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ix, 293 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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English
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An internationally recognized neurologist presents a revolutionary brain-optimization program that, despite research to the contrary, proves that as humans get older, they can actually get smarter and increase their brain speed.
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192 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
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English
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Looking at the well-established science and recent scientific revelations, this book, packed with mental exercises and activities, offers a well-balanced, clear, and colorful practical guide to keeping your brain fit and healthy.
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xiii, 332 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
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English
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Concerns about memory and other thinking skills are common, particularly in middle age and beyond. Due to worries about declining brain health, some seek out dubious products or supplements purportedly designed to improve memory and other cognitive abilities. Fortunately, scientific research has uncovered a clear-cut set of evidence-based activities and lifestyle choices that are inexpensive or free and known to promote brain and cognitive functioning....
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viii, 340 pages ; 25 cm
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English
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It all starts with your brain: how you think, how you feel, how you interact with others, and how well you succeed in realizing your goals and dreams. When your brain works right, so do you. When it's out of balance, you feel frustrated, or worse. Yet amid all the advice about how to keep the rest of our body strong and healthy, we hear very little about how to keep the most complex and magnificent organ of all in top working order. Here, Dr. Amen...
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264 pages : color illustrations ; 31 cm + 1 DVD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)
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English
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Combining the latest findings from the field of neuroscience with expert text and state-of-the-art illustrations, "The Human Brain Book" is a complete guide to the one organ in the body that makes each person a unique individual. Includes an interactive DVD.
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x, 180 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
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English
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Have you ever wondered why you have a brain? Let renowned neuroscientist Lisa Feldman Barrett demystify that big gray blob between your ears. In seven short essays (plus a bite-sized story about how brains evolved), this slim, entertaining, and accessible collection reveals mind-expanding lessons from the front lines of neuroscience research. You'll learn where brains came from, how they're structured (and why it matters), and how yours works in tandem...
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407 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
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English
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Early studies of the human brain used a simple method: wait for misfortune to strike--strokes, seizures, infectious diseases, horrendous accidents--and see how victims coped. In many cases their survival was miraculous, if puzzling. Observers were amazed by the transformations that took place when different parts of the brain were destroyed, altering victims' personalities. Parents suddenly couldn't recognize their own children. Pillars of the community...
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379 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
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Español
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From a bestselling author and PBS star comes a brain-healthy program for readers to turn back the clock and keep their minds sharp and their bodies fit.
El cerebro humano es uno de los instrumentos más sofisticados, dinámicas y potentes que existen. Gracias a ́él, podemos lograr cosas extraordinarias. El psiquiatra Daniel G. Amen demuestra cómo nuestro cerebro nos puede ayudar a vivir más tiempo, se vea más joven, reducen el riesgo de enfermedades...
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viii, 306 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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English
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Suzuki interweaves her personal story with groundbreaking research in the neurosciences, and offers practical, short exercises--4 minute Brain Hacks--to engage your mind and improve your memory, your ability to learn new skills, and function more efficiently.
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xxxvi, 346 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
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English
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"We often don't realize how much control we have over our thoughts, feelings, and actions -- on some days, the most minor irritation can upset us, but on others, we are in our best form and can rise to challenges with grace. These fluctuations depend on the neural networks firing in our brains, and we have the power to consciously break hardwired thought patterns. Due Quach developed an intimate understanding of the brain during her personal journey...
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Adapted from a business school course they created for professionals, bestselling author Mark Waldman and Chris Manning present simple brain exercises, based on the latest neuroscience research, to guide readers to improvement in all parts of life, from work to home, from how we think to how we feel. Their promise is to help people create more "wealth" in their lives, defined as the combination of money, happiness, and success. Using the latest research...
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viii, 294 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
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English
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The #1 New York Times best-selling author of Grain Brain and his son, also a medical doctor, explore how modern culture threatens to rewire our brains and damage our health, offering a practical plan for healing. Includes a ten-day practical program with meal plan and recipes.
Modern culture is rewiring our brains and damaging our health. We immerse ourselves in foods whenever we want; enter an enticing world of digital media; buy goods and services...
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275 pages ; 24 cm
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English
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"Award-winning science writer Helen Thomson unlocks the biggest mysteries of the human brain by examining nine extraordinary cases." -- Book jacket.
"Our brains are more extraordinary--and far stranger--than we think. We take it for granted that we can remember, feel emotion, navigate, empathize, and understand the world around us, but how would our lives change if these abilities were dramatically enhanced--or disappeared overnight? Helen Thomson...
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xi, 289 pages ; 24 cm
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English
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"At age 37, Harvard neuroanatomist Jill Bolte Taylor suffered a massive left-hemisphere stroke that took away her ability to speak, walk, read, write, or remember any of her life--and gave her an unprecedented, profound experience of dwelling in the right hemisphere and the sense of oneness and peace to be found there. Her recovery led to her writing the New York Times bestseller My Stroke of Insight, being named one of Time Magazine's Most Influential...
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xiii, 281 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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English
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"A new epidemic is sweeping the country. Some people call it "ADHD," "scatter brain," or "brain fog." And some people simply say they "just don't feel like themselves"--And haven't for a long time. People are thinking and feeling worse than ever. Why? Because our brains are not getting the support they need to produce the essential brain chemicals that keep us energized, calm, focused, and inspired. In fact, if you look at the way that most of us...
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