Category Archives: Mind

The Origin of Mind: Evolution of Brain, Cognition, and General Intelligence

Posted on January 29, 2021 by Giorgio Bertini

Darwin considered an understanding of the evolution of the human mind and brain to be of major importance to the evolutionary sciences. This groundbreaking book sets out a comprehensive, integrated theory of why and how the human mind has developed … Continue reading →

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How to ‘bridge minds’ with a child to stimulate brain development

Posted on January 18, 2021 by Giorgio Bertini

A three-year-old boy struggles to thread beads on a string while his older sister watches. She could ignore him or take over the task to get it done quickly. But if she observes him closely, and realizes that he is … Continue reading →

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The Phenomenological Mind

Posted on July 27, 2020 by Giorgio Bertini

The Phenomenological Mind is the first book to properly introduce fundamental questions about the mind from the perspective of phenomenology. Key questions and topics covered include: • what is phenomenology? • naturalizing phenomenology and the cognitive sciences • phenomenology and … Continue reading →

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The Happy Mind: Cognitive Contributions to Well-Being

Posted on May 14, 2020 by Giorgio Bertini

This edited volume focuses on different views of happiness and well-being, considering constructs like meaning and spirituality in addition to the more standard constructs of positive emotion and life satisfaction. A premise of the volume is that being happy consists … Continue reading →

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The Ancient Mind: Elements of Cognitive Archaeology

Posted on August 17, 2019 by Giorgio Bertini

One of the most troubling problems in archaeology is to determine the manner and content of prehistoric thought. A fundamental challenge is to develop the theory, methodology and tools to understand human cognition. Cognitive archaeology as a subject is still … Continue reading →

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Affective neuroscience of the emotional Brain-Mind

Posted on November 7, 2018 by Giorgio Bertini

Cross-species affective neuroscience studies confirm that primary-process emotional feelings are organized within primitive subcortical regions of the brain that are anatomical, neurochemically, and functionally homologous in all mammals that have been studied. Emotional feelings (affects) are intrinsic values that inform … Continue reading →

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Attention, or how to organize the mind

Posted on October 30, 2018 by Giorgio Bertini

Sometimes our mind is a mess. Thoughts and experiences pile up, and our mind flips from one thing to another: I need to buy milk, I have an important meeting tomorrow, and, no, the bills have still not been paid; … Continue reading →

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Sweeter dreams in a peaceful mind

Posted on September 18, 2018 by Giorgio Bertini

A new study by researchers from the University of Turku, Finland and the University of Skövde, Sweden shows that people with more peace of mind in the waking state have more positive dreams, whereas those with more anxiety in the … Continue reading →

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The Power of your Sub-Conscious Mind

Posted on May 22, 2018 by Giorgio Bertini

Infinite riches are all around you if you will open your mental eyes and behold the treasure house of infinity within you. There is a gold mine within you from which you can extract everything you need to live life gloriously, … Continue reading →