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Persona Publications Readings from Neuroscience Notes by Stephen Gislason MD Neuroscience Notes The Brain Neuroanatomy Neurons Basal Ganglia Thalamus Cerebral Cortex Medial Temporal Lobe Vision Sound Sentience Cognition Selftalk and Thinking Innate Tendencies Movement and Space Sequences and Plans Neurosurgery Persona Digital Downloads Alpha Education Downloads We offer two sources of our books. Alpha Online ships printed books and nutrient formulas to the US and Canada. Click the green order buttons on the left for printed books. Persona Digital offers downloads of eBooks, music and other digital documents available to customers all over the world. Click the yellow download buttons on the right for book descriptions and download orders.
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Neuroscience Notes Everyone needs to know something about neuroscience. The brain has become a popular topic in all media, but confusions arise when the brain becomes an abstract fantasy in the minds of journalists and product promoters. While it is true that brain is the organ of the mind, our language makes it difficult to speak correctly at different levels of meaning. Neuroscience notes will give the intelligent reader and understanding of how the brain actually works. By Stephen Gislason. 2009 edition, available in printed format from Alpha Online and as a PDF file download from Persona Digital. Read some of the topics online and order the book using the links below. Preface I can recall my earliest interest in neuroscience when I was 14 years old. There were several influences that converge and changed me from a student who was mostly interested in physics and chemistry to a budding scientist interested in life and especially in the relationship of brain to mind. I also become aware of Tibetan Buddhism after reading Heinrich Harrier’s book, Seven Years in Tibet. Later, I met Tibetan Lamas and undertook the study of the Buddhist esoteric view of the mind. My medical school friend, Rich Austin, introduced me to paleontology and the study of human evolution. He worked with Jim Anderson, a bright entertaining professor of anatomy at the University of Toronto and a physical anthropologist who knew all about the African discoveries of hominid fossils. I had considered continuing studies in neurology and neurosurgery, but instead left city life after graduation and internship and moved to British Columbia to live close to the ocean, practicing medicine in a rural community. Many years later I undertook a study of brain-mind and recorded my discoveries in notebooks that evolved into this collection of notes. In this book, I have selected topics that are representative of neuroscience inquiry, retaining brief references to a larger context that includes the study of neurology, anthropology, paleontology, computer science and philosophy. I encourage the reader to join me and continue his or her inquiry into the human mind by reading other books in this series. Order Books: Click the green order button on the left to order
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