Life Sciences - Neuroscience
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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
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Dark and Magical Places: The Neuroscience of Navigation
$17.95 Read moreInside our heads we carry around an infinite and endlessly unfolding map of the world. Navigation is one of the most ancient neural abilities we have–older than language. In Dark and Magical Places,
- Author: Kemp, Christopher
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: June 13 2023
- ISBN10: 1324064382
- Language: English
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The Autistic Brain: Helping Different Kinds of Minds Succeed
$18.99 Add to cartIn The Autistic Brain, New York Times bestselling author Temple Grandin “has reached a stunning level of sophistication about herself and the science of autism” (The New York Review of Books).
Winner o… [more below]
- Author: Grandin, Temple
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: April 1, 2014
- ISBN10: 0544227735
- Language: English
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The Extended Mind: The Power of Thinking Outside the Brain
$19.99 Add to cartA bold new book reveals how we can tap the intelligence that exists beyond our brains–in our bodies, our surroundings, and our relationships.
Use your head.
That’s what we tell ourselves when facing a
- Author: Paul, Annie Murphy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: May 10 2022
- ISBN10: 0358695279
- Language: English
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Blue Mind: The Surprising Science That Shows How Being Near, In, On, or Under Water Can Make You Happier, Healthier, More Connect
$22.99 Read moreA landmark book by marine biologist Wallace J. Nichols on the remarkable effects of water on our health and well-being.
Why are we drawn to the ocean each summer? Why does being near water set our mi- Author: Nichols, Wallace J.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: July 21, 2015
- ISBN10: 0316252115
- Language: English
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The Balanced Brain: The Science of Mental Health
$29.95 Add to cartHow we can use what we’ve learned about the brain to improve our mental health
There are many routes to mental well-being. In this groundbreaking book, neuroscientist Camilla Nord offers a fascinating- Author: Nord, Camilla
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: January 23, 2024
- ISBN10: 0691259631
- Language: English
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The Grieving Brain: The Surprising Science of How We Learn from Love and Loss
$17.99 Add to cartNPR SciFri Book Club Pick
Next Big Idea Club‘s “Top 21 Psychology Books of 2022”
Behavioral Scientist Notable Books of 2022
A renowned grief expert and neuroscientist shares groundbreaking discoveries ab
- Author: O’Connor, Mary-Frances
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: February 07, 2023
- ISBN10: 0062946242
- Language: English
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Free Agents: How Evolution Gave Us Free Will
$29.95 Add to cartAn evolutionary case for the existence of free will
Scientists are learning more and more about how brain activity controls behavior and how neural circuits weigh alternatives and initiate actions. As- Author: Mitchell, Kevin J.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: October 03, 2023
- ISBN10: 0691226237
- Language: English
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Mapping the Darkness: The Visionary Scientists Who Unlocked the Mysteries of Sleep
$32.50 Add to cartNAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023 BY THE NEW YORKER
NEW YORK TIMES EDITOR’S CHOICE SELECTION “A propulsive, utterly engrossing history… None of it is simple and all of it is captivating.”—The Ne- Author: Miller, Kenneth
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 432
- Publish Date: October 03 2023
- ISBN10: 0306924951
- Language: English
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Your Brain on Art: How the Arts Transform Us
$31.00 Add to cartNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER – A life-altering journey through the science of neuroaesthetics, which offers proof for how our brains and bodies transform when we participate in the arts–and how this kno
- Author: Magsamen, Susan
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: March 21, 2023
- ISBN10: 0593449231
- Language: English
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The Neuroscience of You: How Every Brain Is Different and How to Understand Yours
$30.00 Add to cartFrom University of Washington professor Chantel Prat comes The Neuroscience of You, a rollicking adventure into the human brain that reveals the surprising truth about neuroscience, shifting our focus… [more below]
- Author: Prat, Chantel
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: August 02 2022
- ISBN10: 1524746606
- Language: English
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A Molecule Away from Madness: Tales of the Hijacked Brain
$16.95 Read moreOur brains are the most complex machines known to humankind, but they have an Achilles heel: the very molecules that allow us to exist can also sabotage our minds. Here are gripping accounts of unruly
- Author: Peskin, Sara Manning
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: February 07 2023
- ISBN10: 1324050543
- Language: English
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Neuropedia: A Brief Compendium of Brain Phenomena
$17.95 Add to cartA fun and fact-filled A-Z treasury for anyone with a head on their shoulders
Neuropedia journeys into the mysteries and marvels of the three pounds of tissue between your ears–the brain. Eric Chudler- Series: Pedia Books #7
- Author: Chudler, Eric H.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: November 22 2022
- ISBN10: 0691213577
- Language: English
