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    PRODUCING AND USING SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE: A fascinating study of how biases, the desire for a good narrative, and other problems undermine confidence in modern science.Modern science is built on experimental evidence, yet scientists are often very selective in deciding what evidence to use and tend to disagree about how to interpret it. In The Matter of Facts, Gareth and Rhodri Leng explore how ... Leer más

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  • The Heart of the Brain

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    How hormonal signals in one small structure of the brain—the hypothalamus—govern our physiology and behavior.As human beings, we prefer to think of ourselves as reasonable. But how much of what we do is really governed by reason? In this book, Gareth Leng considers the extent to which one small structure of the neuroendocrine brain—the hypothalamus—influences what we do, how we love, and who we ... Leer más

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  • Computational Neuroendocrinology

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    Neuroendocrinology with its well defined functions, inputs, and outputs, is one of the most fertile grounds for computational modeling in neuroscience. But modeling is often seen as something of a dark art. This book aims to display the power of modeling approaches in neuroendocrinology, and to showcase its potential for understanding these complex systems.A recurring theme in neuroendocrinology ... Leer más

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  • The Raven's Hat

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  • Uncountable

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