Neuroscience for clinicians [electronic resource] : evidence, models, and practice / Alexander Simpkins, Annellen M. Simpkins.
Neuroscience for Clinicians: Evidence, Models, and Practice C. Alexander Simpkins and Annellen M. Simpkins Psychology began as the study of thoughts, moods, and emotions--the realm of the mind--gradually adding findings from neuroscience about the workings of the brain. Current interest in mind-body...
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Table of Contents:
- Part 1. Preliminaries
- The Birth of a New Science
- Unlocking the Key to Neuroscience Terminology
- What is the Mind and Brain?
- Part 2. Neuroscience Methods and Technologies
- Learning from Brain Damaged Individuals
- Neuroimaging Technologies
- Modeling the Brain
- Part 3. Neurobiology from the Single Neuron to Complex Networks
- Neurons and Neurotransmitters
- Brain Structures
- Brain Pathways
- Neural Networks: How Neurons Think and Learn
- Part 4. How the Brain Changes Through Time
- Evolution of the Brain Over Eons of Time
- Brain Development Through the Life Span
- Neuroplasticity and Neurogenesis: Changing Moment-by-Moment
- Part 5. Enhancing Brain Functions for Treatment
- Principles for Incorporating the Brain into Treatments
- Working with Attention
- Regulating Emotions
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- Reconsolidating Memory
- Maximizing the Social Brain
- Part 6. Shifting the Nervous System in Common Disorders
- How Psychotherapy Changes the Brain
- Relieving Anxiety
- Finding a Better Balance for Depression and Bipolar Disorder
- Recovering from Addiction.