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Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
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"Throughout our life, we look for ways to keep our mind sharp and effortlessly productive. Now, globetrotting neurosurgeon Dr. Sanjay Gupta offers insights from top scientists all over the world, whose cutting-edge research can help you heighten and protect brain function and maintain cognitive health at any age. Keep Sharp debunks common myths about aging and cognitive decline, explores whether there's a "best" diet or exercise regimen for the brain,...
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Pear Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
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Medina shares how you can make the most of the years you have left. In a book destined to be a classic on aging, Medina's fascinating stories and infectious sense of humor breathe life into the science. Brain Rules for Aging Well is organized into four sections, each laying out familiar problems with surprising solutions. First up, the social brain, in which topics ranging from relationships to happiness and gullibility illustrate how our emotions...
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The Scarecrow Press, Inc
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
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Has the information behavior of children and youth changed significantly over the last two decades? This book attempts to answer this question from a variety of viewpoints. 13 researchers from educational psychology, computer science, education, and information studies have contributed to eleven chapters on models of information behavior, the cognitive development of youth, information literacy, everyday information behavior, cyber-bullying, gaming...
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Publisher
Pear Press
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
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In Brain Rules, Dr. John Medina, a molecular biologist, shares his lifelong interest in how the brain sciences might influence the way we teach our children and the way we work. In each chapter, he describes a brain rule--what scientists know for sure about how our brains work--and then offers transformative ideas for our daily lives. You'll learn why Michael Jordan was no good at baseball. You'll peer over a surgeon's shoulder as he proves that most...
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Publisher
New World Library
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
Drawing on the knowledge of physicians, gerontologists, and neuroscientists, as well as the habits of men and women who epitomize healthy aging, helps readers activate unused brain areas, tone mental muscles, and enliven every mental faculty.
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