{"product_id":"mind-myths-isbn-9780471983033","title":"Mind Myths","description":"Currently there is a gap between what scientists know aboutthe mindand brain and the assumptions that others draw from sources ofeveryday information such as newspapers, popular press andtelevision. Mind Myths attempts to close this gap by bringingtogether top international neuroscientists and psychologists toprovide a fascinating and scientifically reliable insight into theneuropsychological and cognitive phenomena that are frequentlyreported in the media. A multitude of mind myth topics are tackled,for example\u003cbr\u003e * the resuscitation from coma thanks to a patient's avourite songs\u003cbr\u003e * the creativity of the right hemisphere\u003cbr\u003e * the false memory syndrome\u003cbr\u003e * the placebo effect\u003cbr\u003e * learning while sleeping\u003cbr\u003e \"Mind Myths...includes the remarkably persistent fallacy that weonly ever use 10% of our brains, the assumption that our rightbrains function as artistic hippies and our left as desiccatedaccountants ...the book is written in a lively style and will, Ihope, be read widely by science journalists, and others who helpperpetuate the various myths... an excellent focus for anundergraduate seminar, providing a stimulating bridge between thepsychological laboratory and the rather untilled field of folkpsychology.\" From the Foreword by Alan Baddeley\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e This unique book will appeal to professionals and students acrossthe psychology and science disciplines and anyone else with aninterest in how the brain works in everyday situations. SECTION 1: BRAIN MYTHOLOGY.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 1. Whence Cometh the Myth that We Only Use Ten Percent of OurBrain? (Barry Beyerstein).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 2. Are We in Our Right Minds? (Michael C. Corballis).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 3. Energy and the Brain: Facts and Fantasies (Fernando D.Saravi).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 4. Pseudoscience and the Brain: Tuners and Tonics for AspiringSuperhumans (Barry L. Beyerstein).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e SECTION 2: THE TWILIGHT ZONE BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 5. Near-Death Experience and Ecstasy: A Production of theOrganisation of the Human Brain (Michael Persinger).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 6. Lazarus Syndrome (Ennio De Renzi).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e SECTION 3: MYTHS ABOUT MEMORY AND CREATIVE THINKING.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 7. Lie Down and Let Me Tell You About Your Childhood... (MaryanneGarry, Susan Frame and Elizabeth F. Loftus).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 8. Repetita (Non) Iuvant (Robert H. Logie and Sergio DellaSala).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 9. Creative Thinking: Myths and Misconceptions (K. Gilhooly).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e SECTION 4: CONTROVERSIAL ISSUES: CLONES, AGEING, ANDHYPNOSIS.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 10. The Myth of the Clonable Human Brain (G. Berlucchi).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 11. When Age Is In, the Wit Is Out? (Pat Rabbitt).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 12. Hypnosis (Graham F. Wagstaff).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e SECTION 5: THE MULTIFARIOUS ASPECTS OF DECEPTION.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 13. I Shall Please: the Mysterious Power of Placebos (Edzard Ernstand Neil C. Abbott).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 14. The Magicians Best-Kept Secrets (James Randi).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 15.It s All in the Mind. On the Mechanisms of Deception in PsychicFraud (Massimo Polidoro).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 16.Recent Advances in Moving Backwards (Katharine M. Leafhead andMichael D. Kopelman).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e SECTION 6: MEDIA WATCH.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 17. The Media and the Brain (Toby Howard and Steve Donnelly).  \u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eMind Myths\u003c\/em\u003e is a very good book. \u003cem\u003eMind Myths\u003c\/em\u003e is worthwhile reading for scientists and clinicians....\" (\u003cem\u003eApplied Cognitive Psychology,\u003c\/em\u003e Vol 15, 2001) \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"... thoroughly enjoyable book....\" (\u003cem\u003eNeuropsychological Rehabilitation,\u003c\/em\u003e October 2000) \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This book tells a fascinating story.\" (\u003cem\u003eInternational Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry,\u003c\/em\u003e Volume 15, 2000)   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProfessor Sergio Della Sala FBPsS, FRSA, FRSE is a neuropsychologist. Della Sala was Professor of Neuropsychology and Honorary Consultant in Neurology at the University of Aberdeen from January 1994 to March 2004. As of June 2017, he is with the University of Edinburgh. He has been the editor of Cortex since 2001.   Currently there is a gap between what scientists know about the mind and brain and the assumptions that others draw from sources of everyday information such as newspapers, popular press and television. Mind Myths attempts to close this gap by bringing together top international neuroscientists and psychologists to provide a fascinating and scientifically reliable insight into the neuropsychological and cognitive phenomena that are frequently reported in the media. A multitude of mind myth topics are tackled, for example \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe resuscitation from coma thanks to a patient?s favourite songs\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe creativity of the right hemisphere\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe false memory syndrome\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe placebo effect\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003elearning while sleeping\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \"Mind Myths ? includes the remarkably persistent fallacy that we only ever use 10% of our brains, the assumption that our right brains function as artistic hippies and our left as desiccated accountants ? the book is written in a lively style and will, I hope, be read widely by science journalists, and others who help perpetuate the various myths ? an excellent focus for an undergraduate seminar, providing a stimulating bridge between the psychological laboratory and the rather untilled field of folk psychology.?\" From the Foreword by Alan Baddeley This unique book will appeal to professionals and students across the psychology and science disciplines and anyone else with an interest in how the brain works in everyday situations.","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989628633317,"sku":"NP9780471983033","price":66.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780471983033.jpg?v=1761784871","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/mind-myths-isbn-9780471983033","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}