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The book's main thesis is a differentiation between two modes of thought: "System 1" is fast, instinctive and emotional; "System 2" is slower, more deliberative, and more logical. The book delineates rational and non-rational motivations or triggers associated with each type of thinking process, and how they complement each other, starting with ...
In this effort, the book cites past thinkers such as the Buddha and William James, and discusses research in the areas of neuroplasticity, mindfulness meditation and quantum physics, to support the concept of mental force as a force that can be developed and applied to exercise free will at the quantum level in the brain, to use the power of ...
In this book, he argues that the human sense of self is a construct of the brain which facilitates experiencing and interacting with the world. [15] "Who we are," Hood writes, "is a story of our self − a constructed narrative that our brain creates". [16] Bruce uses a "a distinction that William James drew between the self as "I" and "me".
The two cerebral hemispheres. Of Two Minds: The Revolutionary Science of Dual-Brain Psychology is a book written by the American psychiatrist Fredric Schiffer (MD degree in 1971) [1] wherein he proposes that each person behaves as if there are two minds within the person, and that by recognizing and relating to the two separate minds, the therapist can promote healing and understanding of ...
CiteSeerX 10.1.1.45.9908. Archived from the original (PostScript) on 2004-09-14. "The Trouble with Psychological Darwinism" by Jerry Fodor, a critical review of How the Mind Works "The mind doesn't work that way", abstract of a book by Jerry Fodor in response to How the Mind Works
The book provides summaries, critiques, and updates on important research that has impacted the field of psychology. The textbook is used in psychology courses at all levels of education and has been translated into six languages. It is used to properly relate the present knowledge of psychology with the original research that led to it.
Robert Evan Ornstein (August 21, 1942 – December 20, 2018) [2] [3] [4] was an American psychologist, researcher and author.. He taught at the Langley Porter Neuropsychiatric Institute, based at the University of California Medical Center in San Francisco, and was professor at Stanford University [5] and founder and chairman of the Institute for the Study of Human Knowledge (ISHK).
Damasio's books deal with the relationship between emotions and their brain substrates. His 1994 book, Descartes' Error: Emotion, Reason and the Human Brain, won the Science et Vie prize, was a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Award, and is translated in over 30 languages.