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"SEE THROUGH THE LIES YOUR BRAIN TELLS YOU. Why is it easier to ruminate over hurt feelings than it is to bask in the warmth of being appreciated? Your brain was wired this way when it evolved, primed to learn quickly from bad experiences, but not so much from the good ones. It's an ancient survival mechanism that turned the brain into Velcro for the negative, but Teflon for the positive. Life isn't easy, and having a brain wired to take in the bad...
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"Few of us have been untouched by injury, whether on the sports field, in a car accident, falling off a bicycle, or in the course of military service. While the consequences of a concussion are not always immediately apparent, they can range from debilitating to devastating. In fact, Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) is fast becoming a national health crisis, with millions of Americans visiting emergency rooms with a TBI each year. But there are proven,...
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Did you know that the brain is in charge of everything you do, every minute of every day? You know, like thinking about funny stuff and keeping you alive. Bestselling author Nick Seluk explains the science behind everything the brain does for you--from keeping your heart beating to remembering stuff, and make you YOU.
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"This illustrated nonfiction book for middle-grade readers is a comprehensive overview of the brain. It looks at the science behind how it works, how it directs our day-to-day lives and how much we don't know about this key organ in our bodies."--
"Did you know that the information inside your head travels faster than cars on the highway? Or that electricity moves around in there? Your brain is mysterious--there is a lot we know about it and even...
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Acclaimed by a wide range of experts, The 'God' Part of the Brain is a classic. Matthew Alper presents a stunning argument: that our brain is hardwired to believe in a God. He offers a scientific explanation that we inherit an evolutionary mechanism that allows us to cope with our greatest terror - death. The author also evokes his personal odyssey as he sought to understand why mankind created the concept of a higher power to deal with the fear and...
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Neuroscientist Penny Lewis explores the latest research into the nighttime brain to understand the real benefits of sleep, showing how, while our body rests, the brain practices tasks it learned during the day, replays traumatic events to mollify them, and forges connections between distant concepts.
Explains the lesser-known role of sleep in processing the waking life and making sense of difficult emotions and experiences.
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In 2016, Rob Delaney's one-year-old son, Henry, was diagnosed with a brain tumor. The family had moved from Los Angeles to London with their two young boys when Rob's wife was pregnant with Henry, their third. The move was an adventure that would bind them even more tightly together as they navigated the novelty of London, the culture clashes, and the funhouse experience of Rob's fame--thanks to his role as co-creator and co-star of the hit series...
10) Love, Ish
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Twelve-year-old Mischa "Ish" Love's longtime dream has been to someday live on Mars, but when she collapses on the first day of seventh grade, Ish receives a diagnosis which threatens her future plans.
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Do you like easy puzzles or hard puzzles? The difficulty of each puzzle in this book is your choice. To make the puzzle more difficult, choose fewer clues. To make the puzzle less difficult choose more clues. If you are good in Sudoku, then you will be able to work these puzzles with fewer clues. It is your choice how many clues you use. To make the solving a particular puzzle as easy as possible, you can examine all 84 clues. If you want more of...
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This deck, from acclaimed Puzzlemaster Will Shortz, crossword puzzle editor for the New York Times and regular guest on NPR's Weekend Edition Sunday, are packed with 75 brainteasers and mindbenders, each designed to challenge puzzlers of all stripes. A perfect gift for puzzle enthusiasts of all ages who want to test their brainpower while standing in line, commuting to work, or hanging out with friends.
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Enjoy mental workouts? Use maths occasionally? Like numerical brain teasers? Accept intellectual challenges? Dabble in solving puzzles? Love solving Riddles? Answer "YES" to any of these questions, and this is the right book for you! If you want to test your logic skills and have fun, then read this collection of brain teasers and mind benders and check out how smart you are!!
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Do you like easy puzzles or hard puzzles? The difficulty of each puzzle in this book is your choice. To make the puzzle more difficult, choose fewer clues. To make the puzzle less difficult choose more clues. If you are good in Sudoku, then you will be able to work these puzzles with fewer clues. Partial Solution 1.It is your choice how many clues you use. To make the solving a particular puzzle as easy as possible, you can examine all 84 clues. If...
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*UNOFFICIAL GUIDE* Are you looking to download and install the game? Do you often find it difficult to beat certain parts? Would you like to play like a PRO? Would you like to get tons of resources? With our unofficial game guide we can teach you how to master the game! Do you want to install and play the game on any Phone, PC, or Tablet? This guide will also help you install on the Kindle, Kindle HD, Kindle HDX, Any Android Phone/Tablet, PC, Windows...
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Enjoy mental workouts?
Use maths occasionally?
Like numerical brain teasers?
Accept intellectual challenges?
Dabble in solving puzzles?
Love solving Riddles?
Answer "YES" to any of these questions, and this is the right book for you!
If you want to test your logic skills and have fun, then read this collection of brain teasers and mind benders and check out how smart you are!!
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Wake up the brain, learn new skills, and bring back some of that passion to explore inner abilities. Puzzles help you to stay active, which make it easier to solve problems. Wax a happier and healthier person with Brain Games and games.
Learn:- Where you can find brain activities- How to create brain games- About the scientific reasoning in brain games- How to improve memory with brain games- And more!
18) JUEGOS PARA DESARROLLAR LA INTELIGENCIA LA CREATIVIDAD Y LA HABILIDAD MANUAL: PARA NIÑOS Y JÓVENES
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El hombre posee una mente mucho más desarrollada que la de los animales más evolucionados que viven en nuestro planeta, como los simios o los delfines. Sin embargo, no podemos descartar la posibilidad de que haya en el universo otros seres dotados de capacidades similares a las nuestras. Este es el motivo por el que, al referirse a la inteligencia de los niños y los jóvenes, tengamos que aclarar primero cuál es el significado de esta palabra....
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It's time to give your brain a healthy workout, and logic problems are an enjoyable way to do it!
Challenging Logic Problems is filled with puzzles that will satisfy logic lovers of all ages and keep inquisitive minds occupied for hours. At least one solution is provided for each exercise.
This book can help you improve your thinking skills, your reasoning skills for work or school, and hone the readers mind.
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Do all problems have solutions? Is complexity synonymous with difficulty? This original collection of mathematical puzzles and paradoxes proves that things aren't always what they seem! Readers will discover that nothing is as easy or as difficult as it looks and that puzzles can have one, several, or no solutions. The fun-filled puzzles begin with The Tricky Hole, a challenge that involves pushing a large coin through a small hole in a sheet of paper...
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