectacular potential. New explorations in the brain help explain the extraordinary skills that set apart talented performers like Stephen Curry, Peyton Manning, Roger Federer, Bryce Harper, Jordan Spieth, racing superstar Lewis Hamilton, ballet prodigy Misty Copeland, and international soccer star Neymar; as well as musical virtuosos like world-class string players, keyboardists, and drummers; and even Paralympic gold medalist Rudy Garcia-Tolson.The understanding of the human body in motion--running, swinging, strumming, driving--remains one of the most fascinating scientific pursuits. Sports franchises are now beginning to recognize that it is the brain, not just the mechanics of the body, that powers most of the athletic gifts we strain to see in our cavernous arenas. Graspingthose golden gifts, going from good to great, requires more than understanding the ten-thousand-hour rule. It requires a new way of thinking about expert performers. It's not about the million-dollar arm anymore. It's about the million-dollar brain"--
Subjects: Sports; Athletes; Neurophysiology.; Cerebral cortex;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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The overflowing brain : information overload and the limits of working memory / by Klingberg, Torkel,1967-(CARDINAL)494733;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 171-196) and index.Introduction : the stone age brain meets the information flood -- The information portal -- The mental workbench -- Models of working memory -- The brain and the magical number seven -- Simultaneous capacity and mental bandwidth -- Wallace's paradox -- Brain plasticity -- Does ADHD exist? -- The everyday exercising of our mental muscles -- Computer games -- The Flynn effect -- Neurocognitive enhancement -- The information flood and flow.
Subjects: Human information processing; Short-term memory; Attention; Cerebral cortex; Neuroplasticity.;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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Brain / by Parker, Steve,1952-(CARDINAL)183899;
Includes bibliographical references (page 45) and index.Introducing the brain -- Main brain parts of the brain -- Around the brain -- Blood for the brain -- Brain and head injury -- The brain's building blocks -- Signals around the brain -- The brain stem -- The body's monitor -- Emotions and the body clock -- The sleeping brain -- Cerebellum and movement -- The brain's nerves -- The cerebral cortex -- Two sides of the brain -- At the center of the brain -- Brain infections -- Brain disorders -- Brain development -- The brains in the future -- What can go wrong with the brain?IG1090L
Subjects: Brain; Brain; Neurophysiology;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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How to survive and thrive when bad things happen : 9 steps to cultivating an opportunity mindset in a crisis / by Taylor, Jim,1958-author.(CARDINAL)386829;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-214) and index.Introduction -- Part I: your amygdala. Instincts: primitive or evolved? ; Emotions: I'm feelin' it! ; Reactions: knee-jerk -- Part II: your cerebral cortex. Values: foundation, North Star, and road map ; Investment: bet it all on red! ; Attitudes: you gotta believe! ; Mindset: what were you thinking? ; Mental muscles: feelin' strong -- Part III: your evolution. Preparation: ready, set... -- Epilogue: Lights, camera....Few of us go through life without experiencing some sort of crisis, whether health, financial, relationship, career, or personal safety. Crises happen and they are often out of our control. But the one thing we can control is how we respond to them. Yet, our natural instincts often hinder us as we confront today's crises that are complex, amorphous, and not readily solvable. Changing our reaction to a crisis is an immense challenge, yet with powerful lessons provided in these pages, anyone can turn crises into opportunities for reflection, positive action, and growth. A crisis mentality can overwhelm you when bad things happen. Turning crises into opportunities empowers you to overcome the darkness that can engulf you in troubled times and allow you to seek the light that can guide you through hard times. Exploring the essential psychological, emotional, and interpersonal factors that most impact your reaction to a crisis, Jim Taylor provides you with deep insights and practical tools that help you move from a crisis mentality of fear, pessimism, and panic that controls you to an opportunity mindset of calm, confidence, and courage that you control in a crisis. He offers compelling examples, both recent and historical, well-known and unfamiliar, to bring these issues to life. Illustrations from government, large and small business, and ordinary people will highlight who responded well and who did not. Break free from the crisis mentality and embrace an opportunity mindset with nine strategies that will not only help you to survive, but actually thrive, when bad things happen.
Subjects: Informational works.; Self-help publications.; Adjustment (Psychology); Crises; Crisis management;
Available copies: 6 / Total copies: 8
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Longest-living animals [videorecording] : and how they can help us live longer. by Wonderscape Entertainment (Firm),publisher.(CARDINAL)347532;
In this new 2022 high-definition program, learn all about the longest-living animals on the planet. Which animal holds the all-time record? How does a slower metabolism affect longevity? How does a large number of neurons in the cerebral cortex affect an animal's lifespan? Is the "immortal jellyfish" really immortal? How can studying it benefit humans and unlock the secret to living longer and healthier lives? The answers to all these questions and more are covered in depth with detailed graphics, diagrams and exciting video that reinforce important concepts and make learning fun. -- from back coverAges 8-14.DVD, widescreen (16x9).
Subjects: Children's films.; Educational films.; Short films.; Aging; Animals; Jellyfishes; Longevity; Metabolism;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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The problem of Alzheimer's : how science, culture, and politics turned a rare disease into a crisis and what we can do about it / by Karlawish, Jason,author.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-314) and index.A Peculiar Disease of the Cerebral Cortex -- No One Says 'No' to Len Kurland -- Accurate, but Not Presumptuous -- The Olympics of Pharmacokinetics -- The Republic of Alzheimer's Disease -- A Young Man in a Hurry -- How Do You Cast a Broken Brain? -- The Old Woman in the Tower -- Alois Alzheimer : An Unwitting Revolutionary -- Oblivion, or War and Madness -- The Essay Heard Round the World -- A Self-Help Group for the Self-Made Man -- A Crisis in the Family -- Last Casualties of the Cold War -- Hope in a Pill -- The Extraordinary Ordinary -- A Correction -- Discernment -- Somethings to Watch over Us -- Not (legally) Dead yet -- Targeting Amyloid -- Hope in a plan -- Something Must Be Working -- Existential Dread -- Caring for Each Other -- The Worlds We Create -- The Worlds We End."A comprehensive and revelatory book on one of today's most prevalent illnesses. In 2019, 5.8 million Americans had Alzheimer's, and more than half a million will die of Alzheimer's disease dementia. 16 million caregivers are responsible for paying as much as half of the $226 billion annual costs of their care. As more people live beyond their seventies and eighties, the number of patients will rise to an estimated 13.8 million by 2025. Part case studies, part meditation on the past, present and future of the disease, The Disease of the Century traces Alzheimer's disease from its discovery and tells the story of the biomedical breakthroughs that may allow it to finally be prevented and treated by medicine. While it is a scathing indictment of our health care system, it is also an argument for how we can live with dementia; the ways patients can reclaim their autonomy and redefine their sense of self, how families can support their loved ones, and the innovative reforms we can make as a society that would give caregivers and patients better quality of life. Rich in science, history, and characters, The Disease of the Century takes us inside cutting edge laboratories, patients' homes, caregivers' support groups, progressive assisted living facilities, and Jason Karlawish's own practice at the Penn Memory Center."--
Subjects: Case studies.; Alzheimer's disease.; Medical care.; Caregivers.; Bioethics.; Home-based mental health services.; Medical care.;
Available copies: 24 / Total copies: 24
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Minds behind the brain : a history of the pioneers and their discoveries / by Finger, Stanley.(CARDINAL)329213;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 311-347) and index.1380L
Subjects: Neurosciences; Brain;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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How to create a mind : the secret of human thought revealed / by Kurzweil, Ray,author.; Lane, Christopher,narrator.;
Read by Christopher Lane.No recent futurist has been more influential (or, in some quarters, more controversial) than Ray Kurzweil. His optimistic vision of the Singularity, the point at which man and machine are melded into a new entity, expounded in his bestselling The Singularity Is Near, has been welcomed and challenged in equal measures as the next logical step in human evolution. Although a single chapter in The Singularity Is Near discussed the brain, in the eight years since that book was published relevant technologies to examine the brain have become a hundred times more powerful, which are beginning to enable us to reverse-engineer the brain and fully understand its workings. We have already succeeded in doing so for the auditory and visual cortex, but the great project is to understand, model, and simulate the cerebral cortex, the origin of ideas, and a uniquely human capability. How to Create a Mind will, like Singularity, present an overview of the state of current technology (in which the amount of data that we gather about the brain doubles each year) as well as offering predictions for what can be achieved within the coming decades, both in terms of amplifying human intelligence and applying newfound knowledge to machines. In it Kurzweil will discuss in depth how the brain works, how the mind emerges from the brain, and the implications of vastly increasing the powers of our intelligence in addressing the world's problems.
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Brain; Self-consciousness (Awareness); Artificial intelligence.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The human brain book / by Carter, Rita,1949-(CARDINAL)329218; Aldridge, Susan.(CARDINAL)389287; Page, Martyn(Editor)(CARDINAL)627607; Parker, Steve,1952-(CARDINAL)183899; Frith, Christopher D.,csl.(CARDINAL)329217; Frith, Uta,csl.(CARDINAL)293005; Shulman, Melanie B.,csl.(CARDINAL)565808; Frith, Christopher D.(CARDINAL)329217; Frith, Uta.(CARDINAL)293005; Shulman, Melanie B.(CARDINAL)565808;
No ordinary organ ; Investigating the brain ; Landmarks in neuroscience ; Scanning the brain ; A journey through the brain -- The brain and the body : Brain function ; Nervous system ; The brain and the nervous system ; Brain size, energy use, and protection ; Evolution -- Brain anatomy : Brain structures ; Brain zones and partitions ; Nuclei of the brain ; The thalamus, hypothalamus and pituitary gland ; The brainstem and cerebellum ; The limbic system ; The cerebral cortex ; Brain cells ; Nerve impulses -- The senses : How we sense the world ; The eye ; The visual cortex ; Visual pathways ; Visual perception ; Seeing ; The ear ; Making sense of sound ; Hearing ; Smell ; Perceiving smell ; Taste ; Touch ; The sixth sense ; Pain signals ; Experiencing pain -- Movement and control : Regulation ; The neuroendocrine system ; Planning a movement ; Executing a movement ; Unconscious action ; Mirror neurons -- Emotions and feelings : The emotional brain ; Conscious emotion ; Desire and reward -- The social brain : Sex, love, and survival ; Expression ; The self and others ; The moral brain -- Language and communication : Gestures and body language ; The origins of language ; The language areas ; A conversation ; Reading and writing -- Memory : The principles of memory ; The memory web ; Laying down a memory ; Recall and recognition ; Unusual memory -- Thinking : Intelligence ; Creativity and humor ; Belief and superstition ; Cognitive illusions -- Consciousness : What is consciousness? ; Locating consciousness ; Attention and consciousness ; Altering consciousness ; Sleep and dreams ; Time ; The self and consciousness -- The individual brain : Nature and nurture ; Influencing the brain ; Personality ; Strange brains -- Development and aging : The developing brain ; The aging brain ; The brain of the future -- Diseases and disorders : The disordered brain ; Directory of disorders -- Glossary.Combining the latest findings from the field of neuroscience with expert text and state-of-the-art illustrations, "The Human Brain Book" is a complete guide to the one organ in the body that makes each person a unique individual. Includes an interactive DVD.Lexile not availableDVD-ROM minimum system requirements, Macintosh: Mac OS X v10.4 ; G4, G5, or Intel processor ; soundcard ; 24-bit color display ; screen resolution 1024 x 768.DVD-ROM minimum system requirements, PC: Windows XP with service pack 2 or Windows Vista ; Intel or AMD processor ; soundcard ; 24-bit color display; screen resolution 1024 x 768.
Subjects: Brain mapping; Brain; Brain; Brain; Human anatomy; Brain; Brain; Neurophysiology.; Brain; Brain; Human anatomy.; Brain mapping.;
Available copies: 13 / Total copies: 18
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Beyond the zonules of Zinn : a fantastic journey through your brain / by Bainbridge, David.(CARDINAL)661504;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 317-322) and index.I. A grand tour of terra incognita : the spinal cord. Skull marrow : first thoughts about the mind -- Servants and guards of the great king : the classical brain -- The brain as geography : maps of the mind -- A river runs through it : the development of a brain -- Leonardo's butterfly : the spinal cord -- Interlude : the worm that turned (over) -- II. An assault on the senses : the brain stem. A forest so dense : the new anatomy of Santiago Ramón y Cajal -- The little fish who never grew up : the origins of the ear -- The brain as archaeology : the hindbrain -- Beauty is in the eye of the, er, squid : the origins of the eye -- Hillocks, buttocks, blindsight, and black stuff : the midbrain -- Stinkin' and thinkin' : the origins of the nose -- Into the marriage chamber for some sexy synesthesia : entering the forebrain -- Why is "D" brown? : when the senses mix -- Interlude : shrapnel and magnets -- III. Where all the mind may be found? : the cortex. The brain as engineering : Wilder Penfield and the cortex -- The apparent disorder of the cerebral jungle : what is in those hemispheres? -- The seahorse and the almond : memory, learning, and fear -- The hard question : brain size and consciousness -- Epilogue : no turning back.
Subjects: Neuroanatomy;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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