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Brain Voices

Author : Kenneth Eaton
Publisher : iUniverse
ISBN 13 : 0595350259
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (953 download)

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Download or read book Brain Voices written by Kenneth Eaton and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2005-06 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Out here, no one could hear her scream, so he would take his time in torturing her. He hated her more than anything imaginable, and wanted her to suffer before she died. But something was terribly wrong. This was not what he had planned. Not even she deserved to die like this. What was happening to him? Where were The Voices? A young woman lie dead; her body horribly mutilated. She had been targeted, actually hunted by an evil that she never knew existed. Her death should have been the only one. The case should have been open-and-shut. There were clues and evidence left all over the crime scene. Why did the investigation go so horribly wrong? What would trigger a madman, who should not have even been in town, to start randomly killing? A seasoned detective was hot on the trail, but would he be too late? Would he have what it took to outsmart the mind of his insane rival? The answer would shock him. His professional integrity would be tested. It would be up to him to decide whether a killer go free or be put behind bars. Would he make the right choice? Could he?

Voices of the Mind

Author : James V. WERTSCH
Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 0674045106
Total Pages : 182 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (74 download)

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Download or read book Voices of the Mind written by James V. WERTSCH and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2009-06-30 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Voices of the Mind, James Wertsch outlines an approach to mental functioning that stresses its inherent cultural, historical, and institutional context. A critical aspect of this approach is the cultural tools or mediational means that shape both social and individual processes. In considering how these mediational means--in particular, language--emerge in social history and the role they play in organizing the settings in which human beings are socialized, Wertsch achieves fresh insights into essential areas of human mental functioning that are typically unexplored or misunderstood. Although Wertsch's discussion draws on the work of a variety of scholars in the social sciences and the humanities, the writings of two Soviet theorists, L. S. Vygotsky (1896-1934) and Mikhail Bakhtin (1895-1975), are of particular significance. Voices of the Mind breaks new ground in reviewing and integrating some of their major theoretical ideas and in demonstrating how these ideas can be extended to address a series of contemporary issues in psychology and related fields. A case in point is Wertsch's analysis of voice, which exemplifies the collaborative nature of his effort. Although some have viewed abstract linguistic entities, such as isolated words and sentences, as the mechanism shaping human thought, Wertsch turns to Bakhtin, who demonstrated the need to analyze speech in terms of how it appropriates the voices of others in concrete sociocultural settings. These appropriated voices may be those of specific speakers, such as one's parents, or they may take the form of social languages characteristic of a category of speakers, such as an ethnic or national community. Speaking and thinking thus involve the inherent process of ventriloquating through the voices of other socioculturally situated speakers. Voices of the Mind attempts to build upon this theoretical foundation, persuasively arguing for the essential bond between cognition and culture.

The Voices Within

Author : Charles Fernyhough
Publisher : Profile Books
ISBN 13 : 1782830782
Total Pages : 364 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (828 download)

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Download or read book The Voices Within written by Charles Fernyhough and published by Profile Books. This book was released on 2016-04-14 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We all hear voices. Ordinary thinking is often a kind of conversation, filling our heads with speech: the voices of reason, of memory, of self-encouragement and rebuke, the inner dialogue that helps us with tough decisions or complicated problems. For others - voice-hearers, trauma-sufferers and prophets - the voices seem to come from outside: friendly voices, malicious ones, the voice of God or the Devil, the muses of art and literature. In The Voices Within, Royal Society Prize shortlisted psychologist Charles Fernyhough draws on extensive original research and a wealth of cultural touchpoints to reveal the workings of our inner voices, and how those voices link to creativity and development. From Virginia Woolf to the modern Hearing Voices Movement, Fernyhough also transforms our understanding of voice-hearers past and present. Building on the latest theories, including the new 'dialogic thinking' model, and employing state-of-the-art neuroimaging and other ground-breaking research techniques, Fernyhough has written an authoritative and engaging guide to the voices in our heads. WELLCOME COLLECTION Wellcome Collection is a free museum and library that aims to challenge how we think and feel about health. Inspired by the medical objects and curiosities collected by Henry Wellcome, it connects science, medicine, life and art. Wellcome Collection exhibitions, events and books explore a diverse range of subjects, including consciousness, forensic medicine, emotions, sexology, identity and death. Wellcome Collection is part of Wellcome, a global charitable foundation that exists to improve health for everyone by helping great ideas to thrive, funding over 14,000 researchers and projects in more than 70 countries. wellcomecollection.org

Hearing Voices, Demonic and Divine

Author : Christopher C. H. Cook
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 0429750943
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (297 download)

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Download or read book Hearing Voices, Demonic and Divine written by Christopher C. H. Cook and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-12-07 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Open Access version of this book, available at www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781472453983, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivative 4.0 license. Experiences of hearing the voice of God (or angels, demons, or other spiritual beings) have generally been understood either as religious experiences or else as a feature of mental illness. Some critics of traditional religious faith have dismissed the visions and voices attributed to biblical characters and saints as evidence of mental disorder. However, it is now known that many ordinary people, with no other evidence of mental disorder, also hear voices and that these voices not infrequently include spiritual or religious content. Psychological and interdisciplinary research has shed a revealing light on these experiences in recent years, so that we now know much more about the phenomenon of "hearing voices" than ever before. The present work considers biblical, historical, and scientific accounts of spiritual and mystical experiences of voice hearing in the Christian tradition in order to explore how some voices may be understood theologically as revelatory. It is proposed that in the incarnation, Christian faith finds both an understanding of what it is to be fully human (a theological anthropology), and God’s perfect self-disclosure (revelation). Within such an understanding, revelatory voices represent a key point of interpersonal encounter between human beings and God.

Living with Voices

Author : M. A. J. Romme
Publisher : Gwasg y Bwthyn
ISBN 13 : 9781906254223
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (542 download)

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Download or read book Living with Voices written by M. A. J. Romme and published by Gwasg y Bwthyn. This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides the evidence to show it's possible to overcome problems with hearing voices and take back control of one's life.

Seeing Voices

Author : Oliver Sacks
Publisher : Vintage Canada
ISBN 13 : 0307365751
Total Pages : 247 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (73 download)

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Download or read book Seeing Voices written by Oliver Sacks and published by Vintage Canada. This book was released on 2011-03-04 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Like The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat, this is a fascinating voyage into a strange and wonderful land, a provocative meditation on communication, biology, adaptation, and culture. In Seeing Voices, Oliver Sacks turns his attention to the subject of deafness, and the result is a deeply felt portrait of a minority struggling for recognition and respect — a minority with its own rich, sometimes astonishing, culture and unique visual language, an extraordinary mode of communication that tells us much about the basis of language in hearing people as well. Seeing Voices is, as Studs Terkel has written, "an exquisite, as well as revelatory, work."

Cognitive Neuropsychiatry

Author : Sean A. Spence
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 9781841698038
Total Pages : 156 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (98 download)

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Download or read book Cognitive Neuropsychiatry written by Sean A. Spence and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2005-08-04 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This special issue of Cogntive Neuropsychiatry is devoted to the problem of auditory verbal hallucinations (AVHs): the experience of "hearing voices".

Voices in the Brain

Author : Sean Spence
Publisher : Psychology Press
ISBN 13 : 9781841699639
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (996 download)

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Download or read book Voices in the Brain written by Sean Spence and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For millennia, human beings have reported hearing 'voices'. These experiences have been a source of fascination, sometimes because they spoke of revelation, sometimes because they presaged madness and destruction. From Socrates to the Yorkshire Ripper the impact of voices upon human society has been considerable. But after all this time what can we really say about their causes, their meaning and their treatment? In this special issue of Cognitive Neuropsychiatry, Spence and David have edited a contemporary synthesis of what is known about voices ('auditory verbal hallucinations', AVH). Contributions are drawn from an internationally renowned panel of authors, most of whom contributed to a symposium held in Sheffield, England in September 2002 ('Voices in the Brain: the cognitive neuropsychiatry of auditory verbal hallucinations'). Topics included in this special issue are: a contemporary voice hearer's perspective on voices and their treatment (Cockshutt); a phenomenological-hermeneutic interpretation of the content of 'voice speech' (Bracken, Leudar & Thomas); a review of the evidence for cognitive interventions used to treat AVH in a group setting (Wykes); a structured literature review of evidence for and against 3 cognitive models of AVH (Seal, Aleman & McGuire); a review of the functional neuroimaging literature on AVH and proposed directions for future discovery (Woodruff); the use of 'virtual acoustics' to model hallucinations in healthy subjects in the brain scanner (Hunter); a critique of contrasting cognitive models of the AVH phenomenon (David), an evolutionary account of schizophrenic voices and the place of language in human speciation (Crow); and the phenomenology of a saint who was burned at the stake.

Inner Speech

Author : Peter Langland-Hassan
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 0198796641
Total Pages : 349 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (987 download)

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Download or read book Inner Speech written by Peter Langland-Hassan and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 349 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Inner Speech focuses on a familiar and yet mysterious element of our daily lives. In light of renewed interest in the general connections between thought, language, and consciousness, this anthology develops a number of important new theories about internal voices and raises questions about their nature and cognitive functions.

The Auditory Cortex

Author : Jeffery A. Winer
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1441900748
Total Pages : 711 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (419 download)

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Download or read book The Auditory Cortex written by Jeffery A. Winer and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2010-12-02 with total page 711 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There has been substantial progress in understanding the contributions of the auditory forebrain to hearing, sound localization, communication, emotive behavior, and cognition. The Auditory Cortex covers the latest knowledge about the auditory forebrain, including the auditory cortex as well as the medial geniculate body in the thalamus. This book will cover all important aspects of the auditory forebrain organization and function, integrating the auditory thalamus and cortex into a smooth, coherent whole. Volume One covers basic auditory neuroscience. It complements The Auditory Cortex, Volume 2: Integrative Neuroscience, which takes a more applied/clinical perspective.

Can't You Hear Them?

Author : Simon McCarthy-Jones
Publisher : Jessica Kingsley Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1784505412
Total Pages : 378 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (845 download)

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Download or read book Can't You Hear Them? written by Simon McCarthy-Jones and published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers. This book was released on 2017-04-21 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The experience of 'hearing voices', once associated with lofty prophetic communications, has fallen low. Today, the experience is typically portrayed as an unambiguous harbinger of madness caused by a broken brain, an unbalanced mind, biology gone wild. Yet an alternative account, forged predominantly by people who hear voices themselves, argues that hearing voices is an understandable response to traumatic life-events. There is an urgent need to overcome the tensions between these two ways of understanding 'voice hearing'. Simon McCarthy-Jones considers neuroscience, genetics, religion, history, politics and not least the experiences of many voice hearers themselves. This enables him to challenge established and seemingly contradictory understandings and to create a joined-up explanation of voice hearing that is based on evidence rather than ideology.

Hearing Voices, Living Fully

Author : Claire Bien
Publisher : Jessica Kingsley Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1784503223
Total Pages : 274 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (845 download)

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Download or read book Hearing Voices, Living Fully written by Claire Bien and published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers. This book was released on 2016-06-21 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Claire Bien first began hearing voices, they were infrequent, benign and seemingly just curious about her life and the world around her. But the more attention Claire paid, the more frequently they began to speak, and the darker their intentions became... Despite escalating paranoia, an initial diagnosis of Schizophreniform Disorder and taking medication with debilitating side effects, Claire learned to face her demons and manage her condition without the need for long-term medication. In this gripping memoir, Claire recounts with eloquence her most troubled times. She explains how she managed to regain control over her mind and her life even while intermittently hearing voices, through self-guided and professional therapy and with the support of family and friends. Challenging a purely medical understanding of hearing voices, Claire advocates for an end to the stigma of those who experience auditory verbal hallucinations, and a change of thinking from the professionals who treat the condition.

Hearing Voices and Other Matters of the Mind

Author : Robert N. McCauley
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0190091169
Total Pages : 281 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (9 download)

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Download or read book Hearing Voices and Other Matters of the Mind written by Robert N. McCauley and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2020-05-04 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A man with schizophrenia believes that God is instructing him through the public address system in a bus station. A nun falls into a decades-long depression because she believes that God refuses to answer her prayers. A neighborhood parishioner is bedeviled with anxiety because he believes that a certain religious ritual must be repeated, repeated, and repeated lest God punish him. To what extent are such manifestations of religious thinking analogous to mental disorder? Does mental dysfunction bring an individual closer to religious experience or thought? Hearing Voices and Other Unusual Experiences explores these questions using the tools of the cognitive science of religion and the philosophy of psychopathology. Robert McCauley and George Graham emphasize underlying cognitive continuities between familiar features of religiosity, of mental disorders, and of everyday thinking and action. They contend that much religious thought and behavior can be explained as the cultural activation of our natural cognitive systems, which address matters that are essential to human survival: hazard precautions, agency detection, language processing, and theory of mind. Those systems produce responses to cultural stimuli that may mimic features of cognition and conduct associated with mental disorders, but which are sometimes coded as "religious" depending on the context. The authors examine hallucinations of the voice of God and of other supernatural agents, spiritual depression often described as a "dark night of the soul," religious scrupulosity and compulsiveness, and challenges to theistic cognition that Autistic Spectrum Disorder poses. Their approach promises to shed light on both mental abnormalities and religiosity.

The Brain And The Voice In Speech and Song

Author : F. W. Mott
Publisher : Prabhat Prakashan
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 84 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Brain And The Voice In Speech and Song written by F. W. Mott and published by Prabhat Prakashan. This book was released on 2024-06-01 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explore the fascinating connection between the brain and the voice in speech and song with F. W. Mott's insightful book, "The Brain And The Voice In Speech and Song." Delve into the intricate workings of the mind and voice, and uncover the secrets behind effective communication and musical expression. As Mott's enlightening exploration unfolds, prepare to be captivated by the complex interplay between neuroscience and the performing arts. From the neural pathways involved in speech production to the physiological mechanisms of vocalization, each chapter offers a deeper understanding of the human voice and its connection to the brain. But here's the intriguing question that will pique your curiosity: How does the brain influence our ability to speak and sing, and how can we harness this knowledge to improve our vocal performance and communication skills? Explore the latest research and insights into the neuroscience of speech and song. Delve into the art and science of vocal expression as Mott sheds light on the role of the brain in shaping our voices and articulating our thoughts and emotions. Through practical exercises and expert guidance, readers will learn how to unlock the full potential of their voices and connect with their audiences on a deeper level. Are you ready to unlock the secrets of the brain and voice, and enhance your communication and musical abilities? Immerse yourself in Mott's illuminating book and discover the power of understanding the brain-body connection in speech and song. Whether you're a performer, educator, or simply curious about the mysteries of the mind, "The Brain And The Voice In Speech and Song" offers invaluable insights and practical advice. Join the ranks of those who have deepened their understanding of the brain's role in vocal expression. Start your journey into "The Brain And The Voice In Speech and Song" today! Experience the transformative power of knowledge and practice. Purchase your copy of "The Brain And The Voice In Speech and Song" now and embark on a journey of discovery and mastery in the art of communication and musical expression. ```

The Voices Within

Author : Charles Fernyhough
Publisher : Basic Books
ISBN 13 : 0465096816
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (65 download)

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Download or read book The Voices Within written by Charles Fernyhough and published by Basic Books. This book was released on 2016-10-04 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A luminous exploration of the nature of thoughts, from daydreams to the voices in our heads At the moment you caught sight of this book, what were you thinking? Was your thought a stream of sensations? Or was it a voice in your head? Did you ask yourself, "I wonder what that's about?" Did you answer? And what does it mean if you did? When someone says they hear voices in their head, they are often thought to be mentally ill. But, as Charles Fernyhough argues in The Voices Within, such voices are better understood as one of the chief hallmarks of human thought. Our inner voices can be self-assured, funny, profound, hesitant, or mean; they can appear in different accents and even in sign language. We all hear them-and we needn't fear them. Indeed, we cannot live without them: we need them, whether to make decisions or to bring a book's characters to life as we read. Studying them can enrich our understanding of ourselves, and our understanding of the world around us; it can help us understand the experiences of visionary saints, who might otherwise be dismissed as schizophrenics; to alleviate the suffering of those who do have mental health problems; and to understand why the person next to us on the subway just burst out laughing for no apparent reason. Whether the voices in our heads are meandering lazily or clashing chaotically, they deserve to be heard. Bustling with insights from literature, film, art, and psychology, The Voices Within offers more than science; it powerfully entreats us all to take some time to hear ourselves think.

First Episode Psychosis

Author : Katherine J. Aitchison
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 9781853174353
Total Pages : 152 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (743 download)

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Download or read book First Episode Psychosis written by Katherine J. Aitchison and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 1999-02-17 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The new edition of this popular handbook has been thoroughly updated to include the latest data concerning treatment of first-episode patients. Drawing from their experience, the authors discuss the presentation and assessment of the first psychotic episode and review the appropriate use of antipsychotic agents and psychosocial approaches in effective management.

The Four Voices

Author : Patrick Morley
Publisher : Higherlife Development Service
ISBN 13 : 9780578308876
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (88 download)

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Download or read book The Four Voices written by Patrick Morley and published by Higherlife Development Service. This book was released on 2022-03 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You Can Take Control of Your Thoughts! Confused by the competing voices in your head? You're not alone! Not mastering your thought life will eat away at your self-worth, poison your relationships, stunt your growth, and complicate your life. In The Four Voices, best-selling author and Bible teacher Patrick Morley will show you how to conquer those thoughts and feelings that keep dragging you down. With God's help, you can set your heart free and find peace of mind. The Loudest Voice Doesn't Have to Win!