MINDS EYE THE - Softcover

Robertson, Ian

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0553813706 ISBN 13: 9780553813708

Publisher: Bantam Books (Transworld Publishers a division of the Random House Group), 2003

Synopsis

A picture is worth a thousand words, or so they say. Yet our world, our civilization has grown up on a foundation of words laws, constitutions, treaties, charters, creeds words that have tamed and liberated in equal measure. Our education, from earliest childhood, emphasises the importance of words. We take the world before our eyes and define it in a verbal language, and in so doing we capture it, understand it, celebrate it. But there are costs. In our reliance on the cold efficency of language we have neglected the wordless ways of the brain. The uniquely complex human mind is capable of the most exquisite images and visions. But visualisation is not merely about sight and the imagined, it is about the way we interact with the world through our five senses. In this book Ian Robertson demonstrates how we are underutilizing our brain s powers of visualization. Taking the lessons of hard science, he explains how the brain works and how important visualization can be, but more importantly, how we can all unleash the awesome power of our brains. Following simple exercises Ian Robertson describes how visualization can: improve memory and learning power; be the key to creative thinking

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About the Author

Ian Robertson is Professor of Psychology at Trinity College Dublin. Formerly a scientist at the MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit in Cambridge, where he was a Fellow of Hughes Hall, he is also Visiting Professor at University College, London, with a further appointment in Toronto. One of the world's leading researchers on brain rehabilitation, he has published numerous scholarly books and scientific papers on the subject.

From the Back Cover

A picture is worth a thousand words, or so they say. Yet our education, from earliest childhood, emphasizes the importance of words. We take the world before our eyes and define it in a verbal language, and in so doing, capture it, understand it and celebrate it. But there are costs, for in our reliance on the cool efficiency of language we have neglected the wordless ways of the brain.

Now, leading psychologist Ian Robertson reveals how the uniquely complex human mind is capable of the most exquisite images and visions and why visualization is about so much more than merely sight and the imagined. As he demonstrates so vividly in The Mind's Eye, it is also about the way we interact with the world through each of our five senses.

Here, through a variety of simple exercises and fascinating case studies, we discover how to:

* Improve our memory
* Boost creative thinking and problem-solving
* Learn powerful new ways to combat stress
* Fight physical pain and illness
* Enhance our sporting skills and strength

Edition details

• Publisher: Bantam Books (Transworld Publishers a division of the Random House Group)
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0553813706
• ISBN 13: 9780553813708
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 272