Introduction to Neuropsychology 2nd ed., J. Graham Beaumont, Guilford, 2008
Textbook, hardcover, 300 pages.
Posts Tagged ‘psychology’
Introduction to Neuropsychology
Wednesday, July 28th, 2010The Human Brain Book
Monday, June 14th, 2010
The Human Brain Book, Rita Carter, DK, 2009
This is much more than a picture book, though that is the first impression. Understanding of the brain is growing, and this very readable book collects much knowledge into one place. 250 pages, large format hardcover.
Science Under Siege
Sunday, January 17th, 2010
Science Under Siege : defending science, exposing pseudoscience / edited by Kendrick Frazier, Prometheus, 2009
This is a compilation of articles by Carl Sagan, Martin Gardner, and other leading thinkers, about the importance of debunking pseudoscience and discussion of the paranormal.
- Science and Skeptical Inquiry
- Critical Inquiry and Public Controversies
- Understanding Pseudoscience, Investigating Claims: University Prayer Study, Anomalous Cognition, PEAR , Energy Healing , “Dr.” Bearden’s Vacuum Energy, the “Fake Moon Flight”, Magnet Therapy, Oxygen Is Good, Camp Chesterfield, How to “Haunt” a House
Fantasy Freaks
Monday, January 4th, 2010
Fantasy Freaks and gaming geeks : an epic quest for reality among role players, online gamers, and other dwellers of imaginary realms / Ethan Gilsdorf, Lyons, 2009
Here is a tour of the gaming subculture. 300 pages, hardcover.
Information Obesity
Friday, November 6th, 2009
Information Obesity / Andrew Whitworth, Chandos, 2009
This book will interest university staff who teach social sciences, and policy makers concerned with information literacy.
Big Questions in Ecology and Evolution
Friday, October 30th, 2009Big Questions in Ecology and Evolution, Thomas Sherratt, Oxford University Press 2009
The field of ecology is advancing rapidly. This book attempts to make research understandable to the layman. It is more about evolution than ecology. Of local interest: the author is a Carleton professor. 300 pages.
What’s next? : Dispatches on the Future of Science
Tuesday, September 1st, 2009What’s next? : Dispatches on the Future of Science / edited by Max Brockman, Vintage Books, 2009
This little compilation of essays is interesting and readable. Almost half of it is about how our minds work. 200 pages.
Think Smart : a Neuroscientist’s Prescription
Thursday, August 13th, 2009Think Smart : a Neuroscientist’s Prescription for improving your brain’s performance / Richard Restak, Riverhead Books, 2009
Here is a very readable book on how the brain works, and how it improves or degrades based on your mental activities and diet. There is no ‘junk science’ here. Medical science is advancing fast with the use of fMRI (functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging). 275 pages, hardcover.
Infotopia
Thursday, April 9th, 2009Infotopia : how many minds produce knowledge / Cass R. Sunstein, Oxford University Press, 2006
Much can be learned from how wikis, prediction markets and open source can generate correct information based on input from many people. “This extraordinary work synthesizes the latest in how we know, with the latest in what the web has become, to map more compellingly than any other book the promise and risk of the information society.”
–Lawrence Lessig