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The Emotional Advantage The Emotional Advantage: Why Humans and Other Animals Evolved to Show Emotion Mariska Kret

A leading neuropsychologist reveals what facial displays, body language, and vocal expressions tell us about the evolution and purpose of emotions in nature and society

Wild Brains Wild Brains: What Animals Can Teach Us About Being Well Kelly Lambert

How nature鈥檚 mental health strategies can inspire healthier, more adaptive human minds

Growing Up in Science Growing Up in Science: The Untold Stories of Today鈥檚 Brain Scientists Edited by Weiji Ma

Leading brain scientists from around the globe talk about becoming and being a scientist in their in their own words

How to Change a Memory How to Change a Memory: One Neuroscientist鈥檚 Quest to Alter the Past Steve Ramirez

A disarmingly personal account of the new science of memory manipulation by one of today鈥檚 leading pioneers in the field

Elusive Cures Elusive Cures: Why Neuroscience Hasn鈥檛 Solved Brain Disorders鈥攁nd How We Can Change That Nicole C. Rust

A neuroscientist鈥檚 bold proposal for tackling one of the greatest challenges of our time鈥攂rain and mental illnesses

Brain Flows Brain Flows: How Network Dynamics Compose the Human Mind Michael W. Cole

A pioneering theory of how brain network flows compose the neural symphonies that make us who we are

Memory Lane Memory Lane: The Perfectly Imperfect Ways We Remember Ciara Greene and Gillian Murphy

An illuminating look at the adaptive nature of our memories鈥攁nd how their flexibility and fallibility help us survive and thrive

Principles of Cognition Principles of Cognition: Finding Minds Eduardo Mercado III

A comprehensive overview of what psychologists now know about the nature of cognition

The Annotated Hodgkin and Huxley The Annotated Hodgkin and Huxley: A Reader's Guide Indira M. Raman and David L. Ferster

The first annotated edition of the scientific papers that created the foundation of modern neuroscience and physiology

How the Brain Finds Its Way How the Brain Finds Its Way: A New Theory of Human Navigation Arne Ekstrom

The secrets of human navigation, from Polynesian sailors who navigate without a compass to Inuit trekkers in the Arctic tundra

Smart as a Fish Smart as a Fish: The Unseen Intelligence Beneath the Water Tyrone Lucon-Xiccato

An unprecedented journey into the hidden and surprisingly complex world of fish cognition

The Brain, In Theory The Brain, In Theory Romain Brette

Why engineering and computational analogies are poorly suited to the study of biological cognition

Endless Endings Endless Endings: The Many Forms of Death and What They Teach Us About Life Ricard Sol茅

A scientific exploration of the varied forms, origins, and meanings of death

The Balanced Brain The Balanced Brain: The Science of Mental Health Camilla Nord

How we can use what we鈥檝e learned about the brain to improve our mental health

Free Agents Free Agents: How Evolution Gave Us Free Will Kevin Mitchell

An evolutionary case for the existence of free will

On the Art and Craft of Doing Science On the Art and Craft of Doing Science Kenneth Catania

A scientist鈥檚 personal reflections on how to harness creativity and curiosity to generate new ideas and discover the unexpected

The Power of Prions The Power of Prions: The Strange and Essential Proteins That Can Cause Alzheimer鈥檚, Parkinson鈥檚, and Other Diseases Michel Brahic

The remarkable family of proteins that can make us very ill鈥攂ut can also be linked to long-term memory, immunity, and the origin of life

How We Age How We Age: The Science of Longevity Coleen T. Murphy

How recent breakthroughs in longevity research offer clues about human aging

The Rational Use of Cognitive Resources The Rational Use of Cognitive Resources Falk Lieder, Frederick Callaway, and Thomas L. Griffiths

A new approach to understanding irrational behavior and modeling human cognition