Mind Myths Exploring Popular Assumptions about the Mind and Brain

Name: Mind Myths Exploring Popular Assumptions about the Mind and Brain
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ISBN: 9780471983033

ISBN-10: 0471983039

ISBN-13: 9780471983033

Edition: 1999

Authors: Sergio Della Sala

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Mind Myths shows that science can be entertaining and creative. Addressing various topics, this book counterbalances information derived from the media with a 'scientific view'. It contains contributions from experts around the world.

Book details

List price: $84.95
Copyright year: 1999
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Publication date: 6/2/1999
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 240
Size: 6.73" wide x 9.69" long x 0.81" tall
Weight: 1.188
Language: English




Brain Mythology



Whence Cometh the Myth that We Only Use Ten Percent of Our Brain?




Are We in Our Right Minds?




Energy and the Brain: Facts and Fantasies




Pseudoscience and the Brain: Tuners and Tonics for Aspiring Superhumans




The Twilight Zone Between Life And Death



Near-Death Experience and Ecstasy: A Production of the Organisation of the Human Brain




Lazarus' Syndrome




Myths About Memory And Creative Thinking



Lie Down and Let Me Tell You About Your Childhood




Repetita (Non) Iuvant




Creative Thinking: Myths and Misconceptions




Controversial Issues: Clones, Ageing, And Hypnosis



The Myth of the Clonable Human Brain




When Age Is In, the Wit Is Out?




Hypnosis




The Multifarious Aspects Of Deception



I Shall Please: the Mysterious Power of Placebos




The Magicians' Best-Kept Secrets




It's All in the Mind. On the Mechanisms of Deception in Psychic Fraud




Recent Advances in Moving Backwards




Media Watch



The Media and the Brain