Bibliograph

The playful brain, the surprising science of how puzzles improve your mind, Richard Restak ; with puzzles by Scott Kim

Type

Label

The playful brain, the surprising science of how puzzles improve your mind, Richard Restak ; with puzzles by Scott Kim

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 287-288) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The playful brain

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

535490804

Responsibility statement

Richard Restak ; with puzzles by Scott Kim

Sub title

the surprising science of how puzzles improve your mind

Summary

A leading neuroscientist and a noted puzzle designer team up to reveal how solving puzzles improves one's brain function, giving readers the chance to work puzzles while learning how to boost their brain

Table Of Contents

Memory. Working memory : brain juggling -- Long-term memory : imagining the future by remembering the past -- Perception. Perceptual skill learning : the sommelier and the hockey player -- Visual thinking : seeing, not just looking -- Spatial thinking : the challenge of mental rotation -- Listening : the foley artist and the cocktail party -- Motor skill learning : of mental maps and pickpockets -- Time : clock time vs. brain time -- Cognition. Thinking in words : the hammer, the saw, and the hatchet -- Logic : reasoning in uncertain situations -- Emotions and thinking : the anger superiority effect -- Mathematics : doing the numbers at the checkout line -- Illusions : shadows, balls, and rotating snakes -- Creativity : the magic matches of Carlo Reverberi

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