"This book presents a theory of how the psychology and neurobiology of stimulus appraisal influences the variability in second language acquisition. It then extends the notion of affect developed for second language acquisition to primary language acquisition and to cognition in…
"This book will be valuable to researchers in psychiatry and neurobiology, students in medicine and psychology, and all mental health practitioners."--Jacket.
Succinct, up-to-date research summaries and practical guidelines for intervention in and management of a variety of developmental and genetic disorders.
"Midbrain Mutiny examines different economic models of disordered gambling, using the frameworks of neuroeconomics (which analyzes decision making in the brain) and picoeconomics (which analyzes patterns of consumption behavior), and drawing on empirical evidence about behavior …
"The author of this accessible, well-written book argues that it is time to set aside the search for a single cause of schizophrenia and focus on the disorder's final common pathway. He highlights clues from a wide range of research, including neurotransmitter, psychophysiologic…
1. The Evolving Concept of Schizophrenia. 2. Candidate Neuronal Circuits. 3. When Does Schizophrenia Begin?. 4. Clues from Drugs Which Affect Dopamine, Glutamate, and Other Neurotransmitters. 5. Clues from Psychophysiology. 6. Neuropsychological Studies. 7. Imaging Brain Structu…
"Inner Vision is the first attempt to relate art to the way in which the visual brain functions. Using a range of examples from artists including Michaelangelo, Rembrandt, Vermeer, Magritte, Malevich, and Picasso, Semir Zeki takes the reader on an aesthetic tour of the brain. He…
Why do people have near-death experiences? Are there physical explanations for those out-of-body sensations and tunnels of light? And what about moments of spiritual ecstasy? If Buddha had been in an MRI machine and not under the Bodhi tree when he attained enlightenment, what w…
"A proper lingua ex machina would be a language machine capable of nesting phrases and clauses inside one another, complete with evolutionary pedigree. Such circuitry for structured thought might also facilitate creative shaping up of quality (figuring out what to do with the le…
"A proper lingua ex machina would be a language machine capable of nesting phrases and clauses inside one another, complete with evolutionary pedigree. Such circuitry for structured thought might also facilitate creative shaping up of quality (figuring out what to do with the le…
This volume in the Handbook of Clinical Neurophysiology series defines the role of clinical neurophysiology in the study of disorders of sleep. It includes the physiology of sleep, and the role of clinical neurophysiology in assessing sleep with common and less common methods of…
Describes how to intervene effectively to promote the optimal health and functioning of children with neurodevelopmental disabilities. Leading scientist-practitioners discuss the psychosocial aspects of a range of acquired and congenital disorders and how they can be targeted in…
