Biovidenskab: generelle emner

New from the author of acclaimed bestseller The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs ("A masterpiece of science writing" ?Washington Post) and ?one of the stars of modern paleontology? (National Geographic), a sweeping and revelatory history of mammals, illuminating the lost story of the extraordinary family tree that led to us We humans are the inheritors of a dynasty that has reigned over the planet for nearly 66 million years, through fiery cataclysm and ice ages: the mammals. Our lineage includes saber-toothed tigers, woolly mammoths, armadillos the size of a car, cave bears three times the weight of a grizzly, clever scurriers that outlasted Tyrannosaurus rex, and even other types of humans, like Neanderthals. Indeed humankind and many of the beloved fellow mammals we share the planet with today?lions, whales, dogs?represent only the few survivors of a sprawling and astonishing family tree that has been pruned by time and mass extinctions. How did we get here?In his acclaimed bestseller The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs?hailed as ?the ultimate dinosaur biography? by Scientific American?American paleontologist Steve Brusatte enchanted readers with his definitive his - tory of the dinosaurs. Now, picking up the narrative in the ashes of the extinction event that doomed T-rex and its kind, Brusatte explores the remarkable story of the family of animals that inherited the Earth?mammals? and brilliantly reveals that their story is every bit as fascinating and complex as that of the dinosaurs.Beginning with the earliest days of our lineage some 325 million years ago, Brusatte charts how mammals survived the asteroid that claimed the dinosaurs and made the world their own, becoming the astonishingly diverse range of animals that dominate today's Earth. Brusatte also brings alive the lost worlds mammals inhabited through time, from ice ages to volcanic catastrophes. Entwined in this story is the detective work he and other scientists have done to piece together our understanding using fossil clues and cutting-edge technology.A sterling example of scientific storytelling by one of our finest young researchers, The Rise and Reign of the Mammals illustrates how this incredible history laid the foundation for today's world, for us, and our future.

Forfatteren placerer læseren i spændende situationer i den afrikanske natur og blandt Afrikas mennesker, og derfra lader han umærkeligt indholdet glide over i dybt fascinerende diskussioner af, hvad biologien kan – eller ikke kan – sige om situationen. Grænserne mellem livsformer, mellem dyr og menneske, tro og videnskab er et gennemgående tema. Man skal imidlertid ikke regne med skråsikre svar på spørgsmålene, men man kan godt forvente at få sine meninger om livets mangfoldighed udfordret. Selv om forfatteren holder sig strengt til videnskaben, bringer han også dens svagheder frem.

Anders Kofoed fokuserer på faren og farens rolle. Bogen trækker på forskningsresultater fra hele verden, og der er masser af ny viden.Læs om faderrollen hos så forskellige dyr som klovnfisk, svaler, flagermus, præriestudsmus, chimpanser og gorillaer … men først og fremmest hos mennesker.Faderrollen er ikke en fikseret endelig og universel ting for vores art – der er vidt forskellige faderroller i forskellige samfund. Hos Aka-folket, et nomadefolk i Centralafrika, har faderen mere fysisk kontakt med barnet end moderen, og Aka-fædrene bruger fem gange så meget tid sammen med dem, som fædrene i de fleste andre menneskesamfund.Hos Ache-folket, et nomadefolk i Sydamerika, har faderen næsten ingen kontakt med små børn. Faren har først en rolle, når sønnerne skal lære at jage.I det moderne samfund kan vi i stort omfang selv vælge hvilken faderrolle, vi vil have.Anders Kofoed kalder til kamp for farens rolle som omsorgsperson for børnene. Naturen har fremavlet mænd til at være børnepassere, forsørgere, lærere og legeonkler, og de skal insistere på at tage det ansvar. ’Den nødvendige far’ er fuld af informationer og gode råd, der rækker fra graviditet til teenagebørn og går helt op til bedstefarrollen. Bogen kommer omkring emner som søvn, sprogudvikling, leg og opdragelse, og i modsætning til langt de fleste bøger om disse emner, fokuseres der på farens rolle.Anders Kofoed trækker på den nyeste forskning og inddrager også sine egne erfaringer, når han argumenterer for, at det er afgørende vigtigt, at faren påtager sig omsorgsansvar.

In this acclaimed bestseller, an explorer and Neanderthal hunter takes us on a riveting journey of discovery'With the style of a poet and imagination of a philosopher, Ludovic Slimak probes the minds of Neanderthals. . . This fun and provocative book is a reminder that we still have a lot to learn about biological intelligence' Steve BrusatteWhat if we have completely misunderstood who the Neanderthals truly were?For over a century we saw them as inferior to Homo Sapiens. Today, Neanderthals are seen as fully human, different from us only because of their distant cultural traditions. But does the truth lie somewhere else entirely?Neanderthal hunter and paleoanthropologist Ludovic Slimak understands these enigmatic creatures like no one else after studying them for three decades. Taking us on a fascinating archaeological investigation from the Arctic Circle to the deep Mediterranean forests, he traces their steps, deciphering their stories through every single detail they left behind.In this stunning, bold book, he argues that Neanderthals should be understood on their own terms. They had their own history, their own rituals, their own customs. Their own intelligence. A remarkable intelligence, for sure, but an intelligence that may have been very different from ours - although it can still teach us much about ourselves.A thought-provoking detective story, written with wit and verve, The Naked Neanderthal shifts our understanding of deep history - and in the process reveals just how much we have yet to learn.

Memory is far more than a record of the past. In this groundbreaking tour of the mind and brain, one of the world’s top memory researchers reveals the powerful role memory plays in nearly every aspect of our lives, from recalling faces and names, to learning, decision-making, trauma and healing.A new understanding of memory is emerging from the latest scientific research. In Why We Remember, pioneering neuroscientist and psychologist Charan Ranganath radically reframes the way we think about the everyday act of remembering. Combining accessible language with cutting-edge research, he reveals the surprising ways our brains record the past and how we use that information to understand who we are in the present, and to imagine and plan for the future.Memory, Dr. Ranganath shows, is a highly transformative force that shapes how we experience the world in often invisible and sometimes destructive ways. Knowing this can help us with daily remembering tasks, like finding our keys, and with the challenge of memory loss as we age. What’s more, when we work with the brain’s ability to learn and reinterpret past events, we can heal trauma, shed our biases, learn faster, and grow in self-awareness.Including fascinating studies and examples from pop culture, and drawing on Ranganath’s life as a scientist, father, and child of immigrants, Why We Remember is a captivating read that unveils the hidden role memory plays throughout our lives. When we understand its power-- and its quirks--we can cut through the clutter and remember the things we want to remember. We can make freer choices and plan a happier future.

When Oliver Sacks was twelve years old, a perceptive schoolmaster wrote in his report: 'Sacks will go far, if he does not go too far'. It is now abundantly clear that Sacks has never stopped going. From its opening pages on his youthful obsession with motorcycles and speed, On the Move is infused with his restless energy. As he recounts his experiences as a young neurologist in the early 1960s, first in California and then in New York, where he discovered a long-forgotten illness in the back wards of a chronic hospital, as well as with a group of patients who would define his life, it becomes clear that Sacks's earnest desire for engagement has occasioned unexpected encounters and travels - sending him through bars and alleys, over oceans, and across continents.With unbridled honesty and humour, Sacks shows us that the same energy that drives his physical passions - bodybuilding, weightlifting, and swimming - also drives his cerebral passions. He writes about his love affairs, both romantic and intellectual, his guilt over leaving his family to come to America, his bond with his schizophrenic brother, and the writers and scientists - Thom Gunn, A. R. Luria, W. H. Auden, Gerald M. Edelman, Francis Crick - who influenced him.On the Move is the story of a brilliantly unconventional physician and writer - and of the man who has illuminated the many ways that the brain makes us human.

A compelling and accessible new perspective on the modern science of psychology, based on one of Yale's most popular courses of all timeHow does the brain?a three-pound wrinkly mass?give rise to intelligence and conscious experience? Was Freud right that we are all plagued by forbidden sexual desires? What is the function of emotions such as disgust, gratitude, and shame? Renowned psychologist Paul Bloom answers these questions and many more in Psych, his riveting new book about the science of the mind.Psych is an expert and passionate guide to the most intimate aspects of our nature, serving up the equivalent of a serious university course while being funny, engaging, and full of memorable anecdotes. But Psych is much more than a comprehensive overview of the field of psychology. Bloom argues that a number of widely accepted theories in the field are probably wrong, and he reveals what psychology can tell us about the most pressing moral and political issues of our time?including belief in conspiracy theories, the role of genes in explaining human differences, and the discussion around implicit racial bias.Bloom also shows how psychology can give us practical insights into important issues?from the treatment of mental illnesses such as depression and anxiety to the best way to lead happy and fulfilling lives. Psych is a riveting guide to the most important topic there is: it is the story of us.

How sound leaves a fundamental imprint on who we are.Making sense of sound is one of the hardest jobs we ask our brains to do. In Of Sound Mind, Nina Kraus examines the partnership of sound and brain, showing for the first time that the processing of sound drives many of the brain's core functions. Our hearing is always on--we can't close our ears the way we close our eyes--and yet we can ignore sounds that are unimportant. We don't just hear; we engage with sounds. Kraus explores what goes on in our brains when we hear a word--or a chord, or a meow, or a screech. Our hearing brain, Kraus tells us, is vast. It interacts with what we know, with our emotions, with how we think, with our movements, and with our other senses. Auditory neurons make calculations at one-thousandth of a second; hearing is the speediest of our senses. Sound plays an unrecognized role in both healthy and hurting brains. Kraus explores the power of music for healing as well as the destructive power of noise on the nervous system. She traces what happens in the brain when we speak another language, have a language disorder, experience rhythm, listen to birdsong, or suffer a concussion. Kraus shows how our engagement with sound leaves a fundamental imprint on who we are. The sounds of our lives shape our brains, for better and for worse, and help us build the sonic world we live in.

A Best Book of 2020: The Washington Post * NPR * Chicago Tribune * Smithsonian A “remarkable” (Los Angeles Times), “seductive” (The Wall Street Journal) debut from the new cohost of Radiolab, Why Fish Don’t Exist is a dark and astonishing tale of love, chaos, scientific obsession, and—possibly—even murder.​ “At one point, Miller dives into the ocean into a school of fish…comes up for air, and realizes she’s in love. That’s how I felt: Her book took me to strange depths I never imagined, and I was smitten.” —The New York Times Book ReviewDavid Starr Jordan was a taxonomist, a man possessed with bringing order to the natural world. In time, he would be credited with discovering nearly a fifth of the fish known to humans in his day. But the more of the hidden blueprint of life he uncovered, the harder the universe seemed to try to thwart him. His specimen collections were demolished by lightning, by fire, and eventually by the 1906 San Francisco earthquake—which sent more than a thousand discoveries, housed in fragile glass jars, plummeting to the floor. In an instant, his life’s work was shattered. Many might have given up, given in to despair. But Jordan? He surveyed the wreckage at his feet, found the first fish that he recognized, and confidently began to rebuild his collection. And this time, he introduced one clever innovation that he believed would at last protect his work against the chaos of the world. When NPR reporter Lulu Miller first heard this anecdote in passing, she took Jordan for a fool—a cautionary tale in hubris, or denial. But as her own life slowly unraveled, she began to wonder about him. Perhaps instead he was a model for how to go on when all seemed lost. What she would unearth about his life would transform her understanding of history, morality, and the world beneath her feet. Part biography, part memoir, part scientific adventure, Why Fish Don’t Exist is a wondrous fable about how to persevere in a world where chaos will always prevail.

A new dawn of brain tracking and hacking is coming. Will you be prepared for what comes next?Imagine a world where your brain can be interrogated to learn your political beliefs, your thoughts can be used as evidence of a crime, and your own feelings can be held against you. A world where people who suffer from epilepsy receive alerts moments before a seizure, and the average person can peer into their own mind to eliminate painful memories or cure addictions.Neuroscience has already made all of this possible today, and neurotechnology will soon become the "universal controller" for all of our interactions with technology. This can benefit humanity immensely, but without safeguards, it can seriously threaten our fundamental human rights to privacy, freedom of thought, and self-determination.From one of the world's foremost experts on the ethics of neuroscience, The Battle for Your Brain offers a path forward to navigate the complex legal and ethical dilemmas that will fundamentally impact our freedom to understand, shape, and define ourselves.

Vi danskere har et ret fattigt ordforråd, når det gælder smag. En beskrivelse bliver ofte ”det smagte godt”, ”det var mærkeligt” eller ”det mangler salt”. Men det fortæller ikke noget om, hvordan det faktisk smagte, eller giver en oplevelse af, hvorfor det smagte godt, mærkeligt, eller måske var det ikke salt, der manglede. Måske var det noget helt andet. Det, der lige mangler – hvad er det? Sanserne er et højt specialiseret måleapparat, som kun få er bevidste om. Vi bruger alle sanser, når vi spiser, uanset om vi er klar over det eller ej. Men vi kan øve os i at udnytte lugt, følelse, lyd, udseende og smag langt bedre. Denne bog giver dig en indgang til at forstå, hvordan maden smager. Der er ingen opskrifter, men øvelser, der træner opmærksomheden. For når du mestrer at forstå sammensætning af smag og brug af sanser, bliver opskriften en vejledning, du kan tage udgangspunkt i og dermed gøre alle retter til dine egne. Når du har øvet dig længe nok, bliver opskriften måske endda unødvendig, og du kan nemt sammensætte et lækkert måltid ud fra det, køleskabet, indkøbet og jorden byder på. Laver du mad til andre, giver bogen dig en forståelse for, hvordan måltidet bliver værdifuldt for den, der skal spise det. Laver du mad til dig selv, bliver du klogere på, hvordan det kommer til at smage endnu bedre. Alle kan have glæde af at læse denne bog. Målgruppen er særligt de madinteresserede som fx kokke, tjenere, slagtere og foodies, som finder denne viden brugbar. Men også de, der arbejder med mennesker og mad, kan have stor nytte af viden om sanser i måltidet. Det kan være ernæringsfaglige, skolelærere eller sosu’er og sygeplejersker, som i deres samtale med børn, overvægtige, småt spisende, fejlernærede eller andre får mere i værktøjskassen til samtalen om mad. Om forfatterenSimon Milwertz Philipsen er kok, eddikebrygger og underviser i mad. Efter at have lært madhåndværk og fået kærlighed til råvarerne på nogle af de bedste restauranter i Danmark og Sydfrankrig, begyndte han at dele sin passion med andre. Via sin virksomhed, Simons Kogeskole, har han arbejdet sammen med mange inspirerende mennesker, der beskæftiger sig med mad. Han har været dommer for kantineprisen, optrådt i tv, deltaget i forskningsprojekter og trænet køkkenpersonale i mere smag. Målet med denne bog er at nå ud til endnu flere.

To danske, meget erfarne børnepsykologer gennemgår i deres nye bog metoder, som integrerer psykoterapi med neuropsykologi og kognitionspsykologi i det terapeutiske arbejde med børn. Metoder, hvor man arbejder med at udvikle barnets erkendelse og med at ændre negative tænkemåder, således at der skabes mulighed for nye måder at handle på - eller den anden vej rundt: man afprøver nye handlinger og vurderer deres resultater, således at man når frem til en ny måde at tænke sig og omverdenen på.Med basis i en anerkendende holdning viser forfattere med konkrete eksempler, hvordan de forskellige terapeutiske elementer anvendes i praksis, og demonstrerer, at terapi ikke kun finder sted på behandlerens kontor. Der kan gøres brug af terapeutiske elementer i barnets daglige miljø, i hverdagens aktiviteter sammen med andre børn og voksne.Bogen henvender sig til alle, der arbejder med børn med sociale og emotionelle vanskeligheder, fx psykologer, lærere, pædagoger, psykiatere, læger og sundhedsplejersker samt til forældre, der ønsker indsigt i, hvordan de kan støtte deres barn.

"Økotoksikologi" giver en indføring i basale toksikologiske og økotoksikologiske begreber og arbejdsmetoder, og den beskriver udvalgte kemiske forbindelsers skadevirkninger i omgivelserne. I de tilfælde, hvor spredning af kemikalier i naturen har eller har haft skadelige virkninger hos mennesker, er de relevante humantoksikologiske aspekter inddraget i beskrivelsen. I kapitlet om hormonforstyrrende stoffer er derudover inddraget kemikalier, som mennesker udsættes for i omgangen med dagligdagens produkter. "Økotoksikologi" henvender sig især til studerende på lange og mellemlange videregående uddannelser. Dele af den vil også kunne bruges inden for ungdomsuddannelserne. Poul Bjerregaard er professor ved Biologisk Institut på Syddansk Universitet i Odense.

"A wide-ranging intellectual history that reveals how important games have been to human progress, and what's at stake when we forget what games we're really playing. We play games to learn about the world, to understand our minds and the minds of others, and to make predictions about the future. Games are an essential aspect of humanity and a powerful tool for modeling reality. They're also a lot of fun. But games can be dangerous, especially when we mistake the model worlds of games for reality itself and let gamification co-opt human decision making. Playing with Reality explores the riveting history of games since the Enlightenment, weaving an unexpected path through military theory, political science, evolutionary biology, the development of computers and AI, cutting-edge neuroscience, and cognitive psychology. Neuroscientist and physicist Kelly Clancy shows how intertwined games have been with the arc of history. War games shaped the outcomes of real wars in nineteenth and twentieth century Europe. Game theory warped our understanding of human behavior and brought us to the brink of annihilation-yet still underlies basic assumptions in economics, politics, and technology design. We used games to teach computers how to learn for themselves, and now we are designing games that will determine the shape of society and future of democracy. In this revelatory new work, Clancy makes the bold argument that the human fascination with games is the key to understanding our nature and our actions"--

Opslagsvenlig og vidensintensiv håndbog om akutte neurologiske tilstandeAKUTTE NEUROLOGISKE TILSTANDE er en praktisk hjælp til håndteringen af akutte neurologiske patienter. I de senere år har neurologien ændret karakter til også at rumme en stor akut og intensiv dimension. Derfor er der behov for en bog, som hjælper dig med vurdering og behandling af alle vigtige tilstande, man møder i den akutte neurologiske modtagelse. Størstedelen af de akutte neurologiske patienter er truet på liv eller førlighed, herunder ca. 12.000 patienter om året med stroke. Derfor er der i denne bog prioriteret et omfangsrigt kapitel om netop stroke. Derudover indeholder AKUTTE NEUROLOGISKE TILSTANDE kapitler om bl.a. akutte neuromuskulære og neuroinflammatoriske sygdomme, epilepsi, neuroinfektioner, neuroonkologiske tilstande, traumatisk hjerneskade, forgiftninger samt neuroprognosticering, hjernedød og organdonation. AKUTTE NEUROLOGISKE TILSTANDE præsenterer akut- og intensivneurologien kort og præcist, men tilstrækkeligt informativt til at adressere alle relevante problemstillinger ved dit møde med den akut syge neurologiske patient. Bogen henvender sig til medicinstuderende i klinik, yngre læger, neurologer med vagtbærende funktioner og andre med interesse for akut neurologi.

This book gets to the heart of trophy hunting, unpacking and explaining its multiple facets and controversies, and exploring why it divides environmentalists, the hunting community, and the public. Bichel and Hart provide the first interdisciplinary and comprehensive approach to the study of trophy hunting, investigating the history of trophy hunting, and delving into the background, identity and motivation of trophy hunters. They also explore the role of social media and anthropomorphism in shaping trophy hunting discourse, as well as the viability of trophy hunting as a wildlife management tool, the ideals of fair chase and sportsmanship, and what hunting trophies are, both literally and in terms of their symbolic value to hunters and non-hunters. The analyses and discussions are underpinned by a consideration of the complex moral and practical conflicts between animal rights and conservation paradigms. This book appeals to scholars in environmental philosophy, conservation and environmental studies, as well as hunters, hunting opponents, wildlife management practitioners, and policymakers, and anyone with a broad interest in human¿wildlife relations.

In the early 1960s scientists at the University of California, Berkeley set out to establish the key factors effecting health and longevity. Their results, known as the ?Alameda 7', you already know: don't smoke, drink in moderation, sleep seven to eight hours a night, exercise, eat regular meals, maintain a moderate weight, eat breakfast. Years later, however, the same team discovered an eighth factor, one that proved more important than all the others: social connection.When we form meaningful bonds with others, our wounds heal faster, we shake off infections more quickly and our blood pressure drops. We are less likely to have Alzheimer's, heart attacks or strokes. When people feel that they have strong social support, they perform better on tests of mental focus, memory and problem solving. Greater connection can fuel creativity, increase our financial stability and enhance our work productivity. But making friends can also be daunting.In The Laws of Connection, David Robson does two important things: he takes us through the fascinating science behind the effects of social connection and he unpacks the research that shows that we are all better at being social than we might think. We will meet ideas such as ?the liking gap' and ?the gratitude gap', learn to recognise ?frenemies' and discover a powerful conversational strategy known as the ?fast-friends procedure' that promotes instant rapport. Being social doesn't have to mean having dozens of friends, it can also mean having one true, deep connection with another person. As Robson shows, we can all benefit from the laws of connection.

Start Small, Think Big is a primary-science picture book series that takes young readers from the small and familiar to new areas of knowledge where they need to think big! Little Brown Nut is about the Brazil nut tree told clearly and carefully to build knowledge about its lifecycle, the Amazon, and the world's rainforests, with a fold-out map.

Life is definitively purposive and creative. Organisms use genes in controlling their destiny. This book presents a new understanding of how living systems function, showing how organisms generate purposive behaviour. For general readers interested in evolutionary biology, systems biology, genetics, and history and philosophy of science.

"Robert Sapolsky's Behave--his now classic account of why humans do good and why they do bad--pointed toward an unsettling conclusion: we may not grasp the precise marriage of nature and nurture that creates the physics and chemistry at the base of human behavior, but that doesn't mean it doesn't exist. Now, in Determined, Sapolsky takes his argument all the way, mounting a ... full-frontal assault on the pleasant fantasy that there is some separate self telling our biology what to do. Determined offers a ... synthesis of what we know about how consciousness works--the tight weave between reason and emotion and between stimulus and response in the moment and over a life. One by one, Sapolsky tackles all the major arguments for free will and takes them out, cutting a path through the thickets of chaos and complexity science and quantum physics, as well as touching ground on some of the wilder shores of philosophy"--

Velkommen til det moderne landbrugskursus og en indføring i Rudolf Steiners tanker, som stadig er lige aktuelle. Den filosofi, der ligger bag den biodynamiske dyrkningsmetode, blev udviklet af Rudolf Steiner. Steiners landbrugskursus fra 1924 består af otte foredrag om biodynamisk jordbrug, og netop det kursus har dannet grundlag for al snak om biodynamik i jordbrug lige siden. I denne bog bliver principperne gjort tilgængelige og forståelige for alle med interesse for den biodynamiske jordbrugs oprindelige principper. Steiner er evig aktuel, og aldrig har der været et større behov for, at vi tager vare på naturen, end der er nu. Hvorfor graver man kohorn ned i jorden, og hvilken indflydelse har planeterne på planternes vækst? Her får du masser af inspiration og svar på de store spørgsmål. Læs også om naturens fascinerende rytmer, det evige kredsløb og de mest intime sammenhænge. Bogen er relevant uanset om du blot har en lille have, er selvforsynende eller ligefrem landmand. Faktisk behøver du slet ikke selv at have fingrene i mulden for at interessere dig for naturen og dens dybere sammenhænge.

Travel back in time almost eight million years to explore the roots of the human family tree. Written and authenticated by a team of experts and with a foreword by Professor Alice Roberts, Evolution brings us face to face with our ancestors. Interweaving latest discoveries, maps, and incredible illustrations, it tells the story of our origins and helps us better understand our species, from tree-dwelling primates to modern humans. Renowned Dutch paleoartists the Kennis brothers bring our ancestors to life with their beautiful, accurate reconstructions that visually trace each step in our evolutionary history. Combined with clear prose, this comprehensive yet accessible book provides a rich history of each stage of human evolution, from human anatomy and behaviour to the environment we live in.

A RENOWNED BRAIN EXPERT SHARES THE SIMPLE TRICKS THAT WILL FUTURE-PROOF YOUR MEMORYMemory gets worse with age - right? A fact of life. But what if we told you that wasn't necessarily true? That memory decline isn't inevitable. In The Complete Guide to Memory, renowned neurologist and bestselling author Dr Richard Restak distils the wisdom of an entire career into a one-stop guide to the science of memory. Drawing on cutting-edge neuroscience, case studies, famous anecdotes and more, he offers tips and tricks for anyone who wants to strengthen their memory, protect themselves from diseases like Alzheimer's and think smarter.Learn how to boost your memory through techniques like: -Mind mapping and making lists-Reading more novels than non-fiction-'Chunking' several pieces of information together to make them easier to remember-Choosing manual methods over technological solutions like phones and GPSPacked full of information for anyone curious about the power of their memory, this is the only guide you need to train your memory and make it stronger.

Landmark text focusing on the development of brain and behavior during infancy, childhood, and adolescenceDevelopmental Cognitive Neuroscience provides an accessible introduction to the main methods, theories, and empirical findings of developmental cognitive neuroscience. The focus is on human development from in utero to early adulthood, but key comparative work is also included. This new edition covers research in clinical/medical populations, educational applications and major advancements in methods and analysis, in particular with increasing longitudinal research focusing on understanding the mechanisms of cognitive development. It also contains a new chapter on global and cross-cultural perspectives outlining how developmental cognitive neuroscience has been applied in different settings and how techniques can be successfully adapted.The text features a variety of student-friendly features such as chapter-end discussion, applications of basic research, and introductions to key experimental methods. An accompanying related resource website for students and educators that includes a test bank of multiple choice questions is also provided.Other sample topics covered in Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience include:* Biology of change, methods, and populations, from gene to brain, building a brain, and vision, orienting, and attention* Perceiving and acting in a world of objects, learning, and long-term memory, language, and prefrontal cortex, working memory, and decision-making* Perceiving and acting in the social world, educational neuroscience, interactive specialization, and integrating development cognitive neuroscience* Mid-childhood and adolescent development, social cognition and neuroimaging, and broader cognitive neuroscience approaches and theoryWith expansive yet accessible coverage of the subject, Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience is an ideal resourcefor upper level undergraduate and early postgraduate readers. The text will further appeal to professionals in fields that have adopted developmental cognitive neuroscience approaches, such as education, clinical psychology, pediatric medicine and global health.