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Full-text articles to support research in applied sciences, biology, chemistry, earth and space science, and energy. Includes the Science Image Collection, a database of high-quality science images from National Geographic, UPI, Getty, NASA, and Nature Picture Library.
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"Existentialisms arise when the foundations of being, such as meaning, morals, and purpose come under assault. In the first-wave of existentialism, writings typified by Kierkegaard, Dostoevsky, and Nietzsche concerned the increasingly apparent inability of religion, and religious tradition, to support a foundation of being. Second-wave existentialism, personified philosophically by Sartre, Camus, and de Beauvoir, developed in response to similar realizations...
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Cybernetics. Neuroscience. Nanotechnolgy. Genetic engineering. Hacktivism. Transhumanism. The world of tomorrow is already here, and the technological changes we all face have inspired a new wave of stories to address our fears, hope, dreams, and desires as Homo sapiens evolve -- or not -- into their next incarnation. This book presents twenty diverse tales of humanity's tomorrow as told by some of today's most gripping science fiction visionaries....
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"Horsemanship of every kind depends on mutual interaction between equine and human brains. When we understand the function of both, we can learn to communicate with horses on their terms instead of ours. And, by meeting horses halfway, we not only save valuable training time and improve performance, we achieve other goals, too. We develop much deeper bonds with our horses; we handle them with insight and kindness instead of force or command; we comprehend...
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This new title in the Lippincott's Illustrated Reviews series presents essential coverage of neuroscience, focusing on topics related to human health and disease. This book includes the popular features of the series: abundance of full-color, annotated illustrations; chapter overviews; expanded outline format; chapter summaries; and review questions that link basic science to real-life clinical situations. The book can be used as a text for a stand-alone...
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"For so long, our brain was the great unknown of human biology; a highly evolved complex of cells, chemicals and electricity which, despite that sophistication, we could not understand. Now this comprehensive guide explains the most complicated concepts from across the field of neuroscience by breaking them down into bite-sized, easily understood pieces."--Back cover.
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"A fascinating look at how the brain controls our relationships and romances. Neuroscientists, psychologists, and most men and women readers today have learned that the brain is Grand Central Station for our most erotic associations, memories, and secret desires. The latest research shows that the popular myth is true: Sexual orientation and identity is hard-wired, the result of our neurological predisposition, not a choice or result of socialization....
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Desde una perspectiva tan didáctica como divertida, David del Rosario, investigador y divulgador científico, convierte la neurociencia en una herramienta de transformación, cien por cien aplicable en el día a día. Un viaje fascinante, del átomo a las estrellas, que revolucionará tu forma de vivir y de entender el mundo.
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"Con tan solo 1,5 kg de peso, el cerebro tiene en su interior casi 100.000 millones de neuronas sincronizadas entre sí que nos permiten lleva a cabo desde una acción tan simple como pestañear, hasta el pensamiento filosófico más elaborado y complejo. Este órgano se halla en el ojo del huracán de la investigación científica mundial y, sin embargo, aún atesora más preguntas que respuestas"--Back cover.
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So many of us believe that we are free to shape our own destiny. But what if free will doesn't exist? What if our lives are largely predetermined, hardwired in our brains - and our choices over what we eat, who we fall in love with, even what we believe are not real choices at all? Neuroscience is challenging everything we think we know about ourselves, revealing how we make decisions and form our own reality, unaware of the role of our unconscious...
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"'Is addiction really a disease?' In this high-definition video essay, Kevin McCauley explores the arguments for and against this vital debate, reviewing the latest neuroscientific research about addiction along the way. Using the spectacular landscape of Utah's State and National Parks to describe the brain areas involved in addiction, Dr. McCauley turns complex neuroscientific concepts into easy-to-understand visual images that will help people...
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In Massachusetts, neuroscience students Luke, Josh, and Hope have formed an unbreakable and unconditional friendship. Bound by their wit, brilliance, and curiosity, they throw themselves heart and soul into their research and are on the verge of a revolution, pushing the limits of what's possible. Their new computer program can capture a person's entire consciousness, memory, and personality, a digital map of the brain's connections that promises...
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A radically new cosmological view from a groundbreaking neuroscientist placing the human brain at the center of humanity's universe. Renowned neuroscientist Miguel Nicolelis introduces readers to a revolutionary new theory of how the human brain evolved to become an organic computer without rival in the known universe. Nicolelis undertakes the first attempt to explain the entirety of human history, culture, and civilization based on a series of recently...
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A documentary about a massive neuroscience study that challenges the medical industry₂s approach to chronic pain. When therapist Alan Gordon suggests psychology as the cure for millions of pain sufferers, it garners the attention of Yoni Ashar, a doctoral student working in the lab of Dr. Tor Wager, who is willing to put Alan₂s claims to the test. The documentary balances scientific breakthrough alongside intimate therapy sessions with patients...
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"La Tierra está repleta de imágenes y texturas, sonidos y vibraciones, olores y sabores, campos eléctricos y magnéticos. Pero cada individuo está encerrado dentro de su burbuja sensorial, propia y única, y solo percibe una pequeña porción de la inmensidad de nuestro planeta. Este libro nos abre las puertas a dimensiones hasta ahora insondables: el mundo tal como lo perciben otros animales. Encontraremos escarabajos que se sienten atraídos...
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