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"Examines cutting edge theories on the science of emotion and interviews with people presumed to be 'happy' to investigate where happiness comes from, why humans need it so much, and what it has to do with the human brain"--OCLC.

"A neurologist regales readers with extraordinary stories of the brain under siege. Our brains are the most complex machines known to humankind, but they have an Achilles heel: The very molecules that allow us to exist can also sabotage our minds. Here are true accounts of unruly molecules and the diseases that form in their wake, from total loss of inhibitions to florid psychosis to compulsive lying. Cognitive neurologist Sara Manning Peskin demystifies the most curious neurological phenomena through the perspective of patients, researchers, and science. She introduces us to a woman stuck in The Walking Dead, a family wracked with Alzheimer's disease, and an entire region gripped by a baffling epidemic. By tracing the molecular causes for neurologic diseases, Peskin highlights cutting-edge developments in cognitive research, making the case that these are the stories that will one day teach us how to cure dementia and other diseases of the brain. A Molecule Away from Madness offers a captivating, singular view of the human brain"--Provided by the publisher.

"Answers to several common and interesting questions that kids have about the brain and human behavior"--Provided by publisher.

Why can't I stop humming that song? Why do I always feel like I am missing out? And why can't I remember why I walked into this room? You're not the only one. Whether it's procrastinating, feeling like an imposter, or blushing when we least want to, many of our quirkiest behaviors and ideas are hardwired. Why Am I Like This? Provides fascinating scientific answers to thirty-three questions about our sometimes weird, often awkward, and always human tendencies, helping us to become more enlightened and to feel less alone.

"Kids learn about the brain in this collection of fun, illuminating experiments they can do themselves"--Provided by publisher.

"A funny, rhyming book about all of the cool things your brain does"--Provided by publisher.

"In The Man Who Tasted Words, Guy Leschziner leads readers through the five senses and how, through them, our brain understands or misunderstands the world around us. Vision, hearing, taste, smell, and touch are what we rely on to perceive the reality of our world. Our five senses are the conduits that bring us the scent of a freshly brewed cup of coffee or the notes of a favorite song suddenly playing on the radio. But are they really that reliable? The Man Who Tasted Words shows that what we perceive to be absolute truths of the world around us is actually a complex internal reconstruction by our minds and nervous systems. The translation into experiences with conscious meaning-the pattern of light and dark on the retina that is transformed into the face of a loved one, for instance-is a process that is invisible, undetected by ourselves and, in most cases, completely out of our control"--Provided by publisher.

"The story of a young man from small-town Iowa who decided to take his own life rather than continue his losing battle against the traumatic brain injuries (CTE) he had sustained as a no-holds-barred high school football player, and at the same time a larger story about the hot-button issues that football raises about masculinity and violence, and about what values we want to instill in our kids"--Provided by publisher.

"A lost young woman returns to small-town New Hampshire under the strangest of circumstances in this one-of-a-kind novel of life, death, and whatever comes after from the acclaimed author of Rabbit Cake. The Starlings live in Everton, an ordinary enough New Hampshire town. It's notable only for Corbin Park, an enormous hunting park, and for Maple Street Cemetery-home to many former residents of Everton. There's also the town legend that Emma Starling was born with healing hands. But Emma has never found the right use for her healing abilities, and they've been on the fritz ever since her childhood best friend, Crystal, fell prey to addiction and disappeared. No one went looking for her; the police don't spend much time looking for drug addicts"--Provided by publisher.

The nervous system carries messages from the brain to all the parts of the human body-- all faster than you can blink!.