Have you ever wondered: "Is there a Roadmap to Success?" That's the question I started with. Since I know there isn't a formula for success, is there a well worn path that I can take to go from where I'm at to 10x, 100x, 1,000x more than I expected? Synaptic Alchemy is all about discovering that roadmap to success. There are patterns of success. There are ways that people who have been successful think. There is a mindset of success. That is what Synaptic Alchemy explores. A mindset that is both new and ancient at the same time. It is a mindset that can be used by executives, entrepreneurs, coaches, managers, and product developers alike. After starting and selling a successful software company, learning everything possible from being in the trenches then synthesizing all the lessons learned, the author started to identify patterns for success. The patterns that has been in place for millennia and were the basis of the oldest inventors around: the Alchemists.Taking the ancient foundations of chemistry, which started with Alchemy, and combining them with modern day innovation theory, Cardinale creates a framework that organizations, executives, entrepreneurs and thought leaders can use to walk a well understood path towards success. A path that has been used to turn ideas into gold.

Attention, self-consciousness, insight, wisdom, emotional maturity: how Zen teachings can illuminate the way our brains function and vice-versa. When neurology researcher James Austin began Zen training, he found that his medical education was inadequate. During the past three decades, he has been at the cutting edge of both Zen and neuroscience, constantly discovering new examples of how these two large fields each illuminate the other. Now, in Selfless Insight, Austin arrives at a fresh synthesis, one that invokes the latest brain research to explain the basis for meditative states and clarifies what Zen awakening implies for our understanding of consciousness. Austin, author of the widely read Zen and the Brain, reminds us why Zen meditation is not only mindfully attentive but evolves to become increasingly selfless and intuitive. Meditators are gradually learning how to replace over-emotionality with calm, clear objective comprehension. In this new book, Austin discusses how meditation trains our attention, reprogramming it toward subtle forms of awareness that are more openly mindful. He explains how our maladaptive notions of self are rooted in interactive brain functions. And he describes how, after the extraordinary, deep states of kensho-satori strike off the roots of the self, a flash of transforming insight-wisdom leads toward ways of living more harmoniously and selflessly. Selfless Insight is the capstone to Austin's journey both as a creative neuroscientist and as a Zen practitioner. His quest has spanned an era of unprecedented progress in brain research and has helped define the exciting new field of contemplative neuroscience.

Early successes in programming digital computers to exhibit simple forms of intelligent behavior, coupled with the belief that intelligent activities differ only in their degree of complexity, have led to the conviction that the information processing underlying any cognitive performance can be formulated in a program and thus simulated on a digital computer. Attempts to simulate cognitive processes on computers have, however, run into greater difficulties than anticipated. An examination of these difficulties reveals that the attempt to analyze intelligent behavior in digital computer language systematically excludes three fundamental human forms of information processing (fringe consciousness, essence/accident discrimination, and ambiguity tolerance). Moreover, there are four distinct types of intelligent activity, only two of which do not presuppose these human forms of information processing and can therefore be programmed. Significant developments in artificial intelligence in the remaining two areas must await computers of an entirely different sort, of which the only existing prototype is the little-understood human brain. (Author).

Since the dawn of the industrial age, we have unleashed a bewildering number of potentially harmful chemicals. But out of this vast array, how do we identify the actual threats? What does it take to prove that a certain chemical causes cancer? How do we translate academic knowledge of the toxic effects of particular substances into understanding real-world health consequences? The science that answers these questions is toxicology. In The Alchemy of Disease, John Whysner offers an accessible and compelling history of toxicology and its key findings. He details the experiments and discoveries that revealed the causal connections between chemical exposures and diseases. Balancing clear accounts of groundbreaking science with human drama and public-policy relevance, Whysner describes key moments in the development of toxicology and their thorny social and political implications. The book features discussions of toxicological problems past and present, including DDT, cigarettes and other carcinogens, lead poisoning, fossil fuels, chemical warfare, pharmaceuticals—including opioids—and the efficacy of animal testing. Offering valuable insight into the science and politics of crucial public-health concerns, The Alchemy of Disease shows that toxicology’s task—pinpointing the chemical cause of an illness—is as compelling as any detective story.

Dr. Ariel Orama López published a new theoretical framework based on Creativity and the recent findings of Neuroscience: the textbook is called CRËATIVE SYNAPSE: CRËATE.YOUR.UNIVERSE© (2013). It is the first theoretical framework that explains the behavior of the human being by integrating the following variables: creativity, neuroscience, and the new influence of the virtual universe. The collection book will be presented in the atrium of the Museo de Arte de Puerto Rico on Wednesday, September 11, 2013, in a distinguished context of artists, health professionals and academics. Dr. Gregory J. Quirk, a prominent American researcher specialized in Neuroscience & Luca Spaghetti, the well-known Italian amico writer -who served as a guide to Elizabeth Gilbert on her journey through Italy while writing Eat Pray Love- elaborated the prologues of this substantial investigative work of thirteen years: they provide in their prologues a nourished and accurate view of this text book, according to their experiences. The art of the book includes the precious paintings and drawings of Ektor Rivera, Celestino & Ramon Bruin (from the Netherlands). The text arises from a practical & theoretical framework created by Dr. Ariel Orama López that departs from his preparation, experience and knowledge in science, human behavior, natural sciences and performing arts. It includes experiences of the author -with a logbook on his sensible hands- in contexts gifted with creativity and spirituality such as Mexico, California, Spain and Italy. The book appeals to artists, academics, psychologists and to the general public. It is published in Spanish and English. It can be acquired in different libraries of the World, including Amazon, Barnes & Nobleand Sony.

In a world where you can't look both ways to cross the street without tripping over another self-help author, it's crucial to bring something different to readers that are searching for answers. The Alchemist Jedi in his no nonsense codex Alchemy, the Masters' Path - Create Your Calm & Peace cuts the fluff out of an existential discussion that's caused centuries of war in the past and separation in modern times. Without fear this particular guidebook teaches several ancient practices that ""cultivate your mind and nurture your emotions"" to reach a place of joy and inner peace. What sets Alchemy, the Masters' Path apart is how the tale combines quick references you can keep in your pocket for a rainy day with personal anecdotes from the author's own experiences. Without giving too much away, the story of how he lost his tongue and the power he gained from silently observing the world will both terrify and inspire you. There's something magical every reader can gain from this book.