Life Sciences - Neuroscience
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Consciousness in a Nutshell: A Psychonautical Odyssey
$24.95 Add to cartWith a feverish pace and a candid eye for story, Consciousness in a Nutshell delivers an unforgettable account of what it means to be alive while, at the very same time, answering the question of all
- Author: Nelson, Jay
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 454
- Publish Date: October 15 2022
- ISBN10: 9798985980219
- Language: English
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Altered States of Consciousness: Experiences Out of Time and Self
$21.95 Read moreWhat altered states of consciousness–the dissolution of feelings of time and self–can tell us about the mystery of consciousness.
During extraordinary moments of consciousness–shock, meditative sta- Author: Wittmann, Marc
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 190
- Publish Date: November 07, 2023
- ISBN10: 0262546086
- Language: English
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Artificial You: AI and the Future of Your Mind
$16.95 Add to cartA guide to AI’s thorniest implications that asks: How shall we navigate our brave new world?
We are at a monumental turning point in human history. AI is taking intelligence in new directions. The str- Author: Schneider, Susan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: April 13 2021
- ISBN10: 0691216746
- Language: English
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A Sense of Self: Memory, the Brain, and Who We Are
$17.95 Add to cartA twinge of sadness, a rush of love, a knot of loss, a whiff of regret. Memories have the power to move us, often when we least expect it, a sign of the complex neural process that continues in the ba
- Author: O’Keane, Veronica
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: May 17 2022
- ISBN10: 1324021837
- Language: English
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Two Heads: A Graphic Exploration of How Our Brains Work with Other Brains
$0.00 Read moreThis “charming and addictively accessible introduction to neuroscience” (Steven Pinker) takes us on a highly entertaining tour through the wonders and mysteries of the human brain–from a renowned hus… [more below]
- Author: Frith, Uta
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: April 26 2022
- ISBN10: 1501194070
- Language: English
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So You Want to Be a Neuroscientist?
$22.95 Add to cartThe pursuit to understand the human brain in all its intricacy is a fascinatingly complex challenge and neuroscience is one of the fastest-growing scientific fields worldwide. There is a wide range of
- Author: Juavinett, Ashley
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 328
- Publish Date: December 08 2020
- ISBN10: 0231190891
- Language: English
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The Extended Mind: The Power of Thinking Outside the Brain
$28.00 Read moreA New York Times Editors’ Choice
A bold new book reveals how we can tap the intelligence that exists beyond our brains–in
A Washington Post Best Nonfiction Book of 2021
A New York Times Notable Book- Author: Paul, Annie Murphy
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: June 08 2021
- ISBN10: 0544947665
- Language: English
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The Beautiful Brain: The Drawings of Santiago Ramon Y Cajal
$50.00 Add to cartAt the crossroads of art and science, TheBeautiful Brain presents Nobel Laureate Santiago Ram? y Cajal’s contributions to neuroscience through his groundbreaking artistic brain imagery.
“Among the wo- Author: Swanson, Larry W.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: January 17 2017
- ISBN10: 1419722271
- Language: English
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Your Brain Is a Time Machine: The Neuroscience and Physics of Time
$17.95 Read moreIn Your Brain Is a Time Machine, leading neuroscientist Dean Buonomano embarks on an “immensely engaging” exploration of how time works inside the brain (Barbara Kiser, Nature). The human brain, he ar
- Author: Buonomano, Dean
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: April 17 2018
- ISBN10: 0393355608
- Language: English
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The River of Consciousness
$18.00 Add to cartFrom the bestselling author of The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat, a collection of essays that displays Oliver Sacks’s passionate engagement with the most compelling ideas of human endeavor: evolu… [more below]
- Author: Sacks, Oliver
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: October 09 2018
- ISBN10: 0804171009
- Language: English
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Everyday Trauma: Remapping the Brain’s Response to Stress, Anxiety, and Painful Memories for a Better Life
$18.99 Add to cartA neuroscientist explores how trauma impacts the brain, especially for women–and how we can learn to heal ourselves
Everyone experiences trauma. Whether a specific harrowing event or a series of stre- Author: Shors, Tracey
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: September 05 2023
- ISBN10: 1250247012
- Language: English
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How the Brain Works: The Facts Visually Explained
$27.99 Add to cartAre men’s and women’s brains really different? Why are teenagers impulsive and rebellious? And will it soon be possible to link our brains together via the Cloud?
Drawing on the latest neuroscience re- Series: How Things Work
- Author: DK
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: March 10 2020
- ISBN10: 1465489797
- Language: English
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Sentience: The Invention of Consciousness
$27.95 Read moreThe story of a quest to uncover the evolutionary history of consciousness from one of the world’s leading theoretical psychologists.
We feel, therefore we are. Conscious sensations ground our sense of- Author: Humphrey, Nicholas
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: March 14, 2023
- ISBN10: 0262047942
- Language: English
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Neuroscience for Dummies
$29.99 Add to cartA fascinating look at what’s rattling around in your skull
Neuroscience For Dummies introduces you to the mind-boggling study of the human brain. It tracks to the content of a typical introductory neu
- Author: Amthor, Frank
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: May 23 2023
- ISBN10: 1394171218
- Language: English
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Incomplete Nature: How Mind Emerged from Matter
$44.99 Add to cartAs scientists study the minutiae of subatomic particles, neural connections, and molecular compounds, their attempts at a “theory of everything” harbor a glaring omission: they still cannot explain us
- Author: Deacon, Terrence W.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 624
- Publish Date: April 01 2013
- ISBN10: 0393343901
- Language: English
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Curious Minds: The Power of Connection
$26.95 Read moreAn exhilarating, genre-bending exploration of curiosity’s powerful capacity to connect ideas and people.
Curious about something? Google it. Look at it. Ask a question. But is curiosity simply informa- Author: Zurn, Perry
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 312
- Publish Date: September 05 2023
- ISBN10: 0262547147
- Language: English
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In Praise of Walking: A New Scientific Exploration
$16.95 Add to cartIn this “wonderful” (John Brandon, Forbes) book, neuroscientist Shane O’Mara invites us to marvel at the benefits walking confers on our bodies and brains, and to appreciate the advantages of this uni
- Author: O’Mara, Shane
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: May 25 2021
- ISBN10: 0393867498
- Language: English
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Livewired: The Inside Story of the Ever-Changing Brain
$19.00 Add to cart“Vivid. . . . Livewired reads wonderfully, like what a book would be if it were written by Oliver Sacks and William Gibson, sitting on Carl Sagan’s front lawn.” —The Wall Street Journal
What does dru- Author: Eagleman, David
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: May 11 2021
- ISBN10: 0307949699
- Language: English
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Hurts So Good: The Science and Culture of Pain on Purpose
$18.99 Add to cartAn exploration of why people all over the world love to engage in pain on purpose–from dominatrices, religious ascetics, and ultramarathoners to ballerinas, icy ocean bathers, and sideshow performers… [more below]
- Author: Cowart, Leigh
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: July 18, 2023
- ISBN10: 1541798031
- Language: English
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Where We Meet the World: The Story of the Senses
$30.00 Read moreThe thrilling story of how our senses evolved and how they shape our encounters with the world
Our senses are what make life worth living. They allow us to appreciate a sip of an ice-cold drink, the
- Author: Ward, Ashley
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: March 28 2023
- ISBN10: 1541600851
- Language: English
