Download or read book NeuroAnalysis written by Avi Peled and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2008-06-30 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NeuroAnalysis investigates using the neural network and neural computation models to bridge the divide between psychology, psychoanalysis, and neuroscience when diagnosing mental health disorders and prescribing treatment. Avi Peled builds on Freud's early attempts to explain the neural basis of mental health by introducing neural computation as a bridging science to explain psychiatric disorders. Peled describes the brain as a complex system of interconnected units and goes on to suggest that conscious experience, feelings, and mood are emergent properties arising from these complex organisations. This model describes mental health disorders in terms of perturbation to the optimal brain organisation, and demonstrates how particular disorders can be identified through a specific breakdown pattern of the brain’s organisation. This fresh approach to the diagnosis of psychiatric disorders will interest students, professors, and researchers of psychoanalysis, neuroscience, and their related fields.
Download or read book NeuroAnalysis written by Avi Peled and published by Taylor & Francis US. This book was released on 2008 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NeuroAnalysis investigates using the neural network and neural computation models to bridge the divide between psychology, psychoanalysis, and neuroscience when diagnosing mental health disorders and prescribing treatment. Avi Peled builds on Freud's early attempts to explain the neural basis of mental health by introducing neural computation as a bridging science to explain psychiatric disorders. Peled describes the brain as a complex system of interconnected units and goes on to suggest that conscious experience, feelings, and mood are emergent properties arising from these complex organisations. This model describes mental health disorders in terms of perturbation to the optimal brain organisation, and demonstrates how particular disorders can be identified through a specific breakdown pattern of the brain's organisation. This fresh approach to the diagnosis of psychiatric disorders will interest students, professors, and researchers of psychoanalysis, neuroscience, and their related fields.
Download or read book Designer Evolution written by Simon Young and published by Prometheus Books. This book was released on 2009-09-25 with total page 417 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Young presents a polemical espousal of transhumanist philosophy and a trenchant attack on its critics, the "Bio-Luddites." The author calls for a rejection of premodern superstition and postmodern nihilism in favor of a renewed belief in human progress through scientific rationality.
Download or read book Mental Disorders Explained and Cured written by Abraham Peled and published by . This book was released on 2012-05-30 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The title of this manuscript is ambitious, especially in 2012 when mental disorders are neither explained nor cured (in the sense of permanently eliminating all clinical manifestations). Knowledge about the workings of the brain is speedily accumulating and the relevance of the new knowledge to understanding mental disorders is already becoming evident. However this knowledge is not reaching psychiatrists for a variety of reasons, mainly education. Even though neuroscience is penetrating the curriculum of psychiatry, some critically relevant findings about the brain as a complex, non-linear dynamic system are not. An intellectual exercise of combining knowledge about the workings of the brain as a physical complex and dynamic system, with knowledge about clinical manifestations of mental disorders offers an exciting new outlook that, in my mind, will revolutionize psychiatry. It will be such a colossal revolution that psychiatry, psychology and neurology will be unified into one brain-related discipline which I would call "NeuroAnalysis" where "Neuro" relates to neurology and the adjoined term of "analysis" relates to systems, diagnosis and treatment.If one wants to bring together knowledge from complex systems, the brain, physics and psychiatry this should be done in the context of redefining mental disorders as brain disorders. This will put psychiatry in line with the rest of medicine, but more importantly it will offer a conceptual framework to direct interventions that will become effective therapies for curing mental disorders.This manuscript will formulate a brain-related literature-based comprehensive diagnostic taxonomy for psychiatry and call it "NeuroAnalysis" I will demonstrate how it can be readily applicable to the clinical bed-side work of the clinician, and I will describe how to validate it. Finally I will discuss how future therapies based on NeuroAnalysis will be effective. This manuscript is intended for a wide spectrum of readers, I want it to be appealing to laypersons in order to attract them to participate in this field (e.g., students and pre-students wanting to choose psychiatry as their field of training), but it must also be directly relevant to the expert professional and researcher whose task is to validate it, using the testable predictions as research designs of practical concrete research protocols. Thus the layperson will find putative answers for many perplexing questions that often rise concerning mental disorders. The professional will find endless testable predictions, enough for a century of scientific psychiatric research.
Download or read book Neurolaw written by Eugenio Picozza and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-09-27 with total page 287 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume illustrates to the public, and legal experts, the basic principles of the field of neuroscience, that commonly goes under the name of Neurolaw. First, it illustrates the relationship between neuroscience, natural sciences and social sciences. Furthermore, it highlights numerous problems concerning the fundamental philosophical concepts used by Neurolaw and evaluates the validity of the method and the limits of a neuroscientific approach to the problems of law and justice.The volume explores the possibility of application of these concepts on the fundamentals of the general theory of law and legal dogmatics. It also examines the main problems of Neurolaw in relation to public, private, criminal and procedural law. In conclusion, the book follows a systematic method that makes it an thorough manual for the introduction to Neurolaw.
Download or read book Mental Disorders New Insights for the Healthcare Professional 2013 Edition written by and published by ScholarlyEditions. This book was released on 2013-07-22 with total page 531 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mental Disorders: New Insights for the Healthcare Professional: 2013 Edition is a ScholarlyEditions™ book that delivers timely, authoritative, and comprehensive information about Diagnosis and Screening. The editors have built Mental Disorders: New Insights for the Healthcare Professional: 2013 Edition on the vast information databases of ScholarlyNews.™ You can expect the information about Diagnosis and Screening in this book to be deeper than what you can access anywhere else, as well as consistently reliable, authoritative, informed, and relevant. The content of Mental Disorders: New Insights for the Healthcare Professional: 2013 Edition has been produced by the world’s leading scientists, engineers, analysts, research institutions, and companies. All of the content is from peer-reviewed sources, and all of it is written, assembled, and edited by the editors at ScholarlyEditions™ and available exclusively from us. You now have a source you can cite with authority, confidence, and credibility. More information is available at http://www.ScholarlyEditions.com/.
Download or read book International Encyclopedia of Political Science written by Bertrand Badie and published by SAGE Publications. This book was released on 2011-09-07 with total page 4511 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With entries from leading international scholars from around the world, this eight-volume encyclopedia offers the widest possible coverage of key areas both regionally and globally. The International Encyclopedia of Political Science provides a definitive, comprehensive picture of all aspects of political life, recognizing the theoretical and cultural pluralism of our approaches and including findings from the far corners of the world. The eight volumes cover every field of politics, from political theory and methodology to political sociology, comparative politics, public policies, and international relations. Entries are arranged in alphabetical order, and a list of entries by subject area appears in the front of each volume for ease of use. The encyclopedia contains a detailed index as well as extensive bibliographical references. Filling the need for an exhaustive overview of the empirical findings and reflections on politics, this reference resource is suited for undergraduate or graduate students who wish to be informed effectively and quickly on their field of study, for scholars seeking information on relevant research findings in their area of specialization or in related fields, and for lay readers who may lack a formal background in political science but have an interest in the field nonetheless. The International Encyclopedia of Political Science provides an essential, authoritative guide to the state of political science at the start of the 21st century and for decades to come, making it an invaluable resource for a global readership, including researchers, students, citizens, and policy makers. The encyclopedia was developed in partnership with the International Political Science Association. Key Themes: Case and Area Studies Comparative Politics, Theory, and Methods Democracy and Democratization Economics Epistemological Foundations Equality and Inequality Gender and Race/Ethnicity International Relations Local Government Peace, War, and Conflict Resolution People and Organizations Political Economy Political Parties Political Sociology Public Policy and Administration Qualitative Methods Quantitative Methods Religion
Download or read book The Art of Neuroscience in Everything written by Abhijit Naskar and published by Neuro Cookies. This book was released on 2016 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: International Best Seller The Art of Neuroscience in Everything is an enchanting exploration of scientific revelation through the surreal and enigmatic experiences of human life, by the celebrated Neuroscientist and one of the greatest thinkers of 21st Century Abhijit Naskar. All human experiences, behaviors, beliefs and feelings such as love, attraction, kindness, empathy, rage, attachment, bereavement and spirituality are the creation of various intricate and inexplicable molecular interactions within the brain. The book opens up that beautiful maze of the human brain to us and brings us closer to our deepest instincts and emotions.
Download or read book Simulating the Mind written by Dietmar Dietrich and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2010-01-12 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Can psychoanalysis offer a new computer model? Can computer designers help psychoanalysts to understand their theory better?In contemporary publications human psyche is often related to neural networks. Why? The wiring in computers can also be related to application software. But does this really make sense? Artificial Intelligence has tried to implement functions of human psyche. The reached achievements are remarkable; however, the goal to get a functional model of the mental apparatus was not reached. Was the selected direction incorrect?The editors are convinced: yes, and they try to give answers here. If one accepts that the brain is an information processing system, then one also has to accept that computer theories can be applied to the brain’s functions, the human mental apparatus. The contributors of this book - Solms, Panksepp, Sloman and many others who are all experts in computer design, psychoanalysis and neurology are united in one goal: finding synergy in their interdisciplinary fields.
Download or read book What is Mind written by Abhijit Naskar and published by Neuro Cookies. This book was released on with total page 183 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "We the humans pride ourselves to be the most intelligent species of all. Our vanity is in our uniqueness. Our vanity is in our unpredictability. Our vanity is in our rich, vivid and unique mental lives." Naskar’s What is Mind? is a breathtaking investigative odyssey that attempts to resolve the fundamental distinction between Mind and Matter, with which the philosophers have struggled for millennia. He elucidates in his peerless explanatory ways, how Mind and Matter are not separate after all. They are intertwined in every single aspect of human life. In What is Mind? Abhijit Naskar, bestselling author and one of the world’s celebrated neuroscientists offers a fascinating account of the cellular building blocks of mind. He boldly reveals, Neuron is to Mind, what Gene is to Life. With a researcher’s flair for fresh approaches to ancient questions, Naskar tackles the most controversial problem in the history of philosophy: how physical processes in the brain give rise to our lavishly colored mental lives enriched with ecstasies and agonies?
Download or read book The Buying Brain written by A. K. Pradeep and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2010-07-16 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If You Understand Brain Basics, You'll Sell More As much as 95% of our decisions are made by the subconscious mind. As a result, the world's largest and most sophisticated companies are applying the latest advances in neuroscience to create brands, products, package designs, marketing campaigns, store environments, and much more, that are designed to appeal directly and powerfully to our brains. The Buying Brain offers an in-depth exploration of how cutting-edge neuroscience is having an impact on how we make, buy, sell, and enjoy everything, and also probes deeper questions on how this new knowledge can enhance customers' lives. The Buying Brain gives you the key to • Brain-friendly product concepts, design, prototypes, and formulation • Highly effective packaging, pricing, advertising, and in-store marketing • Building stronger brands that attract deeper consumer loyalty A highly readable guide to some of today's most amazing scientific findings, The Buying Brain is your guide to the ultimate business frontier - the human brain.
Download or read book Neuropath written by R. Scott Bakker and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2009-10-13 with total page 317 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the dark mind of R. Scott Bakker comes a psychological thriller that will get inside your head, literally.
Download or read book Boldly Comes Justice written by Abhijit Naskar and published by Vicdansaadet Publishing. This book was released on with total page 87 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Black doesn't mean dangerous, white doesn't mean trash, brown doesn't mean smuggler, muslim doesn't mean terrorist, woman doesn't mean weak, and lgbt doesn't mean sick. These are the fundamentals that we must realize if we are to build a just and humane society." 21st century's champion of humanitarianism Abhijit Naskar delivers us a masterpiece on human accountability to aid in human revolution against injustice, corruption and oppression. He gives us the golden principle: "Spare the biases, spoil the society."
Download or read book Feeling Smarter and Smarter written by Harold N. Levinson, MD and published by Springer. This book was released on 2019-07-16 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this ground-breaking book, Dr. Harold Levinson, a renowned psychiatrist and clinical researcher, provides his long-awaited follow-up work about truly understanding and successfully treating children and adults with many and diverse dyslexia-related disorders such as those found on the cover. This fascinating, life-changing title is primarily about helping children who suffer from varied combinations and severities of previously unexplained inner-ear-determined symptoms resulting in difficulties with: reading, writing, spelling, math, memory, speech, sense of direction and time grammar, concentration/activity-level, balance and coordination headaches, nausea, dizziness, ringing ears, and motion-sickness frustration levels and feeling dumb, ugly, klutzy, phobic, and depressed impulsivity, cutting class, dropping out of school, and substance abuse bullying and being bullied as well as anger and social interactions later becoming emotionally traumatized and scarred dysfunctional adults Feeling Smarter and Smarter is thus also about and for the millions of frus-trated and failing adults who are often overwhelmed by similar and even more complicated symptoms—as well as for their dedicated healers. Having laid the initial foundations for his many current insights in an earlier bestseller, Smart But Feeling Dumb, Dr. Levinson now presents a compelling range of enlightening new cases and data as well as a large number of highly original discoveries—such as his challenging illumination that all dyslexia-related manifestations are primarily inner-ear or cerebellar-vestibular—not cerebrally—determined and so do not impair IQ, and an “ingeniously simple” explanatory theory of symptom formation. Most important, all the dyslexia/inner-ear based impairments and their symptoms were discovered by Dr. Levinson to respond rapidly and often “mi-raculously” in 75 to 85 percent of cases when treated with simple and safe inner-ear enhancing medications—thus enabling bright but dumb-feeling children and adults to feel... smarter and smarter.
Download or read book Counselling Psychology written by David Murphy and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2017-09-25 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A complete introduction to the theory and practice of contemporary counselling psychology An excellent resource for students at undergraduate or graduate level, Counselling Psychology: A Textbook for Study and Practice provides valuable insights into the key issues associated with theory and practice in this field. The contributors represent a diverse array of approaches, reflecting the rich diversity within the area, and care is taken to avoid favouring any one approach. The book begins with an overview of the historical and philosophical foundations of counselling psychology, before taking a detailed look at major therapeutic approaches and exploring issues associated with specific client populations, ethics, research design, and more. In particular, the text seeks to explain how counselling psychology differs from and informs other areas of contemporary applied psychology. The result is an engaging balance of the personal and academically rigorous, presented in a highly accessible format. • An authoritative introduction to and key issues involved with the theory and practice of counselling psychology for students and practitioners at all levels • Considers all major approaches to psychotherapy including existential, person-centered experiential, psychodynamic, and cognitive-behavioural • Explores issues commonly encountered when working with specific client groups including children, people with intellectual disabilities, and emergency trauma victims
Download or read book Love Sutra written by Abhijit Naskar and published by Neuro Cookies. This book was released on with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Love is the most amazing sensation on planet earth. A life without falling in love, is a life never lived. Love is the union of two minds. The term itself can set a person free from miseries. As humans, we all crave for love. In love lies the true essence of life. However, despite all the grace and glory of love, why is it so hard to keep a love life alive in this civilized world? In spite of all human efforts from both sides of a romantic relationship, why do relationships fail so often? The answer lies deep inside the human mind. The mind is a beautiful and mysterious apparatus, that often plays tricks on us beyond our human understanding. Above all, the male and female minds are two vividly different worlds. Each world has its own distinctive brain circuits at its foundation. And the key to a healthy, lasting and cheerful relationship can be found deep within those fascinating circuits. In this book world renowned Neuroscientist and Bestselling Author Abhijit Naskar gives a fascinating account of how distinctive the male and female minds are and what makes each of them tick. Moreover, here we learn how a healthy relationship can be maintained by understanding the biological roots of the male and female mental lives.
Download or read book Principles of Neural Coding written by Rodrigo Quian Quiroga and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2013-05-06 with total page 643 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Understanding how populations of neurons encode information is the challenge faced by researchers in the field of neural coding. Focusing on the many mysteries and marvels of the mind has prompted a prominent team of experts in the field to put their heads together and fire up a book on the subject. Simply titled Principles of Neural Coding, this book covers the complexities of this discipline. It centers on some of the major developments in this area and presents a complete assessment of how neurons in the brain encode information. The book collaborators contribute various chapters that describe results in different systems (visual, auditory, somatosensory perception, etc.) and different species (monkeys, rats, humans, etc). Concentrating on the recording and analysis of the firing of single and multiple neurons, and the analysis and recording of other integrative measures of network activity and network states—such as local field potentials or current source densities—is the basis of the introductory chapters. Provides a comprehensive and interdisciplinary approach Describes topics of interest to a wide range of researchers The book then moves forward with the description of the principles of neural coding for different functions and in different species and concludes with theoretical and modeling works describing how information processing functions are implemented. The text not only contains the most important experimental findings, but gives an overview of the main methodological aspects for studying neural coding. In addition, the book describes alternative approaches based on simulations with neural networks and in silico modeling in this highly interdisciplinary topic. It can serve as an important reference to students and professionals.
