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Your Brain: the Missing Manual : The Missing Manual by Matthew MacDonald (2008, Trade Paperback)
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As this sensible and entertaining guide points out, your brain is easily your most important possession. It deserves proper upkeep. "Your Brain: The Missing Manual" is a practical look at how to get the most out of your brain - not just how the brain works, but how you can use it more effectively.
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Product Identifiers
PublisherO'reilly Media, Incorporated
ISBN-100596517785
ISBN-139780596517786
eBay Product ID (ePID)64010968
Product Key Features
Number of Pages274 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameYour Brain: the Missing Manual : the Missing Manual
Publication Year2008
SubjectNeuroscience, Personal Growth / General, Life Sciences / Human Anatomy & Physiology, Cognitive Psychology & Cognition, Life Sciences / Biology
FeaturesRevised
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaScience, Self-Help, Psychology, Medical
AuthorMatthew Macdonald
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight17.3 Oz
Item Length8.3 in
Item Width7.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
IllustratedYes
Edition DescriptionRevised edition
Table Of ContentThe Missing Credits; About the Author; About the Creative Team; Acknowledgements; The Missing Manual Series;Introduction; About This Book;Part I: Warming Up; Chapter 1: A Lap Around the Brain; 1.1 A First Look at Your Brain; 1.2 The Brain: An Archeological Site; 1.3 The Brain's Wiring; 1.4 Mental Fitness; Chapter 2: Brain Food: Healthy Eating; 2.1 The Brain's Energy Use; 2.2 Brain Fuel; 2.3 A Brain-Friendly Diet; 2.4 The Secret Gears of Appetite; Chapter 3: Sleep: Taking Your Brain Offline; 3.1 Your Biological Clock; 3.2 Why We Sleep; 3.3 The Sleep Cycle; 3.4 REM Sleep; 3.5 Dream Analysis;Part II: Exploring Your Brain; Chapter 4: Perception; 4.1 The Doors of Perception; 4.2 Optical Illusions; 4.3 Your Shifty Eyes; 4.4 Distortions and Mismeasurements; 4.5 Seeing Things; 4.6 Ignoring Things; 4.7 Other Perception-Distorting Assumptions; 4.8 Dizzy Yourself Silly with Optical Illusions on the Web; Chapter 5: Memory; 5.1 The Remembrance of Things Past; 5.2 Short-Term Memory; 5.3 Long-Term Memory; 5.4 Techniques for Better Remembering; 5.5 Better Learning; Chapter 6: Emotions; 6.1 Understanding Emotion; 6.2 Pleasure: The Reward System; 6.3 Fear: Avoiding Death; 6.4 Stress; 6.5 In Search of Happiness; Chapter 7: Reason; 7.1 The Thinking Brain; 7.2 Common Sense; 7.3 Moral Calculus; 7.4 Statistical Blunders; 7.5 Critical Thinking; 7.6 Problem Solving; 7.7 Creative Thinking Tools; Chapter 8: Your Personality; 8.1 The Building Blocks of Personality; 8.2 A Personality Test; 8.3 Dissecting Your Personality; 8.4 The Personality Fit;Part III: Understanding Other People's Brains; Chapter 9: The Battle of the Sexes; 9.1 Gender in the Brain; 9.2 Are Gender Differences Real?; 9.3 Love and Relationships; Chapter 10: The Developing Brain; 10.1 Before Birth; 10.2 Childhood; 10.3 The Teenage Years; 10.4 Old Age; 10.5 Nature vs. Nurture;
SynopsisPuzzles and brain twisters to keep your mind sharp and your memory intact are all the rage today. More and more people -- Baby Boomers and information workers in particular -- are becoming concerned about their gray matter's ability to function, and with good reason. As this sensible and entertaining guide points out, your brain is easily your most important possession. It deserves proper upkeep. Your Brain: The Missing Manual is a practical look at how to get the most out of your brain -- not just how the brain works, but how you can use it more effectively . What makes this book different than the average self-help guide is that it's grounded in current neuroscience. You get a quick tour of several aspects of the brain, complete with useful advice about: Brain Food : The right fuel for the brain and how the brain commands hunger (including an explanation of the different chemicals that control appetite and cravings) Sleep : The sleep cycle and circadian rhythm, and how to get a good night's sleep (or do the best you can without it) Memory : Techniques for improving your recall Reason : Learning to defeat common sense; logical fallacies (including tactics for winning arguments); and good reasons for bad prejudices Creativity and Problem-Solving : Brainstorming tips and thinking not outside the box, but about the box -- in other words, find the assumptions that limit your ideas so you can break through them Understanding Other People's Brains : The battle of the sexes and babies developing brains Learn about the built-in circuitry that makes office politics seem like a life-or-death struggle, causes you to toss important facts out of your memory if they're not emotionally charged, and encourages you to eat huge amounts of high-calorie snacks. With Your Brain: The Missing Manual you'll discover that, sometimes, you can learn to compensate for your brain or work around its limitations -- or at least to accept its eccentricities.Exploring your brain is the greatest adventure and biggest mystery you'll ever face. This guide has exactly the advice you need., Looks at how to get the most out of your brain - how you can use it more effectively. Presenting a tour of several aspects of the brain, this book offers advice about: the right fuel for the brain and how the brain commands hunger; the sleep cycle and circadian rhythm, and how to get a good night's sleep; and techniques for improving your recall., Puzzles and brain twisters to keep your mind sharp and your memory intact are all the rage today. More and more people -- Baby Boomers and information workers in particular -- are becoming concerned about their gray matter's ability to function, and with good reason. As this sensible and entertaining guide points out, your brain is easily your most important possession. It deserves proper upkeep. Your Brain: The Missing Manual is a practical look at how to get the most out of your brain -- not just how the brain works, but how you can use it more effectively. What makes this book different than the average self-help guide is that it's grounded in current neuroscience. You get a quick tour of several aspects of the brain, complete with useful advice about: Brain Food: The right fuel for the brain and how the brain commands hunger (including an explanation of the different chemicals that control appetite and cravings) Sleep: The sleep cycle and circadian rhythm, and how to get a good night's sleep (or do the best you can without it) Memory: Techniques for improving your recall Reason: Learning to defeat common sense; logical fallacies (including tactics for winning arguments); and good reasons for bad prejudices Creativity and Problem-Solving: Brainstorming tips and thinking not outside the box, but about the box -- in other words, find the assumptions that limit your ideas so you can break through them Understanding Other People's Brains: The battle of the sexes and babies developing brains Learn about the built-in circuitry that makes office politics seem like a life-or-death struggle, causes you to toss important facts out of your memory if they're not emotionally charged, andencourages you to eat huge amounts of high-calorie snacks. With Your Brain: The Missing Manual you'll discover that, sometimes, you can learn to compensate for your brain or work around its limitations -- or at least to accept its eccentricities. Exploring your brain is the greatest adventure and biggest mystery you'll ever face. This guide has exactly the advice you need., Puzzles and brain twisters to keep your mind sharp and your memory intact are all the rage today. More and more people - baby Boomers and information workers in particular - are becoming concerned about their gray matter's ability to function, and with good reason. As this sensible and entertaining guide points out, your brain is easily your most important possession. It deserves proper upkeep. "Your Brain: The Missing Manual" is a practical look at how to get the most out of your brain - not just how the brain works, but how you can use it more effectively. What makes this book different than the average self-help guide is that it's grounded in current neuroscience.You get a quick tour of several aspects of the brain, complete with useful advice about: Brain Food - the right fuel for the brain and how the brain commands hunger (including an explanation of the different chemicals that control appetite and cravings); Sleep - the sleep cycle and circadian rhythm, and how to get a good night's sleep (or do the best you can without it); Memory - techniques for improving your recall; Reason - learning to defeat common sense; logical fallacies (including tactics for winning arguments); and good reasons for bad prejudices. Creativity and Problem-Solving - brainstorming tips and thinking not outside the box, but about the box - in other words, find the assumptions that limit your ideas so you can break through them; Understanding Other People's Brains - the battle of the sexes and babies developing brainsLearn about the built-in circuitry that makes office politics seem like a life-or-death struggle, causes you to toss important facts out of your memory if they're not emotionally charged, and encourages you to eat huge amounts of high-calorie snacks.With "Your Brain: The Missing Manual", you'll discover that, sometimes, you can learn to compensate for your brain or work around its limitations - or at least to accept its eccentricities. Exploring your brain is the greatest adventure and biggest mystery you'll ever face. This guide has exactly the advice you need., Distilling recent research in an engaging way, this reference presents usable information on creativitity, problem solving, reasoning, improving memory, reducing stress, brain development, and other life-changing topics., Puzzles and brain twisters to keep your mind sharp and your memory intact are all the rage today. More and more people -- Baby Boomers and information workers in particular -- are becoming concerned about their gray matter's ability to function, and with good reason. As this sensible and entertaining guide points out, your brain is easily your most important possession. It deserves proper upkeep. Your Brain: The Missing Manual is a practical look at how to get the most out of your brain -- not just how the brain works, but how you can use it more effectively . What makes this book different than the average self-help guide is that it's grounded in current neuroscience. You get a quick tour of several aspects of the brain, complete with useful advice about: Brain Food The right fuel for the brain and how the brain commands hunger (including an explanation of the different chemicals that control appetite and cravings) Sleep The sleep cycle and circadian rhythm, and how to get a good night's sleep (or do the best you can without it) Memory Techniques for improving your recall Reason Learning to defeat common sense; logical fallacies (including tactics for winning arguments); and good reasons for bad prejudices Creativity and Problem-Solving Brainstorming tips and thinking not outside the box, but about the box -- in other words, find the assumptions that limit your ideas so you can break through them Understanding Other People's Brains The battle of the sexes and babies developing brains Learn about the built-in circuitry that makes office politics seem like a life-or-death struggle, causes you to toss important facts out of your memory if they're not emotionally charged, and encourages you to eat huge amounts of high-calorie snacks. With Your Brain: The Missing Manual you'll discover that, sometimes, you can learn to compensate for your brain or work around its limitations -- or at least to accept its eccentricities.Exploring your brain is the greatest adventure and biggest mystery you'll ever face. This guide has exactly the advice you need., Puzzles and brain twisters to keep your mind sharp and your memory intact are all the rage today. More and more people -- Baby Boomers and information workers in particular -- are becoming concerned about their gray matter's ability to function, and with good reason. As this sensible and entertaining guide points out, your brain is easily your most important possession. It deserves proper upkeep. Your Brain: The Missing Manual is a practical look at how to get the most out of your brain -- not just how the brain works, but how you can use it more effectively. What makes this book different than the average self-help guide is that it's grounded in current neuroscience. You get a quick tour of several aspects of the brain, complete with useful advice about: Brain Food : The right fuel for the brain and how the brain commands hunger (including an explanation of the different chemicals that control appetite and cravings) Sleep : The sleep cycle and circadian rhythm, and how to get a good night's sleep (or do the best you can without it) Memory : Techniques for improving your recall Reason : Learning to defeat common sense; logical fallacies (including tactics for winning arguments); and good reasons for bad prejudices Creativity and Problem-Solving : Brainstorming tips and thinking not outside the box, but about the box -- in other words, find the assumptions that limit your ideas so you can break through them Understanding Other People's Brains : The battle of the sexes and babies developing brains Learn about the built-in circuitry that makes office politics seem like a life-or-death struggle, causes you to toss important facts out of your memory if they're not emotionally charged, and encourages you to eat huge amounts of high-calorie snacks. With Your Brain: The Missing Manual you'll discover that, sometimes, you can learn to compensate for your brain or work around its limitations -- or at least to accept its eccentricities. Exploring your brain is the greatest adventure and biggest mystery you'll ever face. This guide has exactly the advice you need.
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