Bicultural Brain. How Life Between Cultures Rewires Your Emotions, Thoughts, and Decision

Bicultural Brain. How Life Between Cultures Rewires Your Emotions, Thoughts, and Decision

Rafael Antonio Vargas

16,79 €
IVA incluido
Disponible
Editorial:
Rafael Antonio Vargas
Año de edición:
2025
ISBN:
9798231030408
16,79 €
IVA incluido
Disponible
Añadir a favoritos

What does it mean to live between cultures?Speaking one language at home and another at work. Thinking in one register and feeling in another. Experiencing different emotions depending on the language. For millions of people around the world, biculturality isn’t a theory-it’s daily life. But how does it shape the brain, emotions, creativity, family, and society?This book offers a clear, compelling, and deeply human journey through the many dimensions of the bicultural experience. With everyday examples, vivid narrative scenes, scientific insights, and inspiring testimonies, Bicultural Brain reveals that living between cultures is not a dilemma of belonging, but an opportunity for growth.Across its chapters, you’ll discover:How your emotions and decisions shift depending on the language you use.How biculturality enhances creativity and cognitive flexibility.The challenges and possibilities of raising children in two languages-and two worlds.Why biculturals often become natural mediators in communities, schools, and organizations.The impact of biculturality on mental health, the arts, and the future of multicultural societies.More than a book about neuroscience or sociology, this is a vital essay-accessible, engaging, and grounded in both research and real-life stories. Its message is clear: the cultural border doesn’t divide-it multiplies. To be bicultural is not to be split, but to inhabit a broader, richer horizon.A book for biculturals, bilinguals, migrants, educators, leaders, and anyone who wants to understand how diversity transforms both mind and heart.Dare to see your identity with new eyes-and discover that living between cultures may be one of the greatest riches of our time.

Artículos relacionados

  • Poetry Is Our Ministry to Touch the Heart
    Anelda Lukesia Ballard / Jean Anelda Scott
    Poetry is Our Ministry to Touch the Heart, was birthed when Anelda L. Ballard became ill. God spoke to her in a dream and said 'pick up a pen and write' by being obedient this book was written through the Holy Spirit. Anelda and her mother Jean A. Scott believes that God’s wants to heal a hurting heart. This book will inspire you and encourage you to never give up hope. Jesu...
    Disponible

    11,12 €

  • I soldati lunghi
    Pierluigi Romeo di Colloredo Mels
    Il 24 maggio 1915 il Regno d’Italia entrò nella Grande Guerra, che si sarebbe dimostrata il momento più alto e tragico della sua storia, a poco più di cinquant’anni dalla sua unificazione.In quella lotta tremenda durata quattro anni, la Brigata Granatieri di Sardegna , con i suoi due valorosi Reggimenti, i più antichi del Regio Esercito scrisse, nel grande quadro della guerra d...
    Disponible

    32,59 €

  • Five Beneath Philly
    Susan Bandy / Tom Richmond
    Allen Williams plans to make something of his life and escape South Philly and the work at Cross Brothers’ Meat Packing Plant. He prepares himself with excellent grades and an upcoming full-ride scholarship to climb out of South Philly forever. Then fate changes his whole world. An only son in a family of six, Allen suddenly finds himself responsible for his mother, grandmother...
    Disponible

    18,28 €

  • Forms
    Sharon Welch
    I am an award-winning artist and my works hang in private residences, community hospitals, businesses, and restaurants across the US and also abroad.  I live in Pierre, South Dakota. Since 2008 I have owned Sharon Welch Gallery and Studio where I paint and teach classes.  My theory is have fun, remove the fear of failure, experiment and let the child inside of you play.Very oft...
    Disponible

    60,20 €

  • Ricordi di una ausiliaria
    Andrea Lombardi / Raffaella Duelli
    Le memorie di Raffaella Duelli, Volontaria nel Battaglione Barbarigo della Decima Flottiglia Mas iniziano con la partenza del Barbarigo da Roma, narrando la lunga marcia del reparto verso il nord, sotto il mitragliamento degli aerei Alleati. Quindi, è descritta vividamente l'ultima battaglia del Barbarigo sul Fronte Sud, dal Senio a Comacchio: gli appunti di Raffaella, giov...
    Disponible

    28,08 €

  • Why Didn’t You Ask?
    Panya Dixon
    From an early occurrence in her childhood to a perilous thirteen-year relationship, Panya Dixon too often suffered from various forms of physical, emotional, and sexual abuse. Conflicted between love and the pain her loved ones brought on her, she consistently had to fight for her life and her will to move on. Why Didn’t You Ask? is an expression of Panya’s truth—her trials, pa...
    Disponible

    20,35 €

Otros libros del autor

  • From Joy to Fury. Brain and Amygdala Defining Emotions and Feelings
    Rafael Antonio Vargas
    In an era where everything around us is in constant flux, emotions remain our most human connection. From Joy to Fury takes you on an immersive journey through the science of emotions, uncovering their deep-rooted history, their fascinating ties to the brain, and their powerful influence over our lives.Dive into the evolution of emotions, from the primal to the complex, and exp...
    Disponible

    15,45 €

  • Chains Through the Ages. From Classical Slavery to the Digital Yokes. How Power Has Evolved to Enslave Us Again
    Rafael Antonio Vargas
    Have we ever truly escaped our chains?Chains Through the Ages is a concise yet profound journey through the lineage of domination-from the slave markets of antiquity to the invisible shackles of modern algorithms. This compelling historical narrative explores how systems of control have evolved and continue to shape our lives in the digital era. Engaging and accessible for gene...
    Disponible

    15,53 €

  • Living Between Memory and Forgetfulness. The Hippocampus and How We Know the World
    Rafael Antonio Vargas
    Memory is a key function of the brain that allows us to encode, store, and retrieve information. This book explores the crucial role of the hippocampus in memory formation, describing the different types of memory, how memories are stored, and the factors that affect their retention. It also addresses forgetting and its relationship to the process of memory consolidation. Ideal...
    Disponible

    15,63 €

  • The Role of the Frontal Lobe in Today’s Society. The Brain and Decision Making
    Rafael Antonio Vargas
    This book examines the processes of decision-making, planning, and task organization as they relate to the brain, with a particular focus on the frontal lobe. Furthermore, it illustrates how these fundamental functions are manifested in daily life and in more complex social phenomena, such as politics, economics, morality, and how education affects the maturation of the frontal...
    Disponible

    14,03 €

  • Cadenas a través de los tiempos. Desde la esclavitud clásica hasta el yugo digital. Una breve historia
    Rafael Antonio Vargas
    Este libro explora la evolución del trabajo a lo largo de la historia en cuatro partes clave.La primera parte abarca desde las primeras formas de cooperación tribal hasta la Revolución Industrial, destacando la esclavitud, la servidumbre y el surgimiento de las fábricas, y cómo transformaron la percepción y la importancia del trabajo.En la segunda parte, se aborda el estrés rel...
    Disponible

    10,94 €