Wang, Sam
Summary: In thirty-six each half hour lectures, Professor Sam Wang explores the science and mystery of the human nervous system, from essential neurochemical and neurobiological processes to the psychological and social constructs they are thought to produce.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2010
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Shore, Juliane Taylor.
Summary: Many people struggle with setting healthy boundaries--whether it's with a romantic partner, a family member, or a work colleague--and if boundaries are set, they often do not ""stick."" Drawing on the science of neurobiology, this book helps readers examine the reasons why they struggle to set boundaries, and offers an effective method for boundary-setting that will deepen connection with...
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Publisher / Publication Date: New Harbinger Publications, 2023
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Summary: "As a scientist, David Linden had devoted his career to understanding the brain processes and behaviors that are common to us all. That is, until a few years ago, when he found himself on OKCupid. Looking through that vast catalog of human difference, he got to thinking, where does it all come from? Why does one person have perfect pitch, a taste for hoppy beer, and an aversion to bathroom...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Basic Books 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 155.2 LINKandel, Eric R.
Contents: Personal memory and the biology of memory storage -- A child in Vienna -- An American education -- One cell at a time -- The nerve cell speaks -- Conversation between nerve cells -- Simple and complex neuronal systems -- Different memories, different regions of the brain -- Searching for an ideal model for studying memory -- Neural analogs of learning -- Strengthening synaptic connections -- A...
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Publisher / Publication Date: W. W. Norton & Company 2006