The Tell-Tale Brain: A Neuroscientist's Quest for What Makes Us Human (Ramachandran V. S.)(Paperback)

The Tell-Tale Brain: A Neuroscientist's Quest for What Makes Us Human (Ramachandran V. S.)(Paperback)

In this landmark work, V. S. Ramachandran investigates strange, unforgettable cases--from patients who believe they are dead to sufferers of phantom limb syndrome. With a storyteller's eye for compelling case studies and a researcher's flair for new approaches to age-old questions, Ramachandran

Tell-Tale Brain - Unlocking the Mystery of Human Nature (Ramachandran V. S.)(Paperback / softback)

John, aged sixty, suffered a stroke and recovered fully, except in one respect: although he can see perfectly, he can no longer recognise faces, even his own reflection in a mirror. Whenever Francesca touches a particular texture, she experiences a vivid emotion: denim = extreme

Creating Mind: How the Brain Works (Dowling John E.)(Paperback)

What makes us human and unique among all creatures is our brain. Consciousness, perception, emotion, memory, learning, language, and intelligence all originate in and depend on the brain. Over the past century, our understanding of the brain has raced forward to reveal many of the mechanisms by

Phantoms in the Brain (Ramachandran V. S.)(Paperback)

Neuroscientist V.S. Ramachandran is internationally renowned for uncovering answers to the deep and quirky questions of human nature that few scientists have dared to address. His bold insights about the brain are matched only by the stunning simplicity of his experiments -- using such low-tech

What Makes Us Human? (Vine Jeremy)(Paperback)

Splendors and Miseries of the Brain: Love, Creativity, and the Quest for Human Happiness (Zeki Semir)(Paperback)

Sum - Forty Tales from the Afterlives (Eagleman David)(Paperback / softback)

What happens to us when we die? And what does that tell us about being

Introducing Anthropology: What Makes Us Human? (Pountney Laura)(Paperback)

The perfect starting point for any student new to this fascinating subject, offering a serious yet accessible introduction to anthropology. Across a series of fourteen chapters, Introducing Anthropology addresses the different fields and approaches within anthropology, covers an extensive range of

Anthropology for Dummies (Smith Cameron M.)(Paperback)

Study the science of all of us Anthropology is the organized study of what makes humans human. It takes an objective step back to view homo sapiens as a species and ask questions like: Given our common characteristics, why aren't all of us exactly the same? Why do people across the world have

Heads (Kayser Alex)(Paperback)

Unmasked and stripped of makeup and hairdos, what do the human face and head tell us? This striking book provides the answers. A hat designer, Punk musician, sculptor, fireman, professional rent-a-Buddha, heavyweight boxer, peace movement worker, gourmet chef, United Nations official, dog trainer,

Human: The Science Behind What Makes Your Brain Unique (Gazzaniga Michael S.)(Paperback)

What happened along the evolutionary trail that made humans so unique? In his accessible style, Michael Gazzaniga pinpoints the change that made us thinking, sentient humans different from our predecessors. He explores what makes human brains special, the importance of language and art in defining

Science of Storytelling - Why Stories Make Us Human, and How to Tell Them Better (Storr Will)(Paperback / softback)

Psychology Book - Big Ideas Simply Explained (DK)(Pevná vazba)

How does the brain remember faces? What makes us choose one decision over another? Where does language come from? With the use of images, quotations from all the major thinkers, and explanations that are easily understandable, this book demystifies hard-to-grasp concepts and shows how these have

The Roman Market Economy (Temin Peter)(Paperback)

What modern economics can tell us about ancient Rome The quality of life for ordinary Roman citizens at the height of the Roman Empire probably was better than that of any other large group of people living before the Industrial Revolution. The Roman Market Economy uses the tools of modern

Evil: Inside Human Violence and Cruelty (Baumeister Roy F.)(Paperback)

Why is there evil, and what can scientific research tell us about the origins and persistence of evil behavior? Considering evil from the unusual perspective of the perpetrator, Baumeister asks, How do ordinary people find themselves beating their wives? Murdering rival gang members? Torturing

Reason in Human Affairs (Simon Herbert A.)(Paperback)

What can reason (or more broadly, thinking) do for us and what can't it do? This is the question examined by Herbert A. Simon, who received the 1978 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences for his pioneering work on decision-making processes in economic organizations. The ability to apply reason to the

Phantom Tales of the Night, Vol. 4 (Matsuri)(Paperback)

'Your tale depends on what you decide to do.'No matter what troubles the masses, human or otherwise, all are welcome at Murakumo Inn. Only one form of payment is accepted-your most intimate secrets. A malevolent god from the Land of Roots arrives as tonight's main guest...Will the inn's staff

The Wonder of Birds: What They Tell Us about Ourselves, the World, and a Better Future (Robbins Jim)(Paperback)

Elegy (Payne Nick)(Paperback)

What if every neuron in the human brain could be mapped and decoded? Every act of human behavior catalogued and wholly understood? Elegy imagines a very-near future in which radical and unprecedented advances in medical science mean that it's possible to augment and extend life. Through the

Rewriting Stella (Tuttle Dan)(Paperback / softback)

This is a story about how what we stand for makes us who we are: a coming-of-age tale of a girl, a boy, a dog, a travel ban, an orange toddler, political protest and the hip-hop guide to life. It's a novel that considers privilege, identity, voice and influence in a post-truth world. Mostly, it's

The Brain: What Everyone Needs to Know(r) (Wenk Gary L.)(Paperback)

What is the principle purpose of a brain? A simple question, but the answer has taken millennia for us to begin to understand. So critical for our everyday existence, the brain still remains somewhat of a mystery. Gary L. Wenk takes us on a tour of what we do know about this enigmatic organ,

Book of Humans - A Brief History of Culture, Sex, War and the Evolution of Us (Rutherford Adam)(Paperback / softback)

WHAT MAKES US HUMAN? | Waging war? Sex for pleasure? Creating art? Mastery of fire? | In this thrilling tour of the animal kingdom, Adam Rutherford tells the story of how we became the unique creatures we are today. Illuminated by the latest scientific discoveries, THE BOOK OF HUMANS is a dazzling

Nature via Nurture - Genes, Experience and What Makes Us Human (Ridley Matt)(Paperback / softback)

Acclaimed author Matt Ridley's thrilling follow-up to his bestseller Genome. Armed with the extraordinary new discoveries about our genes, Ridley turns his attention to the nature versus nurture debate to bring the first popular account of the roots of human

Towards an Ecopsychotherapy (Rust Mary-Jane)(Paperback)

Psychotherapy invites us to tell the story of our human relationships; ecopsychotherapy expands this to include our earth story, the context or continuum in which our human relationships sit. Ecopsychotherapy is not simply a technique to be applied in therapy: it involves a change in perspective