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Body Am I

Author : Moheb Costandi
Publisher : MIT Press
ISBN 13 : 0262368706
Total Pages : 215 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (623 download)

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Download or read book Body Am I written by Moheb Costandi and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2022-10-04 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How the way we perceive our bodies plays a critical role in the way we perceive ourselves: stories of phantom limbs, rubber hands, anorexia, and other phenomena. The body is central to our sense of identity. It can be a canvas for self-expression, decorated with clothing, jewelry, cosmetics, tattoos, and piercings. But the body is more than that. Bodily awareness, says scientist-writer Moheb Costandi, is key to self-consciousness. In Body Am I, Costandi examines how the brain perceives the body, how that perception translates into our conscious experience of the body, and how that experience contributes to our sense of self. Along the way, he explores what can happen when the mechanisms of bodily awareness are disturbed, leading to such phenomena as phantom limbs, alien hands, and amputee fetishes. Costandi explains that the brain generates maps and models of the body that guide how we perceive and use it, and that these maps and models are repeatedly modified and reconstructed. Drawing on recent bodily awareness research, the new science of self-consciousness, and historical milestones in neurology, he describes a range of psychiatric and neurological disorders that result when body and brain are out of sync, including not only the well-known phantom limb syndrome but also phantom breast and phantom penis syndromes; body integrity identity disorder, which compels a person to disown and then amputate a healthy arm or leg; and such eating disorders as anorexia. Wide-ranging and meticulously researched, Body Am I (the title comes from Nietzsche’s Thus Spoke Zarathustra) offers new insight into self-consciousness by describing it in terms of bodily awareness.

Joe Kaufman's Big Book about the Human Body

Author : Joe Kaufman
Publisher : Golden Books
ISBN 13 : 9780307168436
Total Pages : 92 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (684 download)

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Download or read book Joe Kaufman's Big Book about the Human Body written by Joe Kaufman and published by Golden Books. This book was released on 1987 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduces the parts of the body and their functions and discusses relevant topics such as health, heredity, dreams, and food.

The Meaning of the Body

Author : Mark Johnson
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 022602699X
Total Pages : 330 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (26 download)

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Download or read book The Meaning of the Body written by Mark Johnson and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2012-06-29 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In The Meaning of the Body, Mark Johnson continues his pioneering work on the exciting connections between cognitive science, language, and meaning first begun in the classic Metaphors We Live By. Johnson uses recent research into infant psychology to show how the body generates meaning even before self-consciousness has fully developed. From there he turns to cognitive neuroscience to further explore the bodily origins of meaning, thought, and language and examines the many dimensions of meaning—including images, qualities, emotions, and metaphors—that are all rooted in the body’s physical encounters with the world. Drawing on the psychology of art and pragmatist philosophy, Johnson argues that all of these aspects of meaning-making are fundamentally aesthetic. He concludes that the arts are the culmination of human attempts to find meaning and that studying the aesthetic dimensions of our experience is crucial to unlocking meaning's bodily sources. Throughout, Johnson puts forth a bold new conception of the mind rooted in the understanding that philosophy will matter to nonphilosophers only if it is built on a visceral connection to the world. “Mark Johnson demonstrates that the aesthetic and emotional aspects of meaning are fundamental—central to conceptual meaning and reason, and that the arts show meaning-making in its fullest realization. If you were raised with the idea that art and emotion were external to ideas and reason, you must read this book. It grounds philosophy in our most visceral experience.”—George Lakoff, author of Moral Politics

Everything You Need To Know about the Human Body

Author : Patricia Macnair
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 0753466864
Total Pages : 162 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (534 download)

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Download or read book Everything You Need To Know about the Human Body written by Patricia Macnair and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2011-10-25 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A 160-page human body encyclopedia with a combination of information, colorful illustrations, facts and fun activities.

The Concise Human Body Book

Author : DK
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 146549202X
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (654 download)

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Download or read book The Concise Human Body Book written by DK and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2019-07-09 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover all there is to know about human anatomy in DK's latest concise visual guide to the human body. Fully updated to reflect the latest medical information, The Concise Human Body Book is illustrated throughout with colorful and comprehensive diagrams, photographs, scans, and 3D artworks, which take you right into the cells and fibers that are responsible for keeping your body ticking. The Concise Human Body Book provides full coverage of the body, function by function, system by system. In the opening chapter, colorful medical scans, illustrations, and easy-to-understand diagrams show you how the different parts of the body work together to produce a living whole. Eleven main body systems - including the skeletal system, cardiovascular system, and respiratory system - are then covered in intricate detail in the following chapters, with each section ending on common diseases and disorders that can affect that system. From bones and muscles to systems and processes, this in-depth, pocket-sized guide to the body's physical structure, chemical workings, and potential problems is the must-have reference manual for trainee medical professionals, students, or anyone interested in finding out more about how the human body works.

The Body

Author : Bill Bryson
Publisher : Anchor
ISBN 13 : 0385539312
Total Pages : 490 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (855 download)

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Download or read book The Body written by Bill Bryson and published by Anchor. This book was released on 2019-10-15 with total page 490 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A must-read owner’s manual for every body. Take a head-to-toe tour of the marvel that is the human body in this “delightful, anecdote-propelled read” (The Boston Globe) from the author of A Short History of Nearly Everything. With a new Afterword. “You will marvel at the brilliance and vast weirdness of your design." —The Washington Post Bill Bryson once again proves himself to be an incomparable companion as he guides us through the human body—how it functions, its remarkable ability to heal itself, and (unfortunately) the ways it can fail. Full of extraordinary facts (your body made a million red blood cells since you started reading this) and irresistible Brysonesque anecdotes, The Body will lead you to a deeper understanding of the miracle that is life in general and you in particular. As Bill Bryson writes, “We pass our existence within this wobble of flesh and yet take it almost entirely for granted.” The Body will cure that indifference with generous doses of wondrous, compulsively readable facts and information. As addictive as it is comprehensive, this is Bryson at his very best.

For the Body

Author : Timothy C. Tennent
Publisher : Zondervan
ISBN 13 : 0310113180
Total Pages : 270 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (11 download)

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Download or read book For the Body written by Timothy C. Tennent and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 2020-11-17 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An in-depth look at what it means to be created in the image of God and how our bodies serve as icons that illuminate God's purposes instead of ours. The human body is an amazing gift, yet today, many people downplay its importance and fail to understand what Christianity teaches about our bodies and their God-given purposes. Many people misunderstand how the body was designed, its role in relating to others; and we lack awareness of the dangers of objectifying the body, divorcing it from its intended purpose. Timothy Tennent covers topics like marriage, family, singleness, and friendship, and he looks at how the human body has been objectified in art and media today. For the Body offers a biblical framework for discipling people today in a Christian theology of the body. Tennent—theologian and president of Asbury Theological Seminary—explores the contours of a robust Christian vision of the body, human sexuality, and the variety of different ways we are called into relationships with others. This book will reveal a theological vision that: Informs our self-understanding of our own bodies. Examines how we treat others. Reevaluates how we engage today's controversial and difficult discussions on human sexuality with grace, wisdom, and confidence. For the Body is a call to a deeper understanding of our bodies and an invitation to recapture the wonder of this amazing gift.

All about the Human Body

Author : Bernard Glemser
Publisher : Random House Books for Young Readers
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (4 download)

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Download or read book All about the Human Body written by Bernard Glemser and published by Random House Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 1958 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A book that is organized by bodily functions: respiration, digestion, circulation, etc.

The Body

Author : Nicholas J. Fox
Publisher : Polity
ISBN 13 : 0745651232
Total Pages : 241 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (456 download)

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Download or read book The Body written by Nicholas J. Fox and published by Polity. This book was released on 2012-02-27 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first volume in Polity's new 'Key Themes in Health and Social Care' series, providing applied introductions to core issues and topics for allied health care professionals.

The Everything KIDS' Human Body Book

Author : Sheri Amsel
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1440556598
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (45 download)

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Download or read book The Everything KIDS' Human Body Book written by Sheri Amsel and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-11-18 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author takes readers on an adventure through the human body, winding along the body's various systems and functions such as muscles, nerves, bones and joints, and blood and guts.

The Body Keeps the Score

Author : Bessel A. Van der Kolk
Publisher : Penguin Books
ISBN 13 : 0143127748
Total Pages : 466 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (431 download)

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Download or read book The Body Keeps the Score written by Bessel A. Van der Kolk and published by Penguin Books. This book was released on 2015-09-08 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published by Viking Penguin, 2014.

Curious Toddler My First Word Book About Body Parts

Author : Kropka Publishing
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 42 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (16 download)

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Download or read book Curious Toddler My First Word Book About Body Parts written by Kropka Publishing and published by . This book was released on 2021-03-03 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A funny first-word book about the human body. Perfect for toddlers and preschoolers! This book is a great way to introduce little ones to the parts of the body vocabulary. Our picture book boasts more than 30 delightful images with fun characters that vividly illustrate the meanings of words, and encourages little ones to explore the parts of their body.

Human Body

Author : Steve Parker
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 48 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (125 download)

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Download or read book Human Body written by Steve Parker and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Body Happy Kids

Author : Molly Forbes
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 1473587840
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (735 download)

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Download or read book Body Happy Kids written by Molly Forbes and published by Random House. This book was released on 2021-04-01 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We are not born hating our bodies. Make sure your kids never do. No parent wants their child to grow up with anything less than wholehearted confidence in themselves. Sadly research shows that children as young as five are saying they need to 'go on a diet' and over half of 11 to 16-year-olds regularly worry about the way they look. Campaigner and mum-of-two-girls Molly Forbes is here to help. In Body Happy Kids, Molly draws on her own experience and a range of experts to provide parents with a much-needed antidote to the confusing health advice that bombards us every day. This reassuring and practical guide covers everything you need to help your child to care for their body with kindness, including how to approach good nutrition (without falling for diet culture), how to see the reality behind beauty ideals and how social media can be used to support body confidence rather than destroy it. With Molly's help, you can arm yourself with the insight and tools to raise resilient children who love the skin they're in.

Body by Darwin

Author : Jeremy Taylor
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 022605988X
Total Pages : 261 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (26 download)

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Download or read book Body by Darwin written by Jeremy Taylor and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2015-10-22 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We think of medical science and doctors as focused on treating conditions—whether it’s a cough or an aching back. But the sicknesses and complaints that cause us to seek medical attention actually have deeper origins than the superficial germs and behaviors we regularly fault. In fact, as Jeremy Taylor shows in Body by Darwin, we can trace the roots of many medical conditions through our evolutionary history, revealing what has made us susceptible to certain illnesses and ailments over time and how we can use that knowledge to help us treat or prevent problems in the future. In Body by Darwin, Taylor examines the evolutionary origins of some of our most common and serious health issues. To begin, he looks at the hygiene hypothesis, which argues that our obsession with anti-bacterial cleanliness, particularly at a young age, may be making us more vulnerable to autoimmune and allergic diseases. He also discusses diseases of the eye, the medical consequences of bipedalism as they relate to all those aches and pains in our backs and knees, the rise of Alzheimer’s disease, and how cancers become so malignant that they kill us despite the toxic chemotherapy we throw at them. Taylor explains why it helps to think about heart disease in relation to the demands of an ever-growing, dense, muscular pump that requires increasing amounts of nutrients, and he discusses how walking upright and giving birth to ever larger babies led to a problematic compromise in the design of the female spine and pelvis. Throughout, he not only explores the impact of evolution on human form and function, but he integrates science with stories from actual patients and doctors, closely examining the implications for our health. As Taylor shows, evolutionary medicine allows us think about the human body and its adaptations in a completely new and productive way. By exploring how our body’s performance is shaped by its past, Body by Darwin draws powerful connections between our ancient human history and the future of potential medical advances that can harness this knowledge.

A Body, Undone

Author : Christina Crosby
Publisher : NYU Press
ISBN 13 : 147985316X
Total Pages : 230 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (798 download)

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Download or read book A Body, Undone written by Christina Crosby and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2017-10-03 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shortly after her 50th birthday in 2003, Crosby was in a bicycle accident that paralyzed her, and here shares her experience of living her new life.

Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers

Author : Mary Roach
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 0393324826
Total Pages : 305 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (933 download)

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Download or read book Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers written by Mary Roach and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2004-04-27 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A look inside the world of forensics examines the use of human cadavers in a wide range of endeavors, including research into new surgical procedures, space exploration, and a Tennessee human decay research facility.