Neuroscience & Behavior

The neuroscience of why bad habits are so hard to break—and how evidence-based strategies can help us change our behavior more effectively

The story of a neural impulse and what it reveals about how our brains work

A look at the extraordinary ways the brain turns thoughts into actions—and how this shapes our everyday lives

How a computational framework can account for the successes and failures of human cognition

What neurobiology and artificial intelligence tell us about how the brain builds itself

"The irresistible enthusiasm of Great Adaptations couldn’t come at a better time."—David P. Barash, Wall Street Journal

"Be very amazed."—Carl Safina, author of Beyond Words and Becoming Wild

A provocative and timely case for how the science of genetics can help create a more just and equal society

A fresh look at electricity and its powerful role in life on Earth

A savory account of how the pursuit of delicious foods shaped human evolution

A leading neuroscientist explains why your personal traits are more innate than you think

A revealing insider's account of the power—and limitations—of functional MRI

What is morality? Where does it come from? And why do most of us heed its call most of the time? In Braintrust, neurophilosophy pioneer Patricia Churchland argues that morality originates in the biology of the brain. She describes the...

A look at the true nature of the zombie brain

The world's top experts take readers to the very frontiers of brain science
Includes a chapter by 2014 Nobel laureates May-Britt Moser and Edvard Moser

Jung’s lectures on consciousness and the unconscious—in English for the first time

A new framework for the neuroscientific study of emotions in humans and animals

The first book to comprehensively explore the cognitive foundations of human spatial navigation

The first annotated edition of the scientific papers that created the foundation of modern neuroscience and physiology

A textbook that lays down the foundational principles for understanding social neuroscience

An updated and expanded edition of the acclaimed writing guide for scientists

A concise introductory textbook on the development of the nervous system

A physicist's guide to the phenomena of life

A richly illustrated undergraduate textbook on the physics and biology of light