Brain Studies

In this original and groundbreaking book, Andrew Newberg, M.D., and Mark Robert Waldman turn their attention to the pinnacle of the human experience: enlightenment. Through his brain-scan studies on Brazilian psychic mediums, Sufi mystics, Buddhist meditators, Franciscan nuns, Pentecostals, and participants in secular spirituality rituals, Newberg has discovered the specific neurological mechanisms associated with the enlightenment experience - and how we might activate those circuits in our own brains.

In this groundbreaking new book, researchers Andrew Newberg and Eugene d'Aquili offer an explanation that is at once profoundly simple and scientifically precise: The religious impulse is rooted in the biology of the brain. In Why God Won't Go Away, Newberg and d'Aquili document their pioneering explorations in the field of neurotheology, an emerging discipline dedicated to understanding the complex relationship between spirituality and the brain.

PLEASE NOTE: This is a summary and analysis of the book and not the original book. Neuroscientist Lisa Mosconi reviews the link between food and brain function and offers specific recommendations for staying mentally younger, sharper, and fitter in her book Brain Food: The Surprising Science of Eating for Cognitive Power.

When people try to meditate or relax, they find that their mind wanders and they get more stressed. Use the power of sound to bring balance, relaxation, and a sense of well-being to your mind, body, and spirit. This unique collection gives you: A strong feeling of peace so you can distance yourself from the issues in your life, allowing you to rise above them, keys to melt the stress away from your mind, sounds that ring at just the right frequency to fill you with calm, peace, and intuition, control over your mental environment and your state of mind.

Trauma is much closer to home than many of us think. It affects those fleeing wars and veterans returning from combat. Yet, it also affects those who grew up with alcoholics or those who were subjected to physical, emotional, or sexual abuse. In his book, Dr. Bessel van der Kolk goes into detail about how this changes the way we think and offers an in-depth look at the new treatments that can help overcome trauma and reshape the brain.

Understanding how our brains and bodies actually work is a powerful tool in mitigating the anxiety generated by unpleasant physical and emotional symptoms that we all may experience from time to time. Here, Robert Scaer unravels the complexities of the brain-body connection, equipping all those who are in distress with a plausible explanation for how they feel.

This is an audio summary of Grain Brain, a book that offers an in-depth look at how we can take control of our "smart genes" through specific dietary choices and lifestyle habits, demonstrating how to remedy our most feared maladies without drugs.

Attention: This is a supplementary guide meant to enhance your experience of Steven Gundry's book The Longevity Paradox. It is not the original book nor is it intended to replace the original book. This book will help enhance your experience. It will give you deeper insight, fresher perspectives, and help you obtain ultimate comprehension. Perfect for a quick refresh on the main ideas of discussion.

This is an audio summary and analysis of the book Mind to Matter by Dawson Church. Quickly learn how you can focus your own energy to physically alter the world around and within you and connect with a higher plane of existence.

Get the main key insights from this summary of Uma Naidoo’s This Is Your Brain on Food in just a short listen.

In the book The Gifts of Imperfection by Brené Brown, Brown tries to help us find courage to overcome paralyzing fear and self-consciousness, strengthening our connection to the world. She bolsters the self-esteem and personal development process through her characteristic heartfelt, honest storytelling. With original research and plenty of encouragement, she explores the psychology of releasing our definitions of an “imperfect” life and embracing living authentically.

Cosmic Publications is proud to give all our listeners this unofficial summary guide to Dr. Sanjay Gupta's book Keep Sharp - Build a Better Brain at Any Age. Our summary guide takes the original book and provides a comprehensive full summary that takes all of the key points and takeaways from each chapter, providing you with a simple and quick way to appreciate the original even more.

The human brain is perhaps the most powerful and mysterious arrangement of matter in the known universe. New discoveries that unravel this mystery and let us tap into this power offer almost limitless potential - the ability to reshape ourselves and our thought processes, to improve our health and extend our lives, and to enhance and augment the ways we interact with the world around us. In The NeuroGeneration, award-winning inventor Tan Le explores exciting advancements in brain science and neurotechnology that are revolutionizing the way we think, work, and heal.

Leading neuroscience researchers are racing to unlock the secrets of the mind. On the cusp of decoding brain signals that govern motor skills, they are developing miraculous technologies to enable paraplegics and wounded soldiers to move prosthetic limbs, and the rest of us to manipulate computers and other objects through thought alone. These fiercely competitive scientists are vying for Defense Department and venture capital funding, prestige, and great wealth.

Motivational Hypnotherapy's Joel Thielke is a world-renowned hypnotherapist and author who has helped millions of people worldwide. This powerful hypnosis program is designed specifically to help boost your brain to learn French faster and easier, by improving your focus, memory, and motivation to study.

For generations, we've been taught that women and men differ in profound and important ways. Women are more sensitive and emotional, whereas men are more aggressive and sexual, because this or that region in the brains of women is smaller or larger than in men, or because they have more or less of this or that hormone. This story seems to provide us with a neat biological explanation for much of what we encounter in day-to-day life. But is it true? According to neuroscientist Daphna Joel, it's not.

Evernote is a cloud-based software that you can use both on mobile and desktop. It stores all kinds of documents, videos, and photos, and keeps everything neatly organized. There’s nothing you can’t store or write down in your Evernote app. This app has been called a second brain - it’s that helpful (and maybe a bit faster too)! If you’re looking to organize your studies, business, creative projects, or everyday life, Evernote is the best way to go. The app itself is pretty straight-forward to use, but there are different styles and ways you can go about it.

World Brain is a collection of essays and addresses by the English science fiction pioneer, social reformer, evolutionary biologist and historian H. G. Wells, dating from the period of 1936–1938. Throughout the book, Wells describes his vision of the World Brain: a new, free, synthetic, authoritative, permanent “World Encyclopedia” that could help world citizens make the best use of universal information resources and make the best contribution to world peace.

Creativiteit is een krachtige drijvende kracht achter vooruitgang, of het nu gaat om kunst, wetenschap, technologie of simpelweg het dagelijks leven. In deze reis zullen we niet alleen de definitie van creativiteit verkennen, maar ook de intrigerende verbindingen tussen het creatieve proces en de complexe werking van het menselijk brein. We beginnen met het verkennen van de neurologische en psychologische aspecten van het creatieve brein, waarbij we de structuren en neurotransmitters identificeren die betrokken zijn bij de unieke dans van ideeën in onze geest.

Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, has been gaining ground in popular self-help literature. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: Techniques for Retraining Your Brain is a comprehensive course study of the therapy. Over the span of 24 lectures, the author covers a range of topics, including the history of CBT, how CBT compares to other forms of therapy, and how CBT can be used for growth and improvement in different areas of life. The central question of the book asks what can we change and what can we not change.