Your Brain: the Missing Manual The Missing Manual

Name: Your Brain: the Missing Manual The Missing Manual
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ISBN: 9780596517786

ISBN-10: 0596517785

ISBN-13: 9780596517786

Edition: 2008 (Revised)

Authors: Matthew MacDonald

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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…

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List price: $24.99
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Incorporated
Publication date: 6/24/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 274
Size: 7.09" wide x 8.27" long x 0.79" tall
Weight: 0.990
Language: English

Matthew MacDonald is an author,educator, and MCSD developer who has a passion for emerging technologies. He isthe author of more than a dozen books about .NET programming. In a dimly-remembered past life, he studied English literature and theoretical physics.



The Missing Credits


Introduction



Warming Up



A Lap Around the Brain


A First Look at Your Brain


The Brain: An Archeological Site


The Brain's Wiring


Mental Fitness



Brain Food: Healthy Eating


The Brain's Energy Use


Brain Fuel


A Brain-Friendly Diet


The Secret Gears of Appetite



Sleep: Taking Your Brain Offline


Your Biological Clock


Why We Sleep


The Sleep Cycle


REM Sleep


Dream Analysis



Exploring Your Brain



Perception


The Doors of Perception


Optical Illusions


Your Shifty Eyes


Distortions and Mismeasurements


Seeing Things


Ignoring Things


Other Perception-Distorting Assumptions


Dizzy Yourself Silly with Optical Illusions on the Web



Memory


The Remembrance of Things Past


Short-Term Memory


Long-Term Memory


Techniques for Better Remembering


Better Learning



Emotions


Understanding Emotion


Pleasure: The Reward System


Fear: Avoiding Death


Stress


In Search of Happiness



Reason


The Thinking Brain


Common Sense


Moral Calculus


Statistical Blunders


Critical Thinking


Problem Solving


Creative Thinking Tools



Your Personality


The Building Blocks of Personality


A Personality Test


Dissecting Your Personality


The Personality Fit



Understanding Other People's Brains



The Battle of the Sexes


Gender in the Brain


Are Gender Differences Real?


Love and Relationships



The Developing Brain


Before Birth


Childhood


The Teenage Years


Old Age


Nature vs. Nurture


Index