‘Your Brain: The Missing Manual’ is an entertaining and relentlessly practical guide on how to care for and get the most out of your mind. Whether or not it's true that we use only 10 percent of our brain, everyone wants to do a better job with the portion we are using. This book can help. In the past decade neuroscientists, cognitive psychologists, and front-line educators have made great strides understanding how the human mind works. Why try to sort through all that yourself? Through the same clear, engaging writing that has made bestsellers of so many Missing Manuals, readers will encounter page after page of thought-provoking, life-changing topics. Coverage includes: Brain Food - The right fuel for the brain and how the brain commands hunger (including understanding the different chemicals that control appetite and cravings); Sleep - The sleep cycle and circadian rhythm; Getting a good sleep (or doing the best you can without it); Memory - Techniques for improving recall; Reason - Learning to defeat common sense; logical fallacies (including tactics for winning arguments); and good reasons for bad prejudices; Creativity and Problem-Solving - Brainstorming tips and thinking not outside the box, but about the box - in other words, find the assumptions that limit your solution so you can break through them; Understanding other people's brains; and the battle of the sexes and thebaby's developing brain
- ISBN: 978-0-596-51778-6
- Editorial: O'Reilly
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 304
- Fecha Publicación: 01/04/2008
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés