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We use our brains at practically every moment of our lives, and yet few of us have the first idea how they work. Much of what we think we know comes from folklore: that we only use 10 percent of our brain, or that drinking kills brain cells. These and other myths are wrong, as shown by neuroscientists who have spent decades studying this complex organ. However, most of what they have learned is not known to the world outside their laboratories. Here,...
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Contemporary life provides us with infinite opportunities, along with endless temptations. We can eat whatever we want, whenever we want. We can immerse ourselves in the vast, enticing world of digital media. We can buy goods and services for rapid delivery with our fingertips or voice commands. But living in this 24/7 hyper-reality poses serious risks to our physical and mental states, our connections to others, and even to the world at large. Brain...
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W.W. Norton & Company
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[2020]
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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.John...
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Ediciones Urano
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2019.
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Español
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Tu cerebro no quiere que leas este libro. Se aferra con todas sus fuerzas a sus patrones mentales más arraigados y consume buena parte de su energía tratando de resistirse a los cambios en lugar de adaptarse a la naturaleza y a la vida. Pero hoy, gracias a los avances en neurociencia, podemos entender mejor los entresijos de nuestra mente, por qué nos comportamos como lo hacemos, y utilizar ese conociemiento para ser más felices.
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Little, Brown Spark
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2022.
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English
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This is How the Mind Changed, a seven-million-year journey through our own heads, packed with vivid stories, groundbreaking science, and thrilling surprises. Discover how memory has almost nothing to do with the past; meditation rewires our synapses; magic mushroom use might be responsible for our intelligence; climate accounts for linguistic diversity; and how autism teaches us hugely positive lessons about our past and future. Dr. Joseph Jebelli’s...
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