Format:
XXIV, 275 S.
ISBN:
9781594631276
Content:
With vivid stories of lives transformed, science journalist Dan Hurley delivers practical findings for people of every age and ability. Along the way, he narrates with acid-tongued wit his experiences as a human guinea pig, road-testing commercial brain-training programs, learning to play the Renaissance lute, getting physically fit, even undergoing transcranial direct current stimulation
Note:
Expanding the mind's workspace: the pioneers who overturned a century of dogmaMeasure of a man: testing my brain before I trainA good brain trainer is hard to find: a skeptic's guide to what does (and does not) workOld-school brain training: training methods of the ancientsSmart pills and thinking caps: the promise and peril of sci-fi methodsBoot camp for my brain: setting up my training regimenAre you smarter than a mouse?: the biological and evolutionary basis of human intelligenceDefenders of the faith: meetings with the arch-skepticFlowers for Ts65Dn: the search for a drug for Down syndromeClash of the titans: a tale of five scientific meetingsFinal exam: my post-training results.
Language:
English
Keywords:
Gehirn
;
Denktraining
;
Populärwissenschaftliche Darstellung
URL:
http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1508/2015301064-s.html
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