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Out of all the human senses, touch is the one that is most often unappreciated, and undervalued. Yet, the surface of the human body, the skin, is actually one huge sheet of tactile receptors. It provides us with the means to connect with our surroundings. Despite the...
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OUP Oxford
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2014-01-30
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Although collective emotions have a long tradition in scientific inquiry, for instance in mass psychology and the sociology of rituals and social movements, their importance for individuals and the social world has never been more obvious than in the past decades. The...
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OUP Oxford
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2014-01-30
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Although collective emotions have a long tradition in scientific inquiry, for instance in mass psychology and the sociology of rituals and social movements, their importance for individuals and the social world has never been more obvious than in the past decades. The...
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OUP Oxford
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2014-01-30
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The senses can be powerful triggers for memories of our past, eliciting a range of both positive and negative emotions.The smell or taste of a long forgotten sweet can stimulate a rich emotional response connected to our childhood, or a piece of music transport us back...
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OUP Oxford
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2014-01-23
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The senses can be powerful triggers for memories of our past, eliciting a range of both positive and negative emotions.The smell or taste of a long forgotten sweet can stimulate a rich emotional response connected to our childhood, or a piece of music transport us back...
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OUP Oxford
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2014-01-23
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MATLAB for Neuroscientists serves as the only complete study manual and teaching resource for MATLAB, the globally accepted standard for scientific computing, in the neurosciences and psychology. This unique introduction can be used to learn the entire empirical and...
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Academic Press
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2014-01-09
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The 17 original essays of this volume explore the relevance of the phenomenological approach to contemporary debates concerning the role of embodiment in our cognitive, emotional and practical life.The papers demonstrate the theoretical vitality and critical potential...
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Springer
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2014-01-09
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What makes human beings so innovative, so adept at rapid, creative thinking? Where do new ideas come from, and once we have them, how can we carry them mentally into new situations?What allows our thinking to range easily over time, space, causation, and agency-so...
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Oxford University Press
Parution :
2014-01-02
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What makes human beings so innovative, so adept at rapid, creative thinking? Where do new ideas come from, and once we have them, how can we carry them mentally into new situations?What allows our thinking to range easily over time, space, causation, and agency-so...
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Oxford University Press
Parution :
2014-01-02
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While memory research has recently focused on brain images and neurological underpinnings of transmitters, Human Memory: A Constructivist View assesses how our individual identity affects what we remember, why and how. This book brings memory back to the constructivist...
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Academic Press
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2013-12-21
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Psychology of Learning and Motivation publishes empirical and theoretical contributions in cognitive and experimental psychology, ranging from classical and instrumental conditioning to complex learning and problem solving. Each chapter thoughtfully integrates the...
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Academic Press
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2013-12-18
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Synesthesia is a fascinating phenomenon which has captured the imagination of scientists and artists alike. This inherited condition gives rise to a kind of 'merging of the senses', and so for those who experience it, everyday activities like reading or listening to...
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OUP Oxford
Parution :
2013-12-13
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This book brings together ancient spiritual wisdom and modern science and philosophy to address age-old questions regarding our existence, free will and the nature of conscious awareness.Stuart Hameroff MDProfessor, Anesthesiology and Psychology, and Director, Center...
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Springer
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2013-12-12
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Synesthesia is a fascinating phenomenon which has captured the imagination of scientists and artists alike. This inherited condition gives rise to a kind of 'merging of the senses', and so for those who experience it, everyday activities like reading or listening to...
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OUP Oxford
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2013-12-12
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?Die Gestaltpsychologie wurde vor 100 Jahren entwickelt, um die akademische Psychologie für die Fragen der Praxis an die Wissenschaft vom Erleben und Verhalten öffnen: Wie kommt es, dass sich aus der Vielfalt von Eindrücken Erfahrungen bilden? Wie kommen wir zu...
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Springer VS
Parution :
2013-12-11
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essentials
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Galileo is known as a pioneer of science - especially of mechanics and astronomy - but far less attention has been paid to his work on the senses generally, and more specifically on vision. In this book, two experts on the history of science look at the novel ways in...
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OUP Oxford
Parution :
2013-12-05
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In this book, the author presents a detailed study of the notion of conscience from the perspective of its historical development and existential environment. The purpose of the study is to highlight conscience’s dignity and fallibility, as well as its dependence upon...
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Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
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2013-12-04
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Many studies of the neural bases of language processes are now conducted with functional and structural neuroimaging. Research is often compromised because of difficulties in identifying the core structures in the face of the complex morphology of these regions of the...
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Academic Press
Parution :
2013-12-03
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Woran liegt es aus der Sicht selbst Betroffener, dass bei langjährig zusammenlebenden Paaren die einen sich trennen, die anderen konflikthaft zusammenleben? Auf der Basis problemzentrierter Einzelinterviews mit jeweils beiden Partnern werden Attributionsinhalte,...
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Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Parution :
2013-11-27
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This book is about cultural models. Cultural models are defined as molar organizations of knowledge. Their internal structure consists of a 'core' component and 'peripheral' nodes that are filled by default values. These values are instantiated, i.e., changed to...
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Oxford University Press
Parution :
2013-11-27
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