David J. Linden – författare
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9 produkter
Touch
The Science of Hand, Heart and Mind
E-bok, 2015
96 kr
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Touch by David J. Linden - The astonishing secrets of our senses, and how to harness them to change your personal and professional lifeWhy can't we tickle ourselves?Why do footballers who hug score more goals?Why does holding a hot coffee make us feel more positively about people?Touch is the sense …
Touch
The Science of the Sense that Makes Us Human
Häftad, 2016
157 kr
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Why does holding a hot drink make us like people more?How can a soldier under fire not even notice he's been shot?What makes sex so much fun?Touch is the most important sense we have. Without it, we cannot entirely feel pleasure or pain - we are less than human.In fact, as David Linden demonstrates …
Think Tank
Forty Neuroscientists Explore the Biological Roots of Human Experience
E-bok, 2018
214 kr
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Essays that explore quirky, counterintuitive aspects of brain function and "make us realize that what goes on in our minds is nothing short of magical" (Scientific American).Neuroscientist David J. Linden approached leading brain researchers and asked each the same question: "What idea about brain …
Think Tank
Forty Neuroscientists Explore the Biological Roots of Human Experience
Häftad, 2019
193 kr
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A spirited collection of essays by cutting-edge neuroscientists that irreverently explores the quirky and counterintuitive aspects of brain function“Make[s] us realize that what goes on in our minds is nothing short of magical.” —Yasemin Saplakoglu, Scientific AmericanNeuroscientist David J. Linden …
Accidental Mind
How Brain Evolution Has Given Us Love, Memory, Dreams, and God
Häftad, 2008
281 kr
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You've probably seen it before: a human brain dramatically lit from the side, the camera circling it like a helicopter shot of Stonehenge, and a modulated baritone voice exalting the brain's elegant design in reverent tones.To which this book says: Pure nonsense. In a work at once deeply learned …
Compass of Pleasure
How Our Brains Make Fatty Foods, Orgasm, Exercise, Marijuana, Generosity, Vodka, Learning, and Gambling Feel So Good
E-bok, 2011
147 kr
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A leading brain scientist''s look at the neurobiology of pleasure-and how pleasures can become addictions. Whether eating, taking drugs, engaging in sex, or doing good deeds, the pursuit of pleasure is a central drive of the human animal. In The Compass of Pleasure Johns Hopkins neuroscientist …
Unique
The New Science of Human Individuality
Inbunden, 2020
276 kr
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As a scientist, David Linden had devoted his career to understanding the brain processes and behaviors that are common to us all. That is, until a few years ago, when he found himself on OKCupid. Looking through that vast catalog of human difference, he got to thinking, where does it all come from? …
