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Tinnitus - An Interdisciplinary Approach Towards Individualized
Treatment, Volume 261, the latest release in the Neuropharmacology
of Neuroprotection series, presents the latest research on the
topic of Progress in Brain Research. This series highlights new
advances in the field, providing comprehensive and timely chapters
written by an international board of esteemed authors.
Human sexuality touches us all, pun intended. We all either enjoy
it, struggle with it, or may have been victims of it. Sexuality is
not just about sex, but about human sexual function, the physiology
of sex, the hormones involved and how they affect us, and the
cultural norms related to it. Sexual function and dysfunction are
closely tied to one's self-esteem, self-respect, and to
relationships with intimate partners. Human Sexuality: Function,
Dysfunction, Paraphilias, and Relationships, explores the interplay
of intimacy and sexuality; how it can enhance relationships, and
how it can negatively affect them, or be affected by them. When
individuals or partners encounter sexual problems or dysfunctions
it can have a long-lasting affect both biologically and
psychologically. Dr. Rokach explores the causes and the reasons
that these dysfunctions are maintained, and successful treatment
methods. Chapters on sexual offenses and paraphilias and what
treatment options are available to sexual offenders are also
included. This book is the first book to place sexuality where it
belongs, within the context of relationships demonstrating how
sexuality relates to intimacy by both enhancing and negatively
affecting it.
5-HT Interaction with Other Neurotransmitters: Experimental
Evidence and Therapeutic Relevance, Part B, Volume 260 in the
Progress in Brain Research series, highlights new advances in the
field, with this new volume presenting interesting chapters on a
variety of topics, including Serotonin-noradrenalin interactions,
Electrophysiological and neurochemical evidence for an interaction
of serotonin on noradrenergic neurons, Serotonin and cannabinoid
system, 5-HT/CB interaction in the CNS in health and disease,
Serotonin2A receptors and Cannabinoids, CB1/5-HT/GABA in food
intake, A close interaction between serotonergic system and BDNF in
the mechanism of action of antidepressant, 5-HT/ Ach, Interaction
of 5-HT2A/2C ligands and nicotine, and more.
Owner of the most remarkable mind on the planet, (according to
Entertainment Weekly) Daniel Tammet captivated readers and won
worldwide critical acclaim with the 2007 New York Times bestselling
memoir, Born On A Blue Day, and its vivid depiction of a life with
autistic savant syndrome. In his fascinating new book, he writes
with characteristic clarity and personal awareness as he sheds
light on the mysteries of savants' incredible mental abilities, and
our own. Tammet explains that the differences between savant and
non-savant minds have been exaggerated; his astonishing capacities
in memory, math and language are neither due to a cerebral
supercomputer nor any genetic quirk, but are rather the results of
a highly rich and complex associative form of thinking and
imagination. Autistic thought, he argues, is an extreme variation
of a kind that we all do, from daydreaming to the use of puns and
metaphors. Embracing the Wide Sky combines meticulous scientific
research with Tammet's detailed descriptions of how his mind works
to demonstrate the immense potential within us all. He explains how
our natural intuitions can help us to learn a foreign language, why
his memories are like symphonies, and what numbers and giraffes
have in common. We also discover why there is more to intelligence
than IQ, how optical illusions fool our brains, and why too much
information can make you dumb. Many readers will be particularly
intrigued by Tammet's original ideas concerning the genesis of
genius and exceptional creativity. He illustrates his arguments
with examples as diverse as the private languages of twins, the
compositions of poets with autism, and the breakthroughs, and
breakdowns, of some of history's greatest minds. Embracing the Wide
Sky is a unique and brilliantly imaginative portrait of how we
think, learn, remember and create, brimming with personal insights
and anecdotes, and explanations of the most up-to-date,
mind-bending discoveries from fields ranging from neuroscience to
psychology and linguistics. This is a profound and provocative book
that will transform our understanding and respect for every kind of
mind.
Judgment, Decision-Making, and Embodied Choices introduces a new
concept of embodied choices which take sensorimotor experiences
into account when limited time and resources forces a person to
make a quick decision. This book combines areas of cognitive
psychology and movement science, presenting an integrative approach
to understanding human functioning in everyday scenarios. This is
the first book focusing on the role of the gut as a second brain,
introducing the link to risky behavior. The book's author engages
readers by providing real-life experiences and scenarios connecting
theory to practice.
Navigating Life Transitions for Meaning explores the central human
motivation of meaning making, and its counterpart, meaning
disruption. The book describes different types of specific
transitions, details how specific transitions affect an individual
differently, and provides appropriate clinical approaches. The book
examines the effects of life transitions on the component parts of
meaning in life, including making sense (coherence), driving life
goals (purpose), significance (mattering), and continuity. The book
covers a range of transitions, including developmental (e.g.,
adolescence to adulthood), personal (e.g., illness onset, becoming
a parent, and bereavement), and career (e.g., military deployment,
downshifting, and retiring). Life transitions are experienced by
all persons, and the influence of those transitions are tremendous.
It is essential for clinicians to understand how transitions can
disrupt life and how to help clients successfully navigate these
changes.
Glaucoma: A Neurodegenerative Disease of the Retina and Beyond Part
B, Volume 257, the latest release in the Progress in Brain Research
series, highlights new advances in the field, with this new volume
presenting interesting chapters written by an international board
of authors. Topics covered in this new release include Glaucoma
neurodegeneration and myopia, Links between obstructive sleep apnea
and glaucoma neurodegeneration, Artificial intelligence and deep
learning in glaucoma: Current state and future prospects, Brain
networks reorganization and functional disability in glaucoma,
Advanced vascular examinations of the retina and optic nerve head
in glaucoma, and much more.
Glaucoma: A Pancitopatia of the Retina and Beyond, Volume 257, the
latest release in the Progress in Brain Research series, highlights
new advances in the field, with this new volume presenting
interesting chapters written by an international board of authors.
Chapters in this volume include the Genetics of glaucoma,
Artificial intelligence and deep learning in glaucoma detection and
monitoring, The role of commensal microflora-induced T cells
responses in glaucoma neurodegeneration, Retinal cell death in
experimental glaucoma, Experimental and clinical evidence on the
neuroprotective properties of Citicoline in glaucoma, Glaucoma
neurodegeneration and myopia, Neuronal regeneration with
pluripotent stem cells in glaucoma, and more.
Update on Emerging Treatments for Migraine, Volume 255, the latest
release in the Progress in Brain Research series, highlights new
advances in the field, with this new volume presenting interesting
chapters. Each chapter is written by an international board of
authors.
New Perspectives on Early Social-Cognitive Development, Volume 258
in the Progress in Brain Research series, highlights new advances
in the field, with this new volume presenting interesting chapters
on topics such as Dynamics of Coordinated Attention, Investigating
the Role of Neural Body Maps in Early Social-Cognitive Development:
New Insights from Infant MEG and EEG, Motion tracking in
developmental research: Methodological considerations and
social-cognitive developmental applications, Early maturation of
the social brain: How brain development provides a platform for the
acquisition of social-cognitive competence, Getting a grip on early
intention understanding: The role of motor, cognitive, and social
factors, and much more.
Real-World Applications in Cognitive Neuroscience Volume 253, the
latest release in the Progress in Brain Research series, highlights
new advances in the field, with this volume presenting interesting
chapters on Perception and Decision Making at Sea, The Sleep-Wake
Regulation in Cognition: Applications in the Real World, Decision
making and the menstrual cycle in elite athletes, Decision Making
under pressure in elite football, Economics and the Brain,
Predictive coding: Neuroscience and art, The brain and music,
Application in behavioral change, Applications of Cognitive
Neuroscience to understanding Aphantasia, Applications in
Inhibitory control, Applications in Vision; helping patients find
their (golf) balls again, and much more.
"Freud 'is destined to remain among us as the most influential of
20th-century sages'"-New York Times One of famed psychoanalyst
Sigmund Freud's most prominent ideas was that of the id, the ego,
and the super-ego-the three main factors behind the workings of the
human mind. Freud claimed these components of the human psyche
controlled all processes of personality, behaviors, and traits in a
person. The Id was a person's most basic and impulsive
instincts-the ones that feed into our deepest desires and physical
needs. The Super-Ego was the opposite of the id. This component
controlled our highest morals and standards, operating through our
conscience and making us desire to be our most ideal-selves. The
piece in the middle is the Ego. The ego mediates between the id and
realities of the world around us, while being supervised (and
guilted) by the super-ego. In this new edition of his book, The Ego
and the Id, Sigmund Freud delves deeper into the concepts of the
human mind and the results of the conflicts and workings between
them.
Have you ever wanted relief from feeling discouraged? worried?
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clients Dr. Heitler has worked with in her forty-plus years as an
internationally known psychologist and psychotherapy innovator,
"PRESCRIPTIONS Without Pills" aims to help you navigate the route
back to well-being and learn skills that can help you to stay
there.
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