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The Mind's Mirror

Author : Kari Hohne
Publisher : Way of Tao Books
ISBN 13 : 098197791X
Total Pages : 294 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (819 download)

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Download or read book The Mind's Mirror written by Kari Hohne and published by Way of Tao Books. This book was released on 2009-05-13 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tap the wisdom of your dreams to discover how dreams guide you toward success and fulfillment in this comprehensive dream dictionary. Kari Hohne, popular radio dream analyst, shares her 30 years of experience in this newly revised and updated edition. You spend one third of your life exploring who you are in the topsy turvy world of dreams and symbols. As if you have entered a world of mirrors, nothing is as it appears to be and all you encounter becomes a reflection of you. When you are lost, dreams reveal the way through crisis as if some aspect of your mind knows you better than you know yourself. Filled with the symbolic treasures that can offer insight into your real identity, this Dream Dictionary and Translation Guide allows you to retrace your steps into you nightly adventures to discover how dreams actively lead you to fulfill your destiny.

Mirrors in the Brain

Author : Giacomo Rizzolatti
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 019921798X
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (992 download)

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Book Synopsis Mirrors in the Brain by : Giacomo Rizzolatti

Download or read book Mirrors in the Brain written by Giacomo Rizzolatti and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2008 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When we witness a great actor, musician, or sportsperson performing, we share something of their experience. It become clear just how this sharing of experience is realised within the human brain. This text provides an accessible overview of mirror neurons, written by the man who first discovered them.

The Mind's Mirror

Author : Desmond Hampel
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
ISBN 13 : 1479762482
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (797 download)

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Download or read book The Mind's Mirror written by Desmond Hampel and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2012-12-13 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of poetry covers the experience of being trapped and betrayed by corruption. This volume also captures what it’s like to hallucinate.

The Myth of Mirror Neurons: The Real Neuroscience of Communication and Cognition

Author : Gregory Hickok
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 0393244164
Total Pages : 251 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (932 download)

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Book Synopsis The Myth of Mirror Neurons: The Real Neuroscience of Communication and Cognition by : Gregory Hickok

Download or read book The Myth of Mirror Neurons: The Real Neuroscience of Communication and Cognition written by Gregory Hickok and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2014-08-18 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An essential reconsideration of one of the most far-reaching theories in modern neuroscience and psychology. In 1992, a group of neuroscientists from Parma, Italy, reported a new class of brain cells discovered in the motor cortex of the macaque monkey. These cells, later dubbed mirror neurons, responded equally well during the monkey’s own motor actions, such as grabbing an object, and while the monkey watched someone else perform similar motor actions. Researchers speculated that the neurons allowed the monkey to understand others by simulating their actions in its own brain. Mirror neurons soon jumped species and took human neuroscience and psychology by storm. In the late 1990s theorists showed how the cells provided an elegantly simple new way to explain the evolution of language, the development of human empathy, and the neural foundation of autism. In the years that followed, a stream of scientific studies implicated mirror neurons in everything from schizophrenia and drug abuse to sexual orientation and contagious yawning. In The Myth of Mirror Neurons, neuroscientist Gregory Hickok reexamines the mirror neuron story and finds that it is built on a tenuous foundation—a pair of codependent assumptions about mirror neuron activity and human understanding. Drawing on a broad range of observations from work on animal behavior, modern neuroimaging, neurological disorders, and more, Hickok argues that the foundational assumptions fall flat in light of the facts. He then explores alternative explanations of mirror neuron function while illuminating crucial questions about human cognition and brain function: Why do humans imitate so prodigiously? How different are the left and right hemispheres of the brain? Why do we have two visual systems? Do we need to be able to talk to understand speech? What’s going wrong in autism? Can humans read minds? The Myth of Mirror Neurons not only delivers an instructive tale about the course of scientific progress—from discovery to theory to revision—but also provides deep insights into the organization and function of the human brain and the nature of communication and cognition.

The Mirror Neuron System

Author : Christian Keysers
Publisher : Psychology Press
ISBN 13 : 9781138877818
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (778 download)

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Download or read book The Mirror Neuron System written by Christian Keysers and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2016-06 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mirror neurons are premotor neurons, originally discovered in the macaque brain , that discharge both during execution of goal-directed actions and during the observation of similar actions executed by another individual. They therefore ¿mirror¿ others¿ actions on the observer's motor repertoire. In the last decade an impressive amount of work has been devoted to the study of their properties and to investigate if they are present also in our species. Neuroimaging and electrophysiological techniques have shown that a mirror-neuron system does exist in the human brain as well. Among ¿mirror¿ human areas, Broca¿s area (the frontal area for speech production) is almost constantly activated by action observation. This suggests a possible evolutionary link between action understanding and verbal communication. In the most recent years, mirror-like phenomena have been demonstrated also for domains others than the pure motor one. Examples of that are the somatosensory and the emotional systems, possibly providing a neurophysiological basis to phenomena such as embodiment and empathy. This special issue collects some of the most representative works on the mirror-neuron system to give a panoramic view on current research and to stimulate new experiments in this exciting field.

Mirror Neuron Systems

Author : Jaime A. Pineda
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1597454796
Total Pages : 375 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (974 download)

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Book Synopsis Mirror Neuron Systems by : Jaime A. Pineda

Download or read book Mirror Neuron Systems written by Jaime A. Pineda and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2009-03-01 with total page 375 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The aim of this book is to bring together social scientists, cognitive scientists, psychologists, neuroscientists, neuropsychologists and others to promote a dialogue about the variety of processes involved in social cognition, as well as the relevance of mirroring neural systems to those processes. Social cognition is a broad discipline that encompasses many issues not yet adequately addressed by neurobiologists. Yet, it is a strong belief that framing these issues in terms of the neural basis of social cognition, especially within an evolutionary perspective, can be a very fruitful strategy. This book includes some of the leading thinkers in the nascent field of mirroring processes and reflects the authors’ attempts to till common ground from a variety of perspectives. The book raises contrary views and addresses some of the most vexing yet core questions in the field – providing the basis for extended discussion among interested readers and laying down guidelines for future research. It has been argued that interaction with members of one’s own social group enhances cognitive development in primates and especially humans (Barrett & Henzi, 2005). Byrne and Whiten (1988), Donald (1991), and others have speculated that abilities such as cooperation, deception, and imitation led to increasingly complex social interactions among primates resulting in a tremendous expansion of the cerebral cortex. The evolutionary significance of an imitation capability in primates is matched by its ontological consequences.

Jasper Johns

Author : Carlos Basualdo
Publisher : Whitney Museum of American Art
ISBN 13 : 9780300254259
Total Pages : 348 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (542 download)

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Download or read book Jasper Johns written by Carlos Basualdo and published by Whitney Museum of American Art. This book was released on 2021 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This lavishly illustrated retrospective of Jasper Johns's work offers a new perspective on the artist's work based on his own enduring fascination with mirroring and doubles"--

The Mirror and the Mind

Author : Katja Guenther
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 069123776X
Total Pages : 312 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (912 download)

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Download or read book The Mirror and the Mind written by Katja Guenther and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2024-11-26 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How the classic mirror test served as a portal for scientists to explore questions of self-awareness Since the late eighteenth century, scientists have placed subjects—humans, infants, animals, and robots—in front of mirrors in order to look for signs of self-recognition. Mirrors served as the possible means for answering the question: What makes us human? In The Mirror and the Mind, Katja Guenther traces the history of the mirror self-recognition test, exploring how researchers from a range of disciplines—psychoanalysis, psychiatry, developmental and animal psychology, cybernetics, anthropology, and neuroscience—came to read the peculiar behaviors elicited by mirrors. Investigating the ways mirrors could lead to both identification and misidentification, Guenther looks at how such experiments ultimately failed to determine human specificity. The mirror test was thrust into the limelight when Charles Darwin challenged the idea that language sets humans apart. Thereafter the mirror, previously a recurrent if marginal scientific tool, became dominant in attempts to demarcate humans from other animals. But because researchers could not rely on language to determine what their nonspeaking subjects were experiencing, they had to come up with significant innovations, including notation strategies, testing protocols, and the linking of scientific theories across disciplines. From the robotic tortoises of Grey Walter and the mark test of Beulah Amsterdam and Gordon Gallup, to anorexia research and mirror neurons, the mirror test offers a window into the emergence of such fields as biology, psychology, psychiatry, animal studies, cognitive science, and neuroscience. The Mirror and the Mind offers an intriguing history of experiments in self-awareness and the advancements of the human sciences across more than a century.

Mirror Neurons and the Evolution of Brain and Language

Author : Maxim I. Stamenov
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9027297088
Total Pages : 402 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (272 download)

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Download or read book Mirror Neurons and the Evolution of Brain and Language written by Maxim I. Stamenov and published by John Benjamins Publishing. This book was released on 2002-12-17 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The emergence of language, social intelligence, and tool development are what made homo sapiens sapiens differentiate itself from all other biological species in the world. The use of language and the management of social and instrumental skills imply an awareness of intention and the consideration that one faces another individual with an attitude analogical to that of one’s own. The metaphor of ‘mirror’ aptly comes to mind.Recent investigations have shown that the human ability to ‘mirror’ other’s actions originates in the brain at a much deeper level than phenomenal awareness. A new class of neurons has been discovered in the premotor area of the monkey brain: ‘mirror neurons’. Quite remarkably, they are tuned to fire to the enaction as well as observation of specific classes of behavior: fine manual actions and actions performed by mouth. They become activated independent of the agent, be it the self or a third person whose action is observed. The activation in mirror neurons is automatic and binds the observation and enaction of some behavior by the self or by the observed other. The peculiar first-to-third-person ‘intersubjectivity’ of the performance of mirror neurons and their surprising complementarity to the functioning of strategic communicative face-to-face (first-to-second person) interaction may shed new light on the functional architecture of conscious vs. unconscious mental processes and the relationship between behavioral and communicative action in monkeys, primates, and humans. The present volume discusses the nature of mirror neurons as presented by the research team of Prof. Giacomo Rizzolatti (University of Parma), who originally discovered them, and the implications to our understanding of the evolution of brain, mind and communicative interaction in non-human primates and man.(Series B)

The Awakened Mind

Author : Cecil Maxwell Cade
Publisher : Element Books, Limited
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Awakened Mind written by Cecil Maxwell Cade and published by Element Books, Limited. This book was released on 1989 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shows how biofeedback is matte more effective when combined with meditation through relevant exercises, skills, and sensory sequences.

The High-Performance Mind

Author : Anna Wise
Publisher : TarcherPerigee
ISBN 13 : 9780874778502
Total Pages : 190 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (785 download)

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Download or read book The High-Performance Mind written by Anna Wise and published by TarcherPerigee. This book was released on 1997-01-27 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Her purpose here is to discuss and illustrate the four types of brain waves—beta, alpha, theta, and delta—with emphasis on what they do, how they work together, and whether we can use their power."—Booklist.

Action to Language via the Mirror Neuron System

Author : Michael A. Arbib
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1139458132
Total Pages : 524 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (394 download)

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Book Synopsis Action to Language via the Mirror Neuron System by : Michael A. Arbib

Download or read book Action to Language via the Mirror Neuron System written by Michael A. Arbib and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2006-09-07 with total page 524 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book, internationally recognised experts from child development, computer science, linguistics, neuroscience, primatology and robotics discuss the role of the mirror neuron system for the recognition of hand actions and the evolutionary basis for the brain mechanisms that support language.

Mirroring People

Author : Marco Iacoboni
Publisher : Farrar, Straus and Giroux
ISBN 13 : 1429990759
Total Pages : 341 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (299 download)

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Download or read book Mirroring People written by Marco Iacoboni and published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. This book was released on 2009-06-23 with total page 341 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What accounts for the remarkable ability to get inside another person's head—to know what they're thinking and feeling? "Mind reading" is the very heart of what it means to be human, creating a bridge between self and others that is fundamental to the development of culture and society. But until recently, scientists didn't understand what in the brain makes it possible. This has all changed in the last decade. Marco Iacoboni, a leading neuroscientist whose work has been covered in The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, and The Wall Street Journal, explains the groundbreaking research into mirror neurons, the "smart cells" in our brain that allow us to understand others. From imitation to morality, from learning to addiction, from political affiliations to consumer choices, mirror neurons seem to have properties that are relevant to all these aspects of social cognition. As The New York Times reports: "The discovery is shaking up numerous scientific disciplines, shifting the understanding of culture, empathy, philosophy, language, imitation, autism and psychotherapy." Mirroring People is the first book for the general reader on this revolutionary new science.

Surfaces and Essences

Author : Douglas Hofstadter
Publisher : Basic Books (AZ)
ISBN 13 : 0465018475
Total Pages : 594 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (65 download)

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Download or read book Surfaces and Essences written by Douglas Hofstadter and published by Basic Books (AZ). This book was released on 2013-04-23 with total page 594 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shows how analogy-making pervades human thought at all levels, influencing the choice of words and phrases in speech, providing guidance in unfamiliar situations, and giving rise to great acts of imagination.

Your Dog Is Your Mirror

Author : Kevin Behan
Publisher : New World Library
ISBN 13 : 1608680886
Total Pages : 346 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (86 download)

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Download or read book Your Dog Is Your Mirror written by Kevin Behan and published by New World Library. This book was released on 2012 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes a model for understanding canine behavior based on the premise that dog and owner form a group mind and that when a dog behaves in a certain manner it is reacting to the emotions the owner is feeling.

Psychotherapy and Personal Change

Author : Ahron Friedberg
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000299295
Total Pages : 238 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (2 download)

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Download or read book Psychotherapy and Personal Change written by Ahron Friedberg and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-12-23 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Psychotherapy and Personal Change: Two Minds in a Mirror offers unique day-to-day accounts of patients undergoing psychotherapy and what happens during "talk therapy" to startle the complacent, conscious mind and expose the unconscious. It is a candid, moment-by-moment revelation of how the therapist’s own memories, feelings, and doubts are often as much a factor in the process as those of the patient. In the process of healing, both the therapist and the patient reflect on each other and on themselves. As the therapist develops empathy for the patient, and the patient develops trust in the therapist, their shared memories, feelings, and associations interact and entwine – almost kaleidoscopically – causing each to ask questions of the other and themselves. In this book, Dr. Friedberg reveals personal insights that arose as he recalled memories to share with patients. These insights might not have arisen but for the therapy, which operates in multiple directions as patient and therapist explore the present, the past, and the unknown. Readers will see the therapist – like the patient – as a complex, vulnerable human being influenced by parents, colleagues, and friends, whose conscious and unconscious minds ramify through each other. It is a truism of psychotherapy that in order to commit to the process, whatever the reservations or misconceptions, one must understand that therapy is not passive. The patient must expect to become personally involved with the therapist. The patient learns about the therapist even as the therapist helps the patient to gain insight into him- or herself. Psychotherapy and Personal Change shows how this exchange develops and how each actor is affected. Through specific examples, the book raises the reader’s understanding of what to expect from psychotherapy and enhances his/her insight into therapy that he or she may have had already.

The Intersubjective Mirror in Infant Learning and Evolution of Speech

Author : Stein Bråten
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9027252122
Total Pages : 377 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (272 download)

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Download or read book The Intersubjective Mirror in Infant Learning and Evolution of Speech written by Stein Bråten and published by John Benjamins Publishing. This book was released on 2009 with total page 377 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Intersubjective Mirror in Infant Learning and Evolution of Speech" illustrates how recent findings about primary intersubjectivity, participant perception and mirror neurons afford a new understanding of children s nature, dialogue and language. Based on recent infancy research and the mirror neurons discovery, studies of early speech perception, comparative primate studies and computer simulations of language evolution, this book offers replies to questions as: When and how may spoken language have emerged? How is it that infants so soon after birth become so efficient in their speech perception? What enables 11-month-olds to afford and reciprocate care? What are the steps from infant imitation and simulation of body movements to simulation of mind in conversation partners? Stein Braten is founder and chair of the Theory Forum network with some of the world s leading infancy, primate and brain researchers who have contributed to his edited volumes for Cambridge University Press (1998) and John Benjamins Publishing Company (2007). (Series B)"