Mind Shapes
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Mind Shapes
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Author : Alan R. Kahn
language : en
Publisher: Paragon House Publishers
Release Date : 2005-03-30
Mind Shapes written by Alan R. Kahn and has been published by Paragon House Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-03-30 with Psychology categories.
In our everyday encounters, we are continuously challenged by people who think and respond in ways different from ourselves. Each one of us pays attention to different aspects of life, interprets experiences differently, understands certain issues better than others, communicates with differing styles, and uses different criteria for judging and believing others. Parents of a family with several children are usually amazed by the diverse ways in which the children develop. Managers are confounded by the unexpected misunderstandings among themselves and those they manage. Educators find it difficult to account for the broad spectrum of students' responses to a single course of study. And in relationships, one is often perplexed at the ways in which common, everyday words are sometimes interpreted. Those of us who study the ways in which people interact, continue to marvel at the differences people bring to thinking and communicating.For the past 20 years, Dr. Kahn has led a team of scientists in in-depth studies of the different brain processes leading to the different types of information processing in people. This research has developed tools which can measure how people reveal the structure of their thought processes in the flow of their communications. This has enabled the team to develop a model that organizes cognitive structures according to a new paradigm, one that explicitly shows the connections between cognition, input, and output. This paradigm identifies sixteen different ways in which people process information, and describes the underlying brain mechanisms which are responsible. Further, Mind Shapes presents how these differences developed through the stages of human evolution and the way they are expressed in the steps of modern child development.Theory and practicum come together as Mind Shapes links physiology of information processing to behavior, and shows how different people communicate, learn, and make decisions. This model has been successfully applied to education, management, consumer communications, and psychological counseling: dimensions of life where understanding human behavior and motivation are critical to success. Mind Shapes provides its readers with useful tools which were developed as a result of this experience.
How The Body Shapes The Mind
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Author : Shaun Gallagher
language : en
Publisher: Clarendon Press
Release Date : 2006-10-12
How The Body Shapes The Mind written by Shaun Gallagher and has been published by Clarendon Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-10-12 with Philosophy categories.
How the Body Shapes the Mind is an interdisciplinary work that addresses philosophical questions by appealing to evidence found in experimental psychology, neuroscience, studies of pathologies, and developmental psychology. There is a growing consensus across these disciplines that the contribution of embodiment to cognition is inescapable. Because this insight has been developed across a variety of disciplines, however, there is still a need to develop a common vocabulary that is capable of integrating discussions of brain mechanisms in neuroscience, behavioural expressions in psychology, design concerns in artificial intelligence and robotics, and debates about embodied experience in the phenomenology and philosophy of mind. Shaun Gallagher's book aims to contribute to the formulation of that common vocabulary and to develop a conceptual framework that will avoid both the overly reductionistic approaches that explain everything in terms of bottom-up neuronal mechanisms, and inflationistic approaches that explain everything in terms of Cartesian, top-down cognitive states. Gallagher pursues two basic sets of questions. The first set consists of questions about the phenomenal aspects of the structure of experience, and specifically the relatively regular and constant features that we find in the content of our experience. If throughout conscious experience there is a constant reference to one's own body, even if this is a recessive or marginal awareness, then that reference constitutes a structural feature of the phenomenal field of consciousness, part of a framework that is likely to determine or influence all other aspects of experience. The second set of questions concerns aspects of the structure of experience that are more hidden, those that may be more difficult to get at because they happen before we know it. They do not normally enter into the content of experience in an explicit way, and are often inaccessible to reflective consciousness. To what extent, and in what ways, are consciousness and cognitive processes, which include experiences related to perception, memory, imagination, belief, judgement, and so forth, shaped or structured by the fact that they are embodied in this way?
Mind In Motion
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Author : Barbara Tversky
language : en
Publisher: Basic Books
Release Date : 2019-05-21
Mind In Motion written by Barbara Tversky and has been published by Basic Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-05-21 with Psychology categories.
An eminent psychologist offers a major new theory of human cognition: movement, not language, is the foundation of thought When we try to think about how we think, we can't help but think of words. Indeed, some have called language the stuff of thought. But pictures are remembered far better than words, and describing faces, scenes, and events defies words. Anytime you take a shortcut or play chess or basketball or rearrange your furniture in your mind, you've done something remarkable: abstract thinking without words. In Mind in Motion, psychologist Barbara Tversky shows that spatial cognition isn't just a peripheral aspect of thought, but its very foundation, enabling us to draw meaning from our bodies and their actions in the world. Our actions in real space get turned into mental actions on thought, often spouting spontaneously from our bodies as gestures. Spatial thinking underlies creating and using maps, assembling furniture, devising football strategies, designing airports, understanding the flow of people, traffic, water, and ideas. Spatial thinking even underlies the structure and meaning of language: why we say we push ideas forward or tear them apart, why we're feeling up or have grown far apart. Like Thinking, Fast and Slow before it, Mind in Motion gives us a new way to think about how--and where--thinking takes place.
How Things Shape The Mind
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Author : Lambros Malafouris
language : en
Publisher: MIT Press
Release Date : 2016-02-12
How Things Shape The Mind written by Lambros Malafouris and has been published by MIT Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-02-12 with Psychology categories.
An account of the different ways in which things have become cognitive extensions of the human body, from prehistory to the present. An increasingly influential school of thought in cognitive science views the mind as embodied, extended, and distributed rather than brain-bound or “all in the head.” This shift in perspective raises important questions about the relationship between cognition and material culture, posing major challenges for philosophy, cognitive science, archaeology, and anthropology. In How Things Shape the Mind, Lambros Malafouris proposes a cross-disciplinary analytical framework for investigating the ways in which things have become cognitive extensions of the human body. Using a variety of examples and case studies, he considers how those ways might have changed from earliest prehistory to the present. Malafouris's Material Engagement Theory definitively adds materiality—the world of things, artifacts, and material signs—into the cognitive equation. His account not only questions conventional intuitions about the boundaries and location of the human mind but also suggests that we rethink classical archaeological assumptions about human cognitive evolution.
The Universal Sense
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Author : Seth Horowitz
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Release Date : 2012-09-04
The Universal Sense written by Seth Horowitz and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-09-04 with Science categories.
Every day, we are beset by millions of sounds-ambient ones like the rumble of the train and the hum of air conditioner, as well as more pronounced sounds, such as human speech, music, and sirens. How do we know which sounds should startle us, which should engage us, and which should turn us off? Why do we often fall asleep on train rides or in the car? Is there really a musical note that can make you sick to your stomach? Why do city folks have trouble sleeping in the country, and vice versa?In this fascinating exploration, research psychologist and sound engineer Seth Horowitz shows how our sense of hearing manipulates the way we think, consume, sleep, and feel. Starting with the basics of the biology, Horowitz explains why we hear what we hear, and in turn, how we've learned to manipulate sound: into music, commercial jingles, car horns, and modern inventions like cochlear implants, ultrasound scans, and the mosquito ringtone. Combining the best parts of This is Your Brain on Music and The Emotional Brain, this book gives new insight into what really makes us tick.
Suspicious Minds
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Author : Joel Gold
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2014-07-08
Suspicious Minds written by Joel Gold and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-07-08 with Medical categories.
"Combining extraordinary true stories with the latest research, Joel and Ian Gold take us on a wild journey through the delusional brain to explore the intersection of neuroscience, biology, and culture"--
The Mind Code
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Author : Sanjeev Sareen
language : en
Publisher: sanjeev sareen
Release Date : 2023-08-08
The Mind Code written by Sanjeev Sareen and has been published by sanjeev sareen this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-08-08 with Body, Mind & Spirit categories.
The world outside is recognized and experienced by us, but only as interpreted by our own mind and intellect. The world outside can make us smile in joy or make us weep in sorrow, but only by reaching us through our minds. As is the mind, so is the world. According to the constitution of our mind, is our experience of the world. Therefore, mental control, and mental development- as modern educationists say, is most important. Mental health influences how we think, feel, and behave, impacting our emotions, relationships, and decision-making. Good mental health helps cope with stress, build resilience, and adapt to life's challenges. Just as we engage in physical exercise, eat a balanced diet, and practice preventive care for our bodies, we should also invest in practices that promote mental well-being. Real happiness does not come from worldly positions and possessions. it completely depends on our ability to calm and control our agitated mind because the mind is the cause of our pleasure and pain. A calm and controlled and pure mind experiences bliss. It is, indeed, a rare thing to find a mind that is not affected by its contact with fluctuation. Like heat, which is inseparable from fire. The minds of the vast majority of people have been allowed to run wild and follow their own sweet will and desire. It is ever-changing and wandering. It jumps from one object to another. It is fickle. It wants variety. It is like a spoiled child who is given too much indulgence by its parents or a badly trained animal. Restraint of the mind is a thing unknown to the vast majority of people. It’s essential to recognize that mindsets are not peripheral but central to health and behavior. If we truly want to tackle the diseases and crises of our time, we need to more effectively acknowledge and leverage the power of mindset. So much effort, notably in public health campaigns, is geared toward motivating people to change their behavior: eat healthier, exercise more, and stress less, but an important variable is being left out of the equation: people’s mindsets about those healthy behaviors. We experience these things regularly, and yet we’re not cataloging them as something that matters. For whatever reason – dualism or prioritization of the material – we tend to ignore the fact that our thoughts, mindsets, and expectations are shaping our everyday physiology. We can explain every human behavior in terms of the ‘mind’ involved in it. Since the mind instructs the body to behave in a definite way, every resultant behavior is having a minimum of two aspects – the physical, and the mental. To have an effective behavior, we try to maintain a balance between the two. In this process, the effective behavior, in which mind and body work together without dominating each other, becomes “spiritual” in nature. To attain Self-realisation, one must constantly struggle with the mind for its purification and steadiness. The nature of the human mind, however, is very difficult to understand because it is very subtle as well as hidden. But the mind is very plastic if you know the secret of its manipulation. You can bend it any way you like. You can rewire the brain. The Power of the Mind Is Limitless. But whatever you can truly convince the mind you can do, you can do. Since everything is made out of the mind, it can be controlled by the mind. As you develop more and more mental strength, you will be able to do anything. You Create Your Own Helplessness or Strength. The helplessness you feel is caused by no one but yourself. It is an insult to your mind and the image of God within to allow yourself to be hypnotized by these limitations. You must break your bad habits and develop the power of the mind by which you can command your own life. Mind Works if You Know How to Control It. The matter has come out of the mind; hence, the mind has no physiological limitations. Therefore, if you can control the mind, the whole world will gravitate toward you. Every study should have a practical as well as a theoretical side. You can acquire a mental concept from a story you read in a book, but its practical value in daily life remains to be seen. All too often the intellect becomes satisfied with just the theory but greater and more glorious is the actual perception of the truth contained in that theory. Success doesn't lie in listening to the sermons, but in practicing them. There are ways to develop mind power. Do not be a helpless failure. Control your destiny by changing your thoughts. Do whatever you make up your mind to do. According to spiritual science, the attitude of the mind is everything. The mind is the repository of infinite power. You become your worst enemy when you limit your mental power. To work with your mind is tremendously worthwhile. You haven't tried its powers at all. Breaking through mental limitations is what you should strive for. This book will guide you toward that.
When They Severed Earth From Sky
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Author : Elizabeth Wayland Barber
language : en
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Release Date : 2012-01-02
When They Severed Earth From Sky written by Elizabeth Wayland Barber and has been published by Princeton University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-01-02 with Social Science categories.
Why were Prometheus and Loki envisioned as chained to rocks? What was the Golden Calf? Why are mirrors believed to carry bad luck? How could anyone think that mortals like Perseus, Beowulf, and St. George actually fought dragons, since dragons don't exist? Strange though they sound, however, these "myths" did not begin as fiction. This absorbing book shows that myths originally transmitted real information about real events and observations, preserving the information sometimes for millennia within nonliterate societies. Geologists' interpretations of how a volcanic cataclysm long ago created Oregon's Crater Lake, for example, is echoed point for point in the local myth of its origin. The Klamath tribe saw it happen and passed down the story--for nearly 8,000 years. We, however, have been literate so long that we've forgotten how myths encode reality. Recent studies of how our brains work, applied to a wide range of data from the Pacific Northwest to ancient Egypt to modern stories reported in newspapers, have helped the Barbers deduce the characteristic principles by which such tales both develop and degrade through time. Myth is in fact a quite reasonable way to convey important messages orally over many generations--although reasoning back to the original events is possible only under rather specific conditions. Our oldest written records date to 5,200 years ago, but we have been speaking and mythmaking for perhaps 100,000. This groundbreaking book points the way to restoring some of that lost history and teaching us about human storytelling.
How To Control Mind
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Author : Maruthi Bestha
language : en
Publisher: Shashwat Publication
Release Date : 2025-04-16
How To Control Mind written by Maruthi Bestha and has been published by Shashwat Publication this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2025-04-16 with Comics & Graphic Novels categories.
“How to Control Mind –The Ultimate Solution to all Mind Disorders” is all about how the Mind can be controlled by us. Mind Control plays a crucial role in achieving our dreams and get success in life. We filled mind with unwanted thoughts which hamper your productivity .you can focus on anything for a Long Time. If you focus on one thing, one issue for a long time you will get a solution to your problems. Generally, the Mind is a feeder with set programs stored since from Childhood by our parents and the surrounding environment you have grown. When you born you empty mind. You receive information from your parents and people around and create programs in mind, The Programs execute default irrespective of the situation right now facing. The programs like” Don’t do like that?”, “This is not correct?, “ can I get success by doing this?” ..etc . The Book written about Mind control is possible only if minimize Thoughts intensity in our Mind. A new study has suggested that an average person has 6,200 thoughts per day. Thousands of thoughts cross our mind throughout the day. Many people even complain that they can't sleep immediately after going to bed as their brain does not stop thinking. If thoughts are not control by us it leads to feeling generated by our Chemical body. Feeling like Overthinking, Anxiety, Stress, Depression, Negative Thinking, worrying, Fear, Panic attacks, to come out of these feelings you have to control thoughts, if control thoughts you can control the mind. Below is Formula MINDCONTRO ⤳∝ THOUGHTS ⤳∝ FEELINGS When you Mastery of your thoughts your mind is 360 view of your life. The only way of controlling thoughts is Mindfulness. Practice Mindfulness is a key . Apart from mindfulness, the Practice is the key . everyone know the solutions to their problems but maximum people fail to implement in their life. so remember practice is the key Practice—Practice— Practice—Practice— Practice—Practice— Practice—Practice— Practice
The Fractal Brain Theory
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Author : Wai Tsang
language : en
Publisher: Lulu.com
Release Date : 2016-08-02
The Fractal Brain Theory written by Wai Tsang and has been published by Lulu.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-08-02 with Science categories.
The Fractal Brain Theory, or the Symmetry, Self Similarity and Recursivity Theory of Brain and Mind, is a Revolutionary new way of looking at the nature of intelligence and also genomics. It is the key to a powerful and new kind of Recursively Self Modifying Artificial Intelligence. Wai H. Tsang presents an exciting new synthesis of all things psychological, linguistic, neuroscientific, genomic, evolutionary, informatic, computational, complex and fractal. Dealing with the most central puzzles of mind science and AI, and weaving in some of the most fundamental concepts in mathematics such as symmetry, geometry, functions, discrete maths and formal axiomatic systems. This book presents nothing less than a seamless unified theory of Brain, Mind, Artificial Intelligence, Functional Genomics, Ontogenesis and Evolution. Also covering topics such as the quest for the Perfect & Universal Language, Recursively Self Modifying Algorithms, Super Intelligence & Technological Singularity.