A fun and fact-filled A–Z treasury for anyone with a head on their shouldersNeuropedia journeys into the mysteries and marvels of the three pounds of tissue between your ears—the brain. Eric Chudler takes you on a breathtaking tour of the nervous system with dozens of entries that explore the structure and function of the brain and cover topics such as the spinal cord and nerve cells, the methods of neuroscientific research, and the visionary scientists wh...

Fun, informative poetry about the brain.Elephant on brain"You have a lot on your mind"Neurologist says.The brain has fascinated philosophers and scientists for centuries. And why not? It is perhaps the most mysterious thing in the universe. Yet it’s probably safe to say that The Little Book of Neuroscience Haiku approaches the brain in a way that no one has before.Neuroscientist Eric H. Chudler has created a whimsical yet educ...

Neuroscience in small bits for the brain-curious.From magazine covers to Hollywood blockbusters, neuroscience is front and center. This popular interest has inspired many questions from people who wonder just what is going on in the three pounds of tissue between their ears.In Brain Bytes, neuroscience educators Eric Chudler and Lise Johnson get right to it, asking and answering more than one hundred questions about the brain. Questions include: Do...

Brain Lab for Kids offers 52 family-friendly activities, science experiments, and models to help you understand how the brain accomplishes all that it does.Riding a bicycle, learning a new language, catching a ball, reading a book: these activities and everything else we see, hear, feel, and do are made possible by the soft, whitish-pink substance inside our heads called the brain. These hands-on projects will give you a new appreciation for your b...

How scientific reasoning explains our most common daily fears—from germs to natural disasters and everything in between.Quick--what do you worry about most? Your cell phone giving you cancer? The public bathroom you’re using being dirty? GMOs in your food? An asteroid strike? Something else?In this witty and evidenced-based book, Lise Johnson and Eric Chudler get to the root of our worries, all the while using science to help tame the anxiety beast....

Neuroscience in small bits for the brain-curious.From magazine covers to Hollywood blockbusters, neuroscience is front and center. This popular interest has inspired many questions from people who wonder just what is going on in the three pounds of tissue between their ears.In Brain Bytes, neuroscience educators Eric Chudler and Lise Johnson get right to it, asking and answering more than one hundred questions about the brain. Questions include: Does size matter (do humans ...

Quick—what do you worry about most? Your cell phone giving you cancer? The public bathroom you're using being dirty? GMOs in your food? An asteroid strike? Something else?In this witty and evidence-based book, Lise Johnson and Eric Chudler get to the root of our worries, all the while using science to help tame the anxiety beast.News media, social media, and every mom blog in the world are continuously flagging new things for you to worry about. From obsessing over Lyme dis...

This title is printed in full color throughout.From one of the most original and influential neuroscientists at work today, here is an exploration of consciousness unlike any other—as told by Galileo, who opened the way for the objectivity of science and is now intent on making subjective experience a part of science as well.Galileo’s journey has three parts, each with a different guide. In the first, accompanied by a scientist who resembles Francis Crick, ...

An updated edition for the classic book on escaping the drudgery of overwork and finding excellence and happiness--by doing lessOverwork is the new normal. Rest is something to do when the important things are done—but they are never done. Looking at different forms of rest, from sleep to vacation, Silicon Valley futurist and business consultant Alex Soojung-Kim Pang dispels the myth that the harder we work, the better the outcome. He combines rigorous scientific r...

They say truth is stranger than fiction, but can you tell the difference? This book contains over 200 fascinating facts about the human body, but you need to decide whether they are true or false. All the answers are provided so you can quiz yourself and your family and friends. Hours of weird and wacky trivia fun! Includes hilarious colour illustrations.

What's standing in the way between you and the person that you wish to be?Maybe you don't have the ability to master your emotions and find it hard to respond appropriately in times of stress.Perhaps you're crippled by fear and anxiety that limit your ability to take the risks necessary to achieve success.You might suffer from low self-esteem due to past hurts and bad experiences and feel powerless or self-conscious at work or in social settings.Or ...

A national bestselling author examines one of the mind's most exalted states—one that is crucially important to learning, risk-taking, social cohesiveness, and survival itself.“[Jamison is] that rare writer who can offer a kind of unified field theory of science and art.” —The Washington Post Book WorldWith the same grace and breadth of learning she brought to her studies of the mind’s pathologies, Kay Redfield Jamison examines one...