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Excellent Description of Experiments
If you are looking for a general overview of the concept of synesthesia, I would not recommend this book. This book is instead for the serious student or professional who is interested in the field of synesthesia and what research is being done to define and document it. The book primarily consists of highly detailed descriptions the various experiments done on synesthetes (people who experience synesthesia) and the outcomes of those experiments.
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Subjects:  1. Cognitive Psychology    2. Cognitive neuroscience    3. Neuropsychology    4. Physiological Psychology    5. Psychology    6. Senses and sensation    7. Synesthesia    8. Cognition & cognitive psychology    9. Neurology & clinical neurophysiology    10. Physiological & neuro-psychology    11. Psychology & Psychiatry / Cognitive Psychology    12. Psychology | Sensation & Perception   

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A Good Start
I'm still making my way through this book, but what I've seen so far has offered an interesting explanation of the mood disorders.To be sure, mood disorders are not entirely determined by genes - there are environmental factors to be considered as well, as twin studies have shown.However, suggestions that there are genes which can predispose individuals to mood and thought disorders is compelling; this explanation can provide an answer for many questions that pure environmental accounts cannot.It makes for a worthwhile read. How about some real evidence?
This is another in the long line of books and articles claiming that mental illnesses are largely genetic.This claim is made despite the fact that not a single gene has been found to be linked to a mental disorder (at least not one that wasn't refuted a few years later).I guess the idea is to put out a bunch of studies making claims and, by the time the studies are refuted, you can crank out some new ones.My favorite passage in this book goes as follows: "Recent linkage analysis studies have replicated initial reports of positivelinkage to chromosome 6 markers in families with schizophrenia.Although there are several negative studies, the evidenceimplicating the short arm of chromosome 6 is the strongest to date for schizophrenia.""Several negative studies"? That sounds quite uncompelling to me.If you are going to assert that mental illnesses are genetic and human beings can be reduced to genetic robots...

Detailed, scholarly, but fully accessible for lay readers .
Students, clinicians and researchers who study the genetic roots of mental disease will find this an involving overview which provides a comprehensive introduction to psychiatric genetics. From the contributions of genes andenvironment to mental health to genetic predispositions and transmissionlinks, Genetics of Mental Disorders offers chapters which sound detailedand involved, but which can be absorbed by lay readers. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Genetics    2. Mental Illness    3. Physiological Psychology    4. Psychology    5. Psychopathology - General    6. Abnormal psychology    7. Hereditary diseases & disorders    8. Medical genetics    9. Neurology & clinical neurophysiology    10. Psychiatry    11. Psychology & Psychiatry / Neuropsychology   

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A SCIENTIFIC WORK WITH IMMEDIATE CLINICAL APPLICATIONS.
This book will be a "classic" for both professionals and patients alike.Dr.Sadigh masterfully weaves through the literature on Fibromyalgia, Stress & Pain, and Autogenic Training setting up "Part III", a tour de force on "Training, Biofeedback, and Treatment of Insomnia" A comprehensive guide to autogenic training's uses
Dr. Micah Sadigh provides a comprehensive guide to autogenic training's uses in treating fibromyalgia and chronic conditions, revealing the healing technique which is the only mind-body technique with origins in medical research. Chapters explain and explore methods of stress management, meditative exercises for self-awareness, and the medical benefits of managing chronic pain with autogenic training. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Autogenic Training    2. Chronic pain    3. Diseases    4. Fibromyalgia    5. General    6. Neurology - General    7. Physiological Psychology    8. Psychology    9. Treatment    10. Medicine: General Issues   

Subjects:  1. Cognitive Psychology    2. Physiological Psychology    3. Psychology    4. Vision Disorders    5. Visual Perception    6. Conscious & unconscious    7. Neurosciences    8. Perception    9. Physiological & neuro-psychology    10. Popular science    11. Psychology & Psychiatry / Cognitive Psychology    12. Psychology | Cognitive   

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House built on sand
The arguments presented are based on weak theories and opinions. Authors say we have 4 basic drives (drive to aquire, bond, learn, and defend) and we "naturally" become cooperative to ensure our own self-interests (reminiscent of Adam Smith's invisible hand theory). While these drives seem reasonable, what about other drives? And how can the authors argue that cooperation is the "natural" product when we are left alone? Anyone with children will understand the importance of education in helping to "teach" cooperation.

Great concept
The book lays out the concept of four human drive. To Acquire, To Bond, To Learn, and To Defend.The concept is pretty much lecture by the Franklin Covey seminars and many books as preaches by the great Stephen Covey, the author of 7 habits of highly effective people.It says 4 things drive people. To Live, To Love, To Learn and To Leave a Legacy. The fourth drive from this book and Franklin Covey is similar but not the same. Overall its a good book.

Who Is In Your Driver's Seat?
At first glance this book seems to be leaning too much toward the scientific/academic side. I was actually dreading to read the book, however the authors have done a magnificant job of livening up each academic part with real world case studies. The main theme of this text is how we base our decision making on four psychological drives that every person is born with regardless of religion, race or other factors:Read more

Subjects:  1. Business Life - General    2. Motivation (Psychology)    3. Movements - Humanism    4. Physiological Psychology    5. Psychology    6. Social Psychology    7. Behavioural theory (Behaviourism)    8. Business & Economics / Management    9. Impact of computing & IT on society    10. Office & workplace   

Subjects:  1. Emotions    2. Gender Studies    3. Interpersonal Relations    4. Physiological Psychology    5. Psychology    6. Social Psychology    7. Psychology & Psychiatry / Social Psychology   

Subjects:  1. Consumer Health    2. Diet / Health / Fitness    3. Physiological Psychology    4. Psychology    5. Sleep & Sleep Disorders    6. Psychology & Psychiatry / Physiological Psychology    7. Psychology | Physiological    8. Sleep & dreams   

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This review not based on content but presentation
There's no way I can review this book based on content because I'm not very familiar with the fields, but I did appreciate how well the authors presented the theories on such a controversial theory. They did manage to shed some light on method of explaining human behavior that I never thought of and took for granted (my folly considering I'm an aspiring Sociologist).What's best is at the end of the book there are suggestions for further reading.

excellent
Highly recommended. A superb, easy-to-understand introduction to Evolutionary Psychology. A lot of drawings clearly explain the concepts.
Great macro introduction to Evolutionary Psychology
This book changed my life. This book discusses information using real life scenerios which can be demonstrated in everyday life. It really spooked the "voodoo" (that which I could not explain) right out of me.And I'm a more temperate, more understanding person than I ever was before. Read more

Subjects:  1. General    2. Human Evolution    3. Life Sciences - Evolution    4. Physiological Psychology    5. Psychology    6. Psychology (General)    7. Science    8. Science/Mathematics    9. Child & developmental psychology    10. Science / General   

Subjects:  1. Behavioral medicine    2. Handbooks    3. Medicine And Psychology    4. Medicine, Psychosomatic    5. Psychology & Psychiatry / Physiological Psychology   

Subjects:  1. Medical    2. Neuropsychology    3. Neuroscience    4. Perception    5. Physiological Psychology    6. Psychology    7. Senses And Sensation    8. Visual perception    9. Medical / Ophthalmology    10. Neurology & clinical neurophysiology    11. Physiological & neuro-psychology   

Subjects:  1. 1896-    2. Biologie et connaissance    3. Cognitive Psychology    4. Cognitive neuroscience    5. Congresses    6. Developmental - Child    7. Developmental - General    8. Developmental neurobiology    9. Physiological Psychology    10. Piaget, Jean,    11. Psychology    12. Child & developmental psychology    13. Physiological & neuro-psychology    14. Psychology & Psychiatry / Developmental Psychology   

Subjects:  1. Attention    2. Cognitive Psychology    3. Cognitive neuroscience    4. Experimental Psychology    5. Neuropsychology    6. Physiological Psychology    7. Psychology    8. Senses And Sensation    9. Visual perception    10. Cognition & cognitive psychology    11. Psychology & Psychiatry / Cognitive Psychology   

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GREAT FUN & yet very educational...understanding how the brain really works!
This is the second book on visual illusions by J Richard Block, the author, after his earlier book entitled 'Can You Believe Your Eyes'. Both are printed in large format. In fact, there is also a card deck which amplifies the earlier book.
There's more than one way of looking at things
This book is plenty of fun.It begins with images that can be seen in two ways depending on what you regard as the background.Next are multiple figures that share contours, where the background is not the key to the ambiguity.Then we have a short chapter where you see different figures depending on whether you look at the left-hand or right-hand part of the image.After that come some rather famous images that are composed of several smaller images.
Seeing Double
I ordered this book for my husband and he truly loves it!!The book arrived in great condition (packaging was perfect!)I enjoy ordering from Amazon for this reason (plus the price is great, too!!)Thanks. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Cognitive Psychology    2. Developmental - General    3. Optical illusions    4. Optics    5. Physiological Psychology    6. Pictorial works    7. Psychology    8. Brain teasers    9. Education / General    10. Illustration    11. Physiological & neuro-psychology   

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Perception introduced smartly, fascinatingly.
Authors Bruce and Young introduce aspects of the science of perception with reference to works of art.The book is a delight to read, and almost as much fun to browse, because the numerous images lead the browser to puzzle over the demonstrated twists of perception.The authors take appropriate, detailed steps in explaining the physical and psychological path of seeing. Additionally, they show us the importance of totally contemporary, computer tools used in the exploration of human perception.Read more

Subjects:  1. Cognitive Psychology    2. Face    3. Face perception    4. Fine Arts    5. Neuroscience    6. Perception    7. Physiological Psychology    8. Portrait Painting    9. Psychology    10. Visual Perception    11. physiology    12. History Of Art / Art & Design Styles    13. Neurosciences    14. Phrenology & physiognomy    15. Physiological & neuro-psychology    16. Popular psychology    17. Psychology & Psychiatry / General    18. Psychology | Sensation & Perception   

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Decent
This is a decent book on dreaming. It answered many of the questions that I might have raised about the subject. It does so in an informed and easy-to-read manner. It is not stuffed with references (both pro and con). Much of the medical science is filtered so that the person-on-the-street will understand it. Many sidebars answer some basic questions. The headings are brief and accurate, making it easy to skim and find answers to questions. Overall, a worthwhile reading. Recommended.

What Dreams Mean, Scientifically
Everyone is interested in dreams.If you are lucky enough to remember one, it will be something you think about upon awakening and perhaps through the day.Dreams are strange, frightening, and funny enough that it isn't at all uncommon to tell a friend, "Guess what I dreamt last night?" if there is a peculiar dream that bears relating.Most of us are convinced that dreams mean something.It used to be thought that gods communicated their intentions to us via dreams.Other people insisted that dreams could predict the future, and there were dream books in which you could look up the subject of your dream, say "cat," and find that dreaming of a cat was a certain prediction for maybe riches or maybe love.Freud's thoughts about dreams were close to this sort of thinking; the content of a dream had hidden meanings that were available for interpretations.But everyone who looked to dream content for meaning was looking in the wrong place, according to J. Allan Hobson in _Dreaming: An Introduction to the Science of Sleep_ (Oxford).Not the content of dreams, but the form involved and the neurological basis for it are where the meanings of dreams lie. The Neuroscience of Dreaming
If one is looking for a book that is a cookbook for the interpretation of dreams or a guide to the collective conscious of dreams, then keep on searching. However, if you are seeking an introduction to the science of dreams, the underlying physiological and chemical basis of dreaming, then look no further.Read more

Subjects:  1. Applied Psychology    2. Dreams - General    3. General    4. Physiological Psychology    5. Psychology    6. Neurology & clinical neurophysiology    7. Popular science    8. Psychology & Psychiatry / General    9. Psychology | Neuropsychology    10. Sleep & dreams   

Subjects:  1. Acoustics & Sound    2. Audio Adult: Other    3. Cognitive Psychology    4. Life Sciences - Anatomy & Physiology    5. Life Sciences - Human Anatomy & Physiology    6. Neurophysiology    7. Physiological Psychology    8. Psychology    9. Science    10. Science / Biology    11. Theory of music & musicology   

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Excellent introduction that holds the attention
This was the first book on evolutionary psychology I read, and it was an easy-to-understand and engaging introduction that gave me the background I needed to tackle more difficult works such as _The Adapted Mind_. Badcock explains the history of the movement well, treats most issues with healthy skepticism, and explains natural selection in such a way that most readers, even those without preexisting knowledge of evolution, should find quite easy to understand.Read more

Subjects:  1. Evolutionary psychology    2. General    3. Life Sciences - Evolution    4. Life Sciences - Evolution - Human    5. Neuropsychology    6. Physiological Psychology    7. Psychiatry - General    8. Psychology    9. Child & developmental psychology    10. Evolution    11. GENETIC PSYCHOLOGY    12. Philosophy & theory of psychology    13. Science / Genetics   

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Excelent book to get detailed knowledge on methods
I have read the second chapter on ERPs and it is excelent. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Cognitive Psychology    2. Handbooks, manuals, etc    3. Medical / Nursing    4. Mental Health    5. Neuroscience    6. Physiological Psychology    7. Psychology    8. Psychophysiology    9. Neurology & clinical neurophysiology    10. Neurosciences    11. Physiological & neuro-psychology    12. Psychiatry    13. Psychology & Psychiatry / Cognitive Psychology    14. Psychophysiology--Handbooks, manuals, etc   

Subjects:  1. General    2. Philosophy    3. Physiological Psychology    4. Psychology   

Subjects:  1. Brain damage    2. Clinical neuropsychology    3. Medical    4. Nervous System Diseases    5. Patients    6. Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation    7. Physiological Psychology    8. Psychology    9. Rehabilitation    10. Neurology & clinical neurophysiology    11. Psychology & Psychiatry / Physiological Psychology