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English
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In his most extraordinary book, "one of the great clinical writers of the 20th century" (The New York Times) recounts the case histories of patients lost in the bizarre, apparently inescapable world of neurological disorders. Oliver Sacks's The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat tells the stories of individuals afflicted with fantastic perceptual and intellectual aberrations: patients who have lost their memories and with them the greater part of...
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Publisher
Henry Holt
Pub. Date
1987.
Language
English
Description
The author follows his friend, a Colorado neurologist, as he treats a variety of patients with conditions including multiple sclerosis, epilepsy, stroke, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease and other movement disorders, chronic pain, language disorders, migraine headaches, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Guillain-Barre syndrome, brain tumors, and accidents.
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English
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Includes stories of people who are able to navigate the world and communicate with others despite losing what many of us consider indispensable senses and faculties: the power of speech, the capacity to recognize faces, the sense of three-dimensional space, the ability to read, and the sense of sight. This book is a testament to the complexity of vision and the brain and to the power of creativity and adaptation, and it provides a whole new perspective...
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Publisher
W.W. Norton
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
Ramachandran--the "Marco Polo of neuroscience"--reveals what baffling and extreme case studies can teach us about normal brain function and how it evolved. Among the topics he discusses are synesthesia as a window to creativity and autism as a springboard to understanding self-awareness.
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Language
English
Description
"From the best-selling author of Subliminal and The Drunkard's Walk, a groundbreaking new look at the neuroscience of change--and how elastic thinking can help us thrive in a world changing faster than ever before. With rapid technological innovation leading the charge, today's world is transforming itself at an extraordinary and unprecedented pace. As jobs become more multifaceted, as information streams multiply, and as myriad devices place increasing...
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Publisher
Dorling Kindersley Limited DK, a division of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Looking at the well-established science and recent scientific revelations, this book, packed with mental exercises and activities, offers a well-balanced, clear, and colorful practical guide to keeping your brain fit and healthy.
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Publisher
Pegasus Books
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"Presents the findings of a neuroscientist who has spent time imaging, mapping, testing, and dissecting the brains of psychopaths--people who lack a conscience or empathy--and discusses what motivates them and makes them act as they do."--Publisher's description.
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Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
This book provides a concise overview of VR systems and their cybersickness effects, giving a description of possible reasons and existing solutions to reduce or avoid them. Moreover, the book explores the impact that understanding how efficiently our brains are producing a coherent and rich representation of the perceived outside world would have on helping VR technics to be more efficient and friendly to use. Getting Rid of Cybersickness will help...
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Publisher
Editorial Sirio, S.A
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
Español
Description
"Yo no sé nada acerca de elefantes, y tampoco sé sobre baile. Y a pesar de todo, este libro es un manual de entrenamiento y una carta de amor dirigida a los que, como tú, bailan con elefantes. Hacer frente a los elefantes es algo que generalmente evitamos. La mayoría de nosotros tenemos elefantes escondidos en nuestros armarios, ocultos a simple vista. Son nuestros grandes temores no reconocidos. ¿Cuáles son tus elefantes? ¿A qué tienes...
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Publisher
St Martins Pr
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"Tell the doctor where it hurts." It sounds simple enough, unless the problem affects the very organ that produces awareness and generates speech. What is it like to try to heal the body when the mind is under attack? In this book, Dr. Allan Ropper and Brian Burrell take the reader behind the scenes at Harvard Medical School's neurology unit to show how a seasoned diagnostician faces down bizarre, life-altering afflictions. Like Alice in Wonderland,...