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Comments: A leading neurosurgeon and a noted puzzle designer team up to reveal the fascinating science behind the reasons why puzzles improve brain function. Packed with illuminating insights and dozens of puzzles, this is both a lively book of popular science and an engaging set of exercises in developing a wide array of thinking and memory skills. Introduction--The Art and Science of Brain Enhancement--Learning to Solve Puzzles--Memory--1. Working Memory: Brain Juggling--2. Long-term Memory: Imagining the Future by Remembering the Past--Perception--3. Perceptual Skill Learning: The Sommelier and the Hockey Player--4. Visual Thinking: Seeing, Not Just Looking--5. Spatial Thinking: The Challenge of Mental Rotation--6. Listening: The Foley Artist and the Cocktail Party--7. Motor Skill Learning: Of Mental Maps and Pickpockets--8. Time: Clock Time vs. Brain Time--Cognition--9. Thinking in Words: The Hammer, the Saw, and the Hatchet--10. Logic: Reasoning in Uncertain Situations--11. Emotions and Thinking: The Anger Superiority Effect--12. Mathematics: Doing the Numbers at the Checkout Line--13. Illusions: Shadows, Balls, and Rotating Snakes--14. Creativity: The Magic Matches of Carlo Reverberi--Conclusions--Acknowledgments- New

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Comments: Item in good condition. Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc.

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Comments: A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are solid. the cover is intact, but may show scuffs or light creases, as well as a possible rolled corner. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting, The former owner may have written their name inside the front or back cover. COVER WILL VARY. Good