Month: May 2013

Authors: Lori A. Smolin and Mary B. Grosvenor Publisher: Wiley – 759 pages Book Review by: Nano Khilnani This book is for consumers, health professionals and future scientists. It helps you use the logic of science in making the right decisions on creating your own diet. If you are a health professional (physician, nurse, nutritionist, dietitian or in related fields) this book can be a very valuable resource to you to help your patients or clients decide not only what (and what not) to eat frequently or occasionally, but also create their entire diets and meal plans. “You are...

Editors: Steven J. Luck and Emily S. Kappenman Publisher: Oxford University Press – 641 pages Book Review by: Nano Khilnani Event-related potentials, commonly referred to as ERPs, are measured brain responses to cognitive, motor or sensory events of human beings. More specifically, they are electrophysiological responses to stimuli. ERPs are measured with electroencephalography (EEG). The study of the brain in this way provides a noninvasive means of evaluating brain functioning in patients with cognitive diseases. EEG readings show brain researches charts known as waveforms. A waveform reveals several ERP components, including the well-known N100 and the P300 components. These...

Editors: Steven D. Brown and Robert W. Lent Publisher: John Wiley $ Sons – 708 pages Book Review by: Paiso Jamakar What is the role of a career or just work in general, in people’s lives? For most people, a career or any type of meaningful work is at the very center of their lives, providing money to live on, being the main focus (an activity or a set of activities) on a given day and, establishing a structure to the hours in the day, and for some, even being the very reason for their existence. For others, work...

Editors: Kay Deaux and Mark Snyder Publisher: Oxford University Press – 858 pages Book Review by: Nano Khilnani This book on personality psychology and social psychology looks at people as both individuals and as social beings. In the past, books on personality psychology looked at people in ways that were contradictory to the findings of authors of books on social psychology, the editors of this volume point out. They elucidate on this point: “For decades, the relationship between personality psychology and social psychology has been defined by its contrasts: sometimes highly overlapping and intertwined, other times conflicting and even...

Editor: Shane M. Murphy Publisher: Oxford University Press – 775 pages Book Review by: Nano Khilnani Performance psychology, particularly as it pertains to sports, is a relatively new but fast-growing field, and the latest research findings and their practical applications are revealed in this foundational work. This is the first edition of a comprehensive book on this important new science, to be hopefully followed by other editions with updates, as more research is done. It has long been known and proven that mental qualities such as concentration, confidence, discipline, focus, goal-setting and regular practice, propel athletes to success, especially...