Description: NEW. Pages clean and unmarked. A light blade scrape on cover (transparency tape). No cover wear. Images on listing, are of this book. PAPERBACK__________Most of us have no idea what’s really going on inside our heads. Yet brain scientists have uncovered details every business leader, parent, and teacher should knowlike the need for physical activity to get your brain working its best.How do we learn? What exactly do sleep and stress do to our brains? Why is multi-tasking a myth? Why is it so easy to forgetand so important to repeat new knowledge? Is it true that men and women have different brains?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 rulewhat scientists know for sure about how our brains workand then offers transformative ideas for our daily lives.Medina’s fascinating stories and infectious sense of humor breathe life into brain science. You’ll learn why Michael Jordan was no good at baseball. You’ll peer over a surgeon’s shoulder as he proves that most of us have a Jennifer Aniston neuron. You’ll meet a boy who has an amazing memory for music but can’t tie his own shoes.You will discover how:Every brain is wired differentlyExercise improves cognitionWe are designed to never stop learning and exploringMemories are volatileSleep is powerfully linked with the ability to learnVision trumps all of the other sensesStress changes the way we learnIn the end, you’ll understand how your brain really worksand how to get the most out of it.
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Book Title: Brain Rules: 12 Principles for Surviving & Thriving Thriving at W
Book Series: Brain Rules: 12 Principles for Surviving & Thriving Thriving at W
Original Language: English
Item Length: 9.2in.
Vintage: No
Personalize: No
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Item Height: 0.8in.
Personalized: No
Features: Abridged, Illustrated
Topic: Cognitive Science, Neuroscience, Cognitive Neuroscience & Cognitive Neuropsychology, Cognitive Psychology & Cognition
Item Width: 6.2in.
Signed: No
Ex Libris: No
Narrative Type: Nonfiction
Publisher: Pear Press
Intended Audience: Young Adults, Adults
Inscribed: No
Edition: Collector's Edition
Publication Year: 2014
Type: EDUCATION, WORK, HOME, PSYCHOLOGY
Literary Movement: Enlightenment, Modernism
Era: 2020s
Author: John Medina
Genre: Psychology, Science, Medical
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Item Weight: 15.5 Oz
Number of Pages: 290 Pages