| The Dao of Neuroscience: Combining Eastern and Western Principles for Optimal Therapeutic Change Contributor(s): Simpkins, C. Alexander (Author), Simpkins, Annellen M. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0393705978 ISBN-13: 9780393705973 Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company OUR PRICE: $23.70 Product Type: Paperback Published: March 2010 Annotation: Combining new scientific paradigms with ancient wisdom. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Psychology | Psychotherapy - General - Psychology | Neuropsychology - Medical | Neuroscience |
| Dewey: 612.823 |
| LCCN: 2009037831 |
| Series: Norton Professional Books (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.64" H x 8.2" W x 8.24" (1.33 lbs) 296 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Neuroscientists have made huge advances in our understanding of the brain, and yet as scientists learn more, paradoxes arise. How does the brain--a material substance--relate to and produce nonmaterial thoughts and emotions? What explains the research showing that non-rational, unconscious experiencing can sometimes be more accurate than deliberate, conscious thought? The resolution of these paradoxes has important implications for all the helping fields, suggesting new approaches to mind-brain-body change. By weaving together Eastern traditions (including Yoga, Buddhism, Zen, and Daoism) and Western science, new understandings previously not considered emerge. The Dao of Neuroscience is an insightful introduction to these traditions which sheds new light on the relationship between the mind and the brain. Dao is an ancient Eastern method, a Way or Path for exploring and learning. From the Eastern perspective, everything has its Dao, its Way, even the brain. As we learn the Dao of neuroscience, we come to understand the brain's most optimal ways of functioning and how to facilitate its natural processes toward health, happiness, and fulfillment. |
Contributor Bio(s): Simpkins, Annellen M.: - Annellen M. Simpkins, PhD, is a psychologist in private practice who with her husband C. Alexander Simpkins specializes in study and research of mind and brain. Together they teach widely on meditation and hypnosis, have written twenty-four books, and live in San Diego.Simpkins, C. Alexander: - C. Alexander Simpkins, PhD, is a psychologist in private practice, and, with Annellen M. Simpkins, is the author of twenty-four books. Together they study and research mind and brain, teach meditation and hypnosis in seminars and workshops, and live in San Diego. |