Over the years, I have learned that people reading this blog come from a wide range of belief systems, including atheist, agnostic, and those involved to large or small degree in various spiritual and religious practices. Although this blog post to which I am linking today is written by a Christian and part of the post is from a Christian perspective, I think anyone can learn from what Dr. William Struthers calls the Seven Dangerous Neuro-Temptations (The Table, blog of Biola University). Click to see how he defines neuro-essentialism, neuro-manipulation, neuro-divination, neuro-absolution, neuro-narcissism, neuro-normalcy, and neuro-privilege.
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- Norman Doidge: The Brain That Changes Itself: Stories of Personal Triumph from the Frontiers of Brain Science (James H. Silberman Books)
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- Ian Robertson: Opening the Mind's Eye: How Images and Language Teach Us How To See
- Sandra Blakeslee: The Body Has a Mind of Its Own: How Body Maps in Your Brain Help You Do (Almost) Everything Better
- John Medina: Brain Rules: 12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home, and School
- Giacomo Rizzolatti: Mirrors in the brain: How our minds share actions, emotions, and experience
- Jeffrey M. Schwartz: The Mind and the Brain: Neuroplasticity and the Power of Mental Force
- Linda Page: Coaching with the Brain in Mind: Foundations for Practice
- Stephen L. Macknik: Sleights of Mind: What the Neuroscience of Magic Reveals about Our Everyday Deceptions
- Jeffrey M. Schwartz: You Are Not Your Brain: The 4-Step Solution for Changing Bad Habits, Ending Unhealthy Thinking, and Taking Control of Your Life
- Bonnie Badenoch: The Brain-Savvy Therapist's Workbook
- Richard J. Davidson: The Emotional Life of Your Brain: How Its Unique Patterns Affect the Way You Think, Feel, and Live--and How You Can Change Them
- Daniel Kahneman: Thinking, Fast and Slow
- Michael S. Gazzaniga: Who's in Charge?: Free Will and the Science of the Brain
- Iain McGilchrist: The Master and His Emissary: The Divided Brain and the Making of the Western World
- Elaine Fox: Rainy Brain, Sunny Brain: How to Retrain Your Brain to Overcome Pessimism and Achieve a More Positive Outlook
- Sally Satel: Brainwashed: The Seductive Appeal of Mindless Neuroscience
- Peter C. Brown: Make It Stick: The Science of Successful Learning
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- Roger Fisher: Beyond Reason: Using Emotions as You Negotiate
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- Gary Friedman: Challenging Conflict: Mediation Through Understanding
- Stuart Diamond: Getting More: How to Negotiate to Achieve Your Goals in the Real World
- Fredrike Bannink: 1001 Solution-Focused Questions: Handbook for Solution-Focused Interviewing (A Norton Professional Book)
- Fredrike Bannink: Handbook of Solution-Focused Conflict Management
- Cinnie Noble: Conflict Management Coaching: The CINERGY(TM) Model
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- Jerome Kagan: Psychology's Ghosts: The Crisis in the Profession and the Way Back
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- Larry A. Samovar: Communication Between Cultures
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- Ellen J. Langer: Counterclockwise: Mindful Health and the Power of Possibility
- Shauna L. Shapiro: The Art and Science of Mindfulness: Integrating Mindfulness into Psychology and the Helping Professions
- Daniel T. Willingham: Why Don't Students Like School: A Cognitive Scientist Answers Questions About How the Mind Works and What It Means for the Classroom
- Todd Kashdan: Curious?: Discover the Missing Ingredient to a Fulfilling Life
- Clinical Handbook of Mindfulness
- Shunryu Suzuki: Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind (Shambhala Library)
- Handbook of Emotion Regulation
- Bonnie Badenoch: Being a Brain-Wise Therapist: A Practical Guide to Interpersonal Neurobiology (Norton Series on Interpersonal Neurobiology)
- Dan Roam: The Back of the Napkin: Solving Problems and Selling Ideas with Pictures
- Elaine Hatfield: Emotional Contagion (Studies in Emotion and Social Interaction)
- Raymond Cohen: Negotiating Across Cultures: International Communication in an Interdependent World
- Glen Fisher: Mindsets: The Role of Culture and Perception in International relations
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