Brainwaves: A Cultural History of Electroencephalography

Author: Cornelius Borck
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317172809
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 560

Book Description
In the history of brain research, the prospect of visualizing brain processes has continually awakened great expectations. In this study, Cornelius Borck focuses on a recording technique developed by the German physiologist Hans Berger to register electric brain currents; a technique that was expected to allow the brain to write in its own language, and which would reveal the way the brain worked. Borck traces the numerous contradictory interpretations of electroencephalography, from Berger’s experiments and his publication of the first human EEG in 1929, to its international proliferation and consolidation as a clinical diagnostic method in the mid-twentieth century. Borck's thesis is that the language of the brain takes on specific contours depending on the local investigative cultures, from whose conflicting views emerged a new scientific object: the electric brain.

Brainwaves

Author: Ziggy Alberts
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780648705758
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 192

Book Description
A new edition of the successful debut poetry book from platinum ARIA accredited artist Ziggy Alberts, brainwaves - the photo edition, explores life's experiences and emotions, inwards and out. Deeply personal, frank, insightful, yet relatable, Alberts uncovers his introspective thoughts and lessons learned in conscious and intentional living. In this edition, readers can discover Alberts' love of film photography with photos spread throughout the book - deepening the reader's connection with the words through imagery.Divided into 4 chapters, each poem entices the next train of thought. Alberts masterfully draws observations of the natural environment to paint his experience of introspective moments. He contemplates modern-day dilemmas, timeless topics of purpose, trust, stillness, and love. "Brainwaves is a polite request - an invitation into a vulnerable relationship between the writer and the reader it is an ode to word of mouth, to paper pages, to hard copies handed to strangers shared with lovers, kept with family, to taking chances on books without knowing the entirety of its contents first, to do and practice just that of which we do so little of today with books and relationships alike. Brainwaves was not made for the internet - it was made for you." - Ziggy Alberts.

The Wide-mouthed Frog

Author: Keith Faulkner
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781843570547
Category : Children's stories
Languages : en
Pages : 6

Book Description
Lift the flaps book. 2-5yrs.

Awakening the Mind

Author: Anna Wise
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 1585421456
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Each moment of our lives, from birth to death, our brains are engaged in an endless symphony of patterns. In Awakening the Mind, Anna Wise reveals how a careful understanding of the four types of brain waves, and the practice of carefully designed meditation exercises that lead to a mastery of each type, can vastly improve everyday focus, memory, concentration, and overall mental awareness. Over the past three decades, Wise has measured the brain-wave patterns of spiritual teachers, artists, high-performing businessmen, athletes, and other highly creative and productive individuals. She discovered that, during periods of peak mental awareness and clarity, they all exhibited a specific brain-wave pattern in which the four categories of brain waves—alpha, beta, theta, and delta—combined in a distinct configuration. In this book, Wise provides meditation exercises specially developed to lead readers to achieve that heightened mental state referred to as the Awakened Mind.

Brain Waves Through Time

Author: R. T. Demoss
Publisher: Basic Books (AZ)
ISBN:
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 288

Book Description
This work takes us on a journey through time and space to explore the age-old question: What makes humans unique? How have we reached our position of preeminence among all living plant and animal life, and what drove our ascent to this commanding place? The answer revolves around the very essence of what makes us distinctly human - our brains. Dr. Robert DeMoss - a gifted writer and respected psychologist - probes the deepest recesses of our brain and the vast stretches of human knowledge to weave a broad tapestry depicting the richness of human thought and behavior. From this broad canvas, he derives 12 principles that can explain the rise of humankind and the evolution of human behavior. For out of this evolution arose the only species that can contemplate on its own future, that can think about the very act of thinking, and that has built mighty civilizations - and destroyed them too.

Brainwaves

Author: Leonard Goldberg
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780739430606
Category : Forensic pathologists
Languages : en
Pages : 422

Book Description
The discovery would have made D. Karen Crandell the most renowned neurologist in history. Using brain probes, she was attempting to recapture the aural and visual memories of her patients and unlock the final visions of the dying. It would have changed the face of medical science and criminal justice, had Dr. Crandell not appatently taken her own life.or did she?

Electric Brain

Author: R. Douglas Fields
Publisher: BenBella Books
ISBN: 1948836297
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 412

Book Description
What is as unique as your fingerprints and more revealing than your diary? Hint: Your body is emitting them right now and has been every single day of your life. Brainwaves. Analyzing brainwaves, the imperceptible waves of electricity surging across your scalp, has been possible for nearly a century. But only now are neuroscientists becoming aware of the wealth of information brainwaves hold about a person's life, thoughts, and future health. From the moment a reclusive German doctor discovered waves of electricity radiating from the heads of his patients in the 1920s, brainwaves have sparked astonishment and intrigue, yet the significance of the discovery and its momentous implications have been poorly understood. Now, it is clear that these silent broadcasts can actually reveal a stunning wealth of information about any one of us. In Electric Brain, world-renowned neuroscientist and author R. Douglas Fields takes us on an enthralling journey into the world of brainwaves, detailing how new brain science could fundamentally change society, separating fact from hyperbole along the way. In this eye-opening and in-depth look at the most recent findings in brain science, Fields explores groundbreaking research that shows brainwaves can: • Reveal the type of brain you have—its strengths and weaknesses and your aptitude for learning different types of information • Allow scientists to watch your brain learn, glean your intelligence, and even tell how adventurous you are • Expose hidden dysfunctions—including signifiers of mental illness and neurological disorders • Render your thoughts and transmit them to machines and back from machines into your brain • Meld minds by telepathically transmitting information from one brain to another • Enable individuals to rewire their own brains and improve cognitive performance Written by one of the neuroscientists on the cutting edge of brainwave research, Electric Brain tells a fascinating and obscure story of discovery, explains the latest science, and looks to the future—and the exciting possibilities in store for medicine, technology, and our understanding of ourselves.

Brain Waves Puzzle Book

Author: Rick Walton
Publisher: American Girl Publishing Incorporated
ISBN: 9781584855040
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 128

Book Description
Get brains bubbling and girls giggling with "Brain Benders." Cool tips and entertaining illustrations help girls discover that brainy isn't boring. Consumable.

Brain Waves

Author: Shuli Mensh
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 352

Book Description
A woman who cannot remember her identity, finds inner peace in her heritage with the help of a caring psychiatrist.

Right-brain Teasers

Author: Allen D. Bragdon
Publisher: BrainWaves Books
ISBN: 9780916410667
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 164

Book Description
Photos of old household utensils designed for task that are no longer needed. "You well give the right hemisphere of your brain a workout by trying to identify the function of these household implements"--Foreword.