The Neuroscience of Anxiety
Collectively, anxiety disorders are our most prevalent psychiatric problem, affecting about forty million adults in the United States. In Anxious, Joseph LeDoux, whose NYU lab has been at the forefront of research efforts to understand and treat fear and anxiety, explains the range of these disorders, their origins, and discoveries that can restore sufferers to normalcy.
Exploring Our Deeper Genome
In The Deeper Genome, John Parrington provides an elegant, accessible account of the profound and unexpected complexities of the human genome, and shows how many ideas developed in the 20th century are being overturned.
Book Review – Back in Control
Over 116 million people in the United States suffer from chronic pain. The impact to patients’ lives—in terms of physical and emotional suffering, as well as lost productivity—is astounding. Dr. David Hanscom has developed a new approach to treating chronic pain sufferers based on recent research in neurophysiology and the psychology of pain. His life-changing system has helped hundreds of patients heal their pain. His book, Back in Control, reveals how chronic pain patients can quiet a turbocharged central nervous system and make a full recovery.
SuperBetter – A Guide to Living Better Gamefully
SuperBetter, written by game designer Jane McGonigal, is an innovative guide to living gamefully, based on the program that has already helped nearly half a million people achieve remarkable personal growth. For those in search of a new self-help regimen, “SuperBetter” might just be the answer. The medical research and firsthand accounts she provides demonstrate that playing games can make you a healthier, happier, more confident person.