Building Mental Muscle: Conditioning Exercises for the Six Intelligence Zones - Softcover

Gamon, David; Bragdon, Allen D.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0916410625 ISBN 13: 9780916410629

Publisher: Brainwaves, 2001

Synopsis

This text uses scientific discovery to reveal how to can maximize on the extraordinary power of the human mind. Why does depression destroy memory faster than age? How can changing your facial expression actually change your mood? Why is laughter so beneficial? How does men and women's brain function differ? Why are women less likely to suffer permanent language loss from the effects of a stroke? How can nicotine benefit the brain? "Building Mental Muscle" explains the complexities in the brain in a straight-forward manner, aided by illustrations and tests, detailing how the brain processes new information, how it stores data and how it can trick us. The authors have set conditioning exercises to help sharpen up the six zones of intelligence - memory; executive/social; mathematical; language; emotional response; and spatial visualization.

About this title

About the Author

Allen Bragdon is the founding editor of Games magazine and editor of the New York Times syndicated 'Playspace' puzzle column. He is co-author of Building Left-Brain Power with David Gamon Ph.D. who holds advanced degrees in the cognitive sciences from UC Berkeley.

Edition details

• Publisher: Brainwaves
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0916410625
• ISBN 13: 9780916410629
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 320