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1) Your creative brain: seven steps to maximize imagination, productivity, and innovation in your life
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"Filled with research-based techniques for expanding creativity and increasing productivity This provocative book reveals why sitting in front of a light box can increase your creativity more than listening to a Bach concerto as example. The author Shelley H. Carson, a Harvard psychologist, explains that creativity isn't something only scientists, investors, artists, writers, and musicians enjoy, but rather all of us use our creative brains every...
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Since Dr. Brizendine wrote The Female Brain ten years ago, the response has been overwhelming. This New York Times bestseller has been translated into more than thirty languages, has sold nearly a million copies between editions, and has most recently inspired a romantic comedy starring Whitney Cummings and Sofia Vergara. And its profound scientific understanding of the nature and experience of the female...
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"Author of the iconic bestsellers This Is Your Brain on Music and The Organized Mind, Daniel Levitin turns his keen insights to what happens in our brains as we age; why we should think about health span, not life span; and, based on a rigorous analysis of neuroscientific evidence, how you can make the most of your seventies, eighties, and nineties today, no matter how old you are now"--
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2018.
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English
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We've all experienced brain fog—misplaced keys, forgotten facts, a general feeling that you're just feeling off today. And many of us will experience that "fog" manifesting as something more permanent—either in ourselves or our loved ones. No matter what your current brain health state may be, this book will enable and empower you to take concrete steps that will make an immediate difference in your brain’s vitality, clarity, and energy. Your...
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Pub. Date
2014
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English
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The author of the bestseller The Disappearing Spoon reveals the secret inner workings of the brain through strange but true stories.
Early studies of the human brain used a simple method: wait for misfortune to strike — strokes, seizures, infectious diseases, horrendous accidents — and see how victims coped. In many cases their survival was miraculous, if puzzling. Observers were amazed by the transformations that took place...
Early studies of the human brain used a simple method: wait for misfortune to strike — strokes, seizures, infectious diseases, horrendous accidents — and see how victims coped. In many cases their survival was miraculous, if puzzling. Observers were amazed by the transformations that took place...
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"In this sparkling and provocative book, renowned neuroscientist David Eagleman navigates the depths of the subconscious brain to illuminate its surprising mysteries. Why can your foot move halfway to the brake pedal before you become consciously aware of danger ahead? Is there a true Mel Gibson? How is your brain like a conflicted democracy engaged in civil war? What do Odysseus and the subprime mortgage meltdown have in common? Why are people whose...
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Pub. Date
2011
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English
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In Lisa Genova's New York Times bestselling novel—and Academy Award–winning film—of resilience in the face of a devastating diagnosis, a vibrant mother in her thirties learns what matters most in life when a car crash leaves her with a traumatic brain disorder called "left neglect."
Sarah Nickerson, like any other working mom, is busy trying to have it all. One morning while racing to work and distracted by her cell...
Sarah Nickerson, like any other working mom, is busy trying to have it all. One morning while racing to work and distracted by her cell...
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Harmony/Rodale
Pub. Date
2008
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English
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It all starts with your brain: how you think, how you feel, how you interact with others, and how well you succeed in realizing your goals and dreams. When your brain works right, so do you. When it's out of balance, you feel frustrated, or worse. Yet amid all the advice about how to keep the rest of our body strong and healthy, we hear very little about how to keep the most complex and magnificent organ of all in top working order. Here, Dr. Amen...
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English
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"An internationally respected neurologist offers a revolutionary look at the brains of adolescents, providing surprising insights--including why smart kids often do stupid things--and practical advice for adults and teens.In this groundbreaking, accessible book, Dr. Frances E. Jensen, a mother, teacher, researcher, and internationally known expert in neurology, introduces us to the mystery and magic of the teen brain. One of the first books to focus...
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Valerie Hall Nutrition/Lenny Magill Productions
Pub. Date
c2006
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English
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This program focuses on how different foods affect your brain and how nutritional supplements support brain health. It provides natural approaches to memory, focus, concentration, ADD, tension, anxiety, stress, mood and depression -- cover.
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National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2014]
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English
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This season returns with interactive tests designed to mess with your mind and reveal the mechanics of your brain. Hosted by Jason Silva, the show features mind-bending and illusion-shattering experiments to reveal the mysteries of your brain.
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Scribner
Pub. Date
2005, c2004
Edition
1st Scribner trade pbk. ed.
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English
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Discusses the human brain, including memory, thought, emotion, dreams, and language acquisition, and explores developments in neuroscience, the effects of trauma, and male versus female brains.
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Franklin Fox Publishing
Pub. Date
2020.
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First edition.
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English
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Much of the conventional advice on nurturing children's brain development is simply too little, too late. The latest research reveals that the most important window of time is during pregnancy and early infancy - when the smallest details can have a profound impact on your child's future IQ, learning abilities, memory, and attention span. How can you support your baby's brain development when it matters most? And why are 1 in 10 children today facing...
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Touchstone
Pub. Date
2015.
Edition
First Touchstone hardcover edition.
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English
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Offers nine lifestyle changes for improving brain health, combining the discoveries of Western medicine with the insights of a holistic approach to medicine from the East which can be used to promote long term mental acuity and resilience.
20) Hardwired
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Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
A man must race against time as he unwittingly becomes the target of a dangerous corporation that is hellbent on controlling mankind through mind manipulation.
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