Neuroscience for Clinicians Evidence, Models, and Practice /

• Main Authors: Simpkins, C. Alexander. (Author), Simpkins, Annellen M. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Subjects: Philosophy (General).; Neurosciences.; Psychology, clinical.; Consciousness.; Psychology.; Clinical Psychology.; Cognitive Psychology.; Neuropsychology.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-4842-6

Neuroscience for Clinicians: Evidence, Models, and Practice� C. Alexander Simpkins and Annellen M. Simpkins � Psychology began as the study of thoughts, moods, and emotionsthe realm of the mindgradually adding findings from neuroscience about the workings of the brain. Current interest in mind-bod...

Table of Contents:

• The birth of a new science.-Unlocking the key to neuroscience terminology
• What is the Mind and Brain?
• Learning from brain damaged individuals
• Neuroimaging technologies
• Modeling the Brain
• Neurons and Neurotransmitters
• Brain structures
• Brain Pathways
• Neural Networks: How Neurons Think and Learn
• Evolution of the Brain over Ions of Time
• Brain Development through the Life Span
• Neuroplasticity and Neurogenesis: Changing Moment-by-Moment
• Principles for incorporating the Brain into Treatment
• Working with Attention
• Regulating Emotions
• Reconsolidating Memory
• Maximizing the Social Brain
• How Psychotherapy Changes the Brain
• Relieving Anxiety
• Finding a Better Balance for Depression and Bipolar Disorder
• Recovering from Addiction.