National Geographic Mind
National Geographic Mind

Author: Patricia Daniels

Publisher: National Geographic Books

Published: 2016

Total Pages: 308

ISBN-13: 1426216939

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Combining leading theories of psychology and behavior with case studies, personality quizzes, and practical advice, National Geographic Mind explores the question we all enjoy asking: Who am I? This whimsically illustrated reference explores today's theories of personality, mixing scientific theory with an underlying message--by knowing more about your own psychology, you can have a better life. Chapters start with the anatomy, evolution, and development of the human brain, then move into such interesting areas as intuition, creativity, motivation, faith, and ethics--all facets of a unique personality. Quirky, often funny, always thought-provoking photographs, cartoons, and illustrations bring the message home on every page. Interesting scenarios of mental health and mental deviance make for a lively, readable narrative that combines today's leading theories in the science of the mind and personality with life-enhancing questions, quizzes, practices, and tools for self-discovery. An entertaining book about science, National Geographic Mind connects with the reader in a very personal and ultimately helpful way.

The Psychobiotic Revolution
The Psychobiotic Revolution

Author: Scott C. Anderson

Publisher: National Geographic Books

Published: 2017-11-07

Total Pages: 324

ISBN-13: 1426218478

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Written by the leading researchers in the field, this information-rich guide to improving your mood explains how gut health drives psychological well-being, and how depression and anxiety can be relieved by adjusting your intestinal bacteria. This groundbreaking book explains the revolutionary new science of psychobiotics and the discovery that your brain health and state of mind are intimately connected to your microbiome, that four-pound population of microbes living inside your intestines. Leading medical researchers John F. Cryan and Ted Dinan, working with veteran journalist Scott C. Anderson, explain how common mental health problems, particularly depression and anxiety, can be improved by caring for the intestinal microbiome. Science is proving that a healthy gut means a healthy mind—and this book details the steps you can take to change your mood and improve your life by nurturing your microbiome.

Animal Wise
Animal Wise

Author: Virginia Morell

Publisher: Crown Publishing Group (NY)

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 306

ISBN-13: 0307461440

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Explores the frontiers of research on animal cognition and emotion, offering a surprising examination into the hearts and minds of wild and domesticated animals.

Beyond Words
Beyond Words

Author: Carl Safina

Publisher: Macmillan

Published: 2015-07-14

Total Pages: 480

ISBN-13: 0805098887

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Hailed conservationist Carl Safina examines animal personhood as told through the inspired narrative portraits of elephants, wolves, and dolphins

Everyday Survival: Why Smart People Do Stupid Things
Everyday Survival: Why Smart People Do Stupid Things

Author: Laurence Gonzales

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company

Published: 2009-10-05

Total Pages: 288

ISBN-13: 0393069656

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“Well-written and fascinating . . . this is the kind of book you want everyone to read.”—Cleveland Plain Dealer “Curiosity, awareness, attention,” Laurence Gonzales writes. “Those are the tools of our everyday survival. . . . We all must be scientists at heart or be victims of forces that we don’t understand.” In this fascinating account, Gonzales turns his talent for gripping narrative, knowledge of the way our minds and bodies work, and bottomless curiosity about the world to the topic of how we can best use the blessings of evolution to overcome the hazards of everyday life. Everyday Survival will teach you to make the right choices for our complex, dangerous, and quickly changing world—whether you are climbing a mountain or the corporate ladder.

Brainworks
Brainworks

Author: Michael S. Sweeney

Publisher: National Geographic Books

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 228

ISBN-13: 1426207573

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A companion book to the National Geographic TV series uses brain teasers and optical illusions to shed light on the workings of the human brain.

National Geographic Kids Brain Games
National Geographic Kids Brain Games

Author: Jennifer Swanson

Publisher: National Geographic Children's Books

Published: 2015

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781426320712

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QUICK: Name the most powerful and complex supercomputer ever built. Give up? Here's a hint: It's housed in your head and it's the one thing that makes you YOU. Your brain is mission control for the rest of your body and steers you through life. Not bad for something the size of a softball that looks like a wrinkled grey sponge In this fascinating, interactive book -- a companion to the National Geographic Channel hit show - kids explore the parts of the brain and how it all works, brainy news nuggets from a neuroscientist, plus fun facts and crazy challenges.

Your Best Brain Ever
Your Best Brain Ever

Author: Michael S. Sweeney

Publisher: National Geographic Books

Published: 2013-12-31

Total Pages: 244

ISBN-13: 1426213247

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National Geographic presents a comprehensive guide to fighting mental decline. With cutting-edge neuroscience, information about Alzheimer's, fascinating case studies, and tips to fight brain aging symptoms such as slower mental acuity and "senior moments," this smart, engaging guide will help keep your memory sharp and your mind active. Fun, age-defying exercises--from body stretches to word games to foods that help you think--help the brain perform at its best, just like exercising does for other parts of the body. Leading memory loss expert Cynthia R. Green, PhD, and eminent science writer Michael Sweeney have created a book both informational and practical that gives readers everything they need to know about the care and feeding of one of the body's most important organs: the brain.

The Biological Mind
The Biological Mind

Author: Alan Jasanoff

Publisher: Basic Books

Published: 2018-03-13

Total Pages: 342

ISBN-13: 154164431X

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A pioneering neuroscientist argues that we are more than our brains To many, the brain is the seat of personal identity and autonomy. But the way we talk about the brain is often rooted more in mystical conceptions of the soul than in scientific fact. This blinds us to the physical realities of mental function. We ignore bodily influences on our psychology, from chemicals in the blood to bacteria in the gut, and overlook the ways that the environment affects our behavior, via factors varying from subconscious sights and sounds to the weather. As a result, we alternately overestimate our capacity for free will or equate brains to inorganic machines like computers. But a brain is neither a soul nor an electrical network: it is a bodily organ, and it cannot be separated from its surroundings. Our selves aren't just inside our heads -- they're spread throughout our bodies and beyond. Only once we come to terms with this can we grasp the true nature of our humanity.

Brain Games
Brain Games

Author: Stephanie Drimmer

Publisher: National Geographic Books

Published: 2018

Total Pages: 164

ISBN-13: 1426330170

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An activity book that acts as a companion to the TV series Brain games.