Los hemisferios y la atención consciente

Los hemisferios y la atención consciente

Author: María Teresa Miró

Publisher: Editorial Siglantana

Published: 2023-07-27

Total Pages: 242

ISBN-13: 8418556609

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A través de la hipótesis de los hemisferios y siguiendo la obra del famoso psiquiatra británico Iain McGilchrist, la psicóloga y doctora María Teresa Miró nos invita a conocer de cerca el funcionamiento de cada uno de los dos hemisferios del cerebro y nos explica cómo se relacionan entre sí. Los hemisferios y la atención consciente es una exploración profunda de por qué nuestra sociedad contemporánea, cada vez más marcada por el aislamiento y el sufrimiento, necesita recurrir a las prácticas contemplativas como la meditación y la reflexión. Esta obra expone con claridad los avances de la neuropsicología y los combina con una serie de ejercicios prácticos de atención consciente que nos ayudarán a tener una vida más plena, serena y significativa.


Visible Learning: Feedback

Visible Learning: Feedback

Author: John Hattie

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2018-08-15

Total Pages: 239

ISBN-13: 0429938861

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Feedback is arguably the most critical and powerful aspect of teaching and learning. Yet, there remains a paradox: why is feedback so powerful and why is it so variable? It is this paradox which Visible Learning: Feedback aims to unravel and resolve. Combining research excellence, theory and vast teaching expertise, this book covers the principles and practicalities of feedback, including: the variability of feedback, the importance of surface, deep and transfer contexts, student to teacher feedback, peer to peer feedback, the power of within lesson feedback and manageable post-lesson feedback. With numerous case-studies, examples and engaging anecdotes woven throughout, the authors also shed light on what creates an effective feedback culture and provide the teaching and learning structures which give the best possible framework for feedback. Visible Learning: Feedback brings together two internationally known educators and merges Hattie’s world-famous research expertise with Clarke’s vast experience of classroom practice and application, making this book an essential resource for teachers in any setting, phase or country.


More Universe at Your Fingertips

More Universe at Your Fingertips

Author: Andrew Fraknoi

Publisher: Astronomical Society of the pacific

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 118

ISBN-13: 9781886733985

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Because the original was so popular, the geniuses behind Project ASTRO have created an additional volume of activities. These 25 activities explore and explain mysteries of the universe: the moon's phases, the reasons for the seasons, comets and meteors, stars, and space exploration. Also designed in loose-leaf format, More Universe... is a great supplement to the original, or a perfect sampler if you want to start small.


Epilepsy

Epilepsy

Author: Jerome Engel

Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 1272

ISBN-13: 9780781757775

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Written and edited by world-renowned authorities, this three-volume work is, to quote a reviewer, "the definitive textbook about seizures and epilepsy". This Second Edition is thoroughly updated and gives you a complete print and multimedia package: the three-volume set plus access to an integrated content Website. More than 300 chapters cover the spectrum of biology, physiology, and clinical information, from molecular biology to public health concerns in developing countries. Included are detailed discussions of seizure types and epilepsy syndromes; relationships between physiology and clinical events; psychiatric and medical comorbidity; conditions that could be mistaken for epilepsy; and an increasing range of pharmacologic, surgical, and alternative therapies, including vagus nerve stimulation and deep brain stimulation. This edition describes many new antiepileptic drugs, major advances in surgical treatment, and state-of-the-art neuroimaging, EEG, and other technologies for diagnosis and seizure prediction. A companion Website offers instant access to the complete, fully searchable text, plus an image bank of additional figures, video footage, and annual updates to selected chapters.


Active Galactic Nuclei and Related Phenomena

Active Galactic Nuclei and Related Phenomena

Author: International Astronomical Union. Symposium

Publisher:

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 514

ISBN-13:

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A looseleaf (3-hole punched, binder not included) resource guide that includes a wide range of activities, annotated resource lists, and background readings, primarily for teachers who would like to incorporate more astronomy into their classroom work but may be held back by their own limited backgr


Exploring the Thalamus and Its Role in Cortical Function

Exploring the Thalamus and Its Role in Cortical Function

Author: S. Murray Sherman

Publisher: MIT Press (MA)

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780262195324

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The thalamus plays a critical role in perceptual processing, but many questions remain about what thalamic activities contribute to sensory and motor functions. In this book, two pioneers in research on the thalamus examine the close two-way relationships between thalamus and cerebral cortex and look at the distinctive functions of the links between the thalamus and the rest of the brain. Countering the dominant "corticocentric" approach to understanding the cerebral cortex—which does not recognize that all neocortical areas receive important inputs from the thalamus and send outputs to lower motor centers—S. Murray Sherman and R. W. Guillery argue for a reappraisal of the way we think about the cortex and its interactions with the rest of the brain. The book defines some of the functional categories critical to understanding thalamic functions, including the distinctions between drivers (pathways that carry messages to the cortex) and modulators (which can change the pattern of transmission) and between first-order and higher-order thalamic relays—the former receiving ascending drivers and the latter receiving cortical drivers. This second edition further develops these distinctions with expanded emphasis throughout the book on the role of the thalamus in cortical function. An important new chapter suggests a structural basis for linking perception and action, supplying supporting evidence for a link often overlooked in current views of perceptual processing.


The Vegetative State

The Vegetative State

Author: Bryan Jennett

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2002-02-28

Total Pages: 246

ISBN-13: 9780521441582

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A survey of the medical, ethical and legal issues that surround this controversial topic.


Atlas of Epilepsies

Atlas of Epilepsies

Author: S.R. Benbadis

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2010-09-20

Total Pages: 1966

ISBN-13: 1848821271

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Atlas of Epilepsies is a landmark, all-encompassing, illustrated reference work and hands-on guide to the diagnosis, management and treatment of epilepsy in all its forms and across all age groups. The premier text in the field with over one thousand images, the Atlas’s highly illustrative approach tackles the difficult subject of epileptic seizures and epileptic syndromes, accompanied by sequential photographs of each management step. Intraoperative photographs are accompanied by detailed figure legends describing nuances, subtleties, and the thought processes involved in each step, providing a fuller understanding of each procedure. The Atlas draws on the expertise of over 300 internationally-renowned experts, and is liberally interspersed with clinical insights and personal vignettes that offer helpful tips, technical advice and critical knowledge to the clinician and scholar. The thorough and complete table of contents includes dedicated sections or chapters on important topics such as neonatal and pediatric seizures; imitators of epilepsy; EEG and neuroimaging; psychiatric and quality of life aspects of epilepsy; and a complete guide to treatment options including current and up-to-date chapters on pharmaceuticals, surgical procedures, and additional and alternative treatments. No other publication addresses epilepsies as thoroughly and completely as the Atlas of Epilepsies. Exhaustive and illustrative, convenient and current, this reference is sure to be the premier text on epilepsy for many years to come.