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Connectome
By Sebastian Seung
Hardback
Published 07-Jun-2012
| RRP: | £20.00 |
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The author is at the forefront of a revolution in neuroscience. He believes that our identity lies not in our genes, but in the connections between our brain cells - our own particular wiring, or connectomes. This book tells the story of how the author and a group of researchers are mapping these connections, neuron by neuron, synapse by synapse.
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Developmental Disorders of Language Learning and Cognition
By Margaret J Snowling
Paperback
Published 19-Dec-2008
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This important new text is a comprehensive survey of current thinking and research on a wide range of developmental disorders. Highlights key research on normal and typical development Includes clinical case studies and diagrams to illustrate key concepts A reader-friendly writing style.
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Introduction to SPSS Statistics in Psychology
By Dennis Howitt
Paperback
Published 31-Mar-2011
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Rev. ed. of: Introduction to SPSS in psychology. 2008.
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Philosophical Baby
By Alison Gopnik
Paperback
Published 06-Aug-2009
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Explains psychological, neuroscientific, and philosophical developments in our understanding of very young children, transforming our understanding of how babies see the world, and in turn promoting a deeper appreciation for the role of parents.
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Proust and the Squid
By Maryanne Wolf
Paperback
Published 06-Nov-2008
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Explores how our brains learnt to read. This work presents a discussion ranging from the history of the earliest known examples of written language, to whether reading online really is making us 'stupider', and why dyslexia can be a gift.
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Bodhisattva's Brain
By Owen Flanagan
Hardback
Published 02-Sep-2011
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Redstone Inkblot Test
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Hardback
Published 01-Sep-2010
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Inkblots have long proved irresistible to the human imagination. While 'The Rorschach Test' was used to identify different forms of abnormality, 'The Redstone Inkblot Test' harks back to an older tradition of speculation. This title includes a 32-page handbook on the history of inkblots in psychology.
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Nudge
By Richard Thaler
Hardback
Published 13-May-2008
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Every day we make decisions on topics ranging from the personal investments we select to the schools we pick for our children to the foods we eat to the causes we champion. Unfortunately we don't always choose well. This book explains that we are susceptible to cognitive biases and blunders that make us human, fallible, and prone to error.
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How Babies Think
By Alison Gopnik
Paperback
Published 05-Jul-2001
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A cutting-edge exploration of what evolutionary psychology is teaching us of the development and learning of children, in the tradition of Matt Ridley's The Red Queen and Steven Pinker's The Language Instinct.
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Your Face
By David Perrett
Hardback
Published 23-Sep-2010
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What makes a face attractive? Why are we attracted to certain faces and not others? In this highly readable account from the frontiers of psychology, the author explains how the human face evolved and how our perceptions of the face affect our judgments of others' personality, health, trustworthiness, and suitability as a friend or lover.
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