Our Biosocial Brains

Provides a highly visual, readily accessible introduction to the main events that occur during neural development and their mechanisms Building Brains: An Introduction to Neural Development, 2nd Edition describes how brains construct themselves, from simple beginnings in the early embryo to become the most complex living structures on the planet. It explains how cells first become neural, how their proliferation is controlled, what regulates the types of neural cells they become, how neurons connect to each other, how these connections are later refined under the influence of neural activity, and why some neurons normally die. This student-friendly guide stresses and justifies the generally-held belief that a greater knowledge of how nervous systems construct themselves will help us find new ways of treating diseases of the nervous system that are thought to originate from faulty development, such as autism spectrum disorders, epilepsy, and schizophrenia. A concise, illustrated guide focusing on core elements and emphasizing common principles of developmental mechanisms, supplemented by suggestions for further reading Text boxes provide detail on major advances, issues of particular uncertainty or controversy, and examples of human diseases that result from abnormal development Introduces the methods for studying neural development, allowing the reader to understand the main evidence underlying research advances Offers a balanced mammalian/non-mammalian perspective (and emphasizes mechanisms that are conserved across species), drawing on examples from model organisms like the fruit fly, nematode worm, frog, zebrafish, chick, mouse and human Associated Website includes all the figures from the textbook and explanatory movies Filled with full-colorartwork that reinforces important concepts; an extensive glossary and definitions that help readers from different backgrounds; and chapter summaries that stress important points and aid revision, Building Brains: An Introduction to Neural Development, 2nd Edition is perfect for undergraduate students and postgraduates who may not have a background in neuroscience and/or molecular genetics. “This elegant book ranges with ease and authority over the vast field of developmental neuroscience. This excellent textbook should be on the shelf of every neuroscientist, as well as on the reading list of every neuroscience student.” —Sir Colin Blakemore, Oxford University “With an extensive use of clear and colorful illustrations, this book makes accessible to undergraduates the beauty and complexity of neural development. The book fills a void in undergraduate neuroscience curricula.” —Professor Mark Bear, Picower Institute, MIT. Highly Commended, British Medical Association Medical Book Awards 2012 Published with the New York Academy of Sciences

Bad Brains — одноимённый дебютный студийный альбом американской хардкор-панк/регги группы Bad Brains. Записанный в 1981 году и выпущенный на кассетном лейбле ROIR 5 февраля 1982 года, многие фанаты называют его «Жёлтой лентой» из-за жёлтой упаковки. Хотя Bad Brains записали 16-песенный альбом Black Dots в 1979 году и 5-песенный мини-альбом Omega Sessions в 1980 году, кассета ROIR стала первым релизом группы, выходящим за рамки сингла. Релиз включает оригинальные аннотации Айры Каплана из Yo La Tengo. Совместно с группой компания Org Music провела реставрацию и ремастеринг культовых записей Bad Brains. Мастеринг аудио был выполнен Дэйвом Гарднером в Infrasonic Mastering, а сама пластинка была отпечатана на виниле в стиле банановой кожуры в Furnace Record Pressing.

«I Against I» — третий студийный альбом Bad Brains, первоначально выпущенный в 1986 году на лейбле SST Records. Он остаётся самым продаваемым альбомом в каталоге группы, демонстрируя уникальное сочетание панк-рока, хардкор-панка, регги и хэви-метала, свойственное Bad Brains. Он и по сей день остаётся влиятельным, вдохновляя бесчисленное множество панк-, ска-, регги- и хардкор-групп своим новаторским звучанием и бескомпромиссным подходом. Это переиздание знаменует собой восьмой релиз в рамках кампании по ремастерингу, возрождая лейбл Bad Brains Records. Org Music совместно с группой курировала реставрацию и ремастеринг культовых записей Bad Brains. Мастеринг аудиозаписи провёл Дэйв Гарднер, а её печать была осуществлена ??на лейбле Furnace Record Pressing.

«Rock for Light» — второй полноформатный альбом Bad Brains, выпущенный в 1983 году. Продюсером выступил Рик Окасек из The Cars. Мы с гордостью представляем оригинальный микс альбома, впервые за десятилетия, в том виде, в котором группа изначально задумала его. Большинству поклонников больше знакомо переиздание 1991 года, ремикшированное Окасеком и басистом Даррилом Дженифером. Помимо новых миксов, в той версии был изменён порядок треков. Это издание «Punk Note», теперь широко доступное на чёрном виниле, поставляется с альтернативной обложкой от дизайнера Джона Йейтса (Stealworks). Обложка — дань уважения Риду Майлзу и Фрэнсису Вольфу и их потрясающей работе на лейбле Blue Note.

In this powerful book, Carol Ochs shows us how to develop a personal theology by examining our life stories, learning to recognize God at work in them, and bringing them into conversation with Torah. Using timeless biblical texts as lenses to see the present, she helps us understand who we are and who God is for us by exploring the tightly interwoven basic elements of our lives–our love, suffering, work, bodies, prayer, community, and experiences of death. Through the process of seeing our experiences in relation to Biblical stories, we begin to recognize our lives as part of the ongoing story of the Jewish people–as Torah. This insight allows us to see these experiences as meaningful, not accidental, and opens us to recognizing God's power in and through all that happens to us. Rather than a collection of random events, our lives are part of the Jewish people's ongoing adventure. Armed with our personally shaped theology, we can face this adventure of living in the vanguard of history with awareness and confidence.

Part historic ethnography, part linguistic case study and part a mother’s memoir, Kisisi tells the story of two boys (Colin and Sadiki) who, together invented their own language, and of the friendship they shared in postcolonial Kenya. Documents and examines the invention of a ‘new’ language between two boys in postcolonial Kenya Offers a unique insight into child language development and use Presents a mixed genre narrative and multidisciplinary discussion that describes the children’s border-crossing friendship and their unique and innovative private language Beautifully written by one of the foremost scholars in child development, language acquisition and education, the book provides a seamless blending of the personal and the ethnographic The story of Colin and Sadiki raises profound questions and has direct implications for many fields of study including child language acquisition and socialization, education, anthropology, and the anthropology of childhood

Rock for Light — второй полноформатный альбом Bad Brains, выпущенный в 1983 году. Продюсером выступил Рик Окасек из The Cars. Мы с гордостью представляем оригинальный микс альбома, впервые за десятилетия, в том виде, в котором изначально задумывалась группа. Большинству поклонников больше знакомо переиздание 1991 года, ремикшированное Окасеком и басистом Даррилом Дженифером. Помимо новых миксов, в той версии был изменён порядок треков. Это переиздание знаменует собой четвёртый релиз в рамках кампании по ремастерингу, возрождающей лейбл Bad Brains Records. Совместно с группой компания Org Music курировала реставрацию и ремастеринг культовых записей Bad Brains. Мастеринг аудио был выполнен Дэйвом Гарднером на Infrasonic Mastering, а печать — на Furnace Record Pressing.

Castles of our Conscience presents a new and distinctive analysis of the role of the modern state in the shaping of policies of social control. Staples provides a theoretical framework for understanding the mechanisms of state policy-making and capacity. This framework supports an interpretation of the changing nature of institutions of social control in the United States from the beginning in the nineteenth century to the present day. A distinctive feature of the author’s approach is his critique of existing theories of the state as well as recent revisionist writing in social control. Both, he argues, have tended to either reduce the state to an instrument of class power or treat it in too ‘structuralist’ a fashion. Developing a sophisticated account of the relationship between the state and civil society he provides a history of social control policies in the United States that balances analytical concerns with historical narrative. This book will be of interest to students and professionals in sociology, politics and criminology.

Heritage of Our Times is a brilliant examination of modern culture and its legacy by one of the most important and deeply influential thinkers of the 20th century. Bloch argues that the key elements of a genuine cultural tradition are not just to be found in the conveniently closed and neatly labeled ages of the past, but also in the open and experimental cultural process of our time. One of the most compelling aspects of this work is a contemporary analysis of the rise of Nazism. It probes its bogus roots in German history and mythology at the very moment when the ideologies of Blood and Soil and the Blond Beast were actually taking hold of the German people. The breadth and depth of Bloch's vision, together with the rich diversity of his interest, ensure this work a place as one of the key books of the 20th century.

Where does perversion begin? Who is perverse? Ever since the word first appeared in the Middle Ages, anyone who delights in evil and in the destruction of the self or others has been described as 'perverse'. But while the experience of perversion is universal, every era has seen it and dealt with it in its own way. The history of perversion in the West is told here through a study of great emblematic figures of the perverse – Gilles de Rais, the mystical saints and the flagellants in the middle ages, the Marquis de Sade in the eighteenth century, the masturbating child, the male homosexual and the hysterical woman nineteenth century, Nazism in the twentieth century, and the complementary figures of the paedophile and the terrorist in the twenty-first. The perverse are rarely talked about and when they are it is usually only to be condemned. They are commonly viewed as monstrous and cruel, as something alien to the very nature of being human. And yet, perversion can also attest to creativity and self-transcendence, to the refusal of individuals to submit to the rules and prohibitions that govern human life. Perversion fascinates us precisely because it can be both abject and sublime. Whether they are sublime because they turn to art or mysticism, or abject because they surrender to their murderous impulses, the perverse are part of us because they exhibit something that we always conceal: our own negativity and our dark side.