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Author
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Two leading neuroscientists examine how the brain is in flux and how this applies to addressing neurological, cognitive, and emotional health. Beginning with a survey of the fundamental scientific developments that led to our current understanding of the regenerative mind, the authors elucidate the breakthrough neurobiological studies that paved the way for our present understanding of the brain's plasticity and regenerative capabilities. They then...
Author
Publisher
Tarquin Group
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
All the characters in these puzzles make clear statements about themselves and others, but it is not clear whether or not they are telling the truth. Anyone could be lying. As always, a good logical puzzle is one which it is possible to unravel by thinking logically. The problem is to decide which person to believe.
Altogether there are 85 original puzzles in this book ranging in standard from fairly easy to quite demanding. There are also some curious...
Author
Publisher
Tarquin Group
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
More Geometry Snacks, like its highly successful predecessor, is a mathematical puzzle book filled with geometrical figures and questions designed to challenge, confuse and ultimately enlighten enthusiasts of all ages. Each puzzle is carefully designed to draw out interesting phenomena and relationships between the areas and dimensions of various shapes. Furthermore, unlike most puzzle books, the authors offer multiple approaches to solutions so that...
Author
Publisher
Dover Publications
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Intrigue your friends with birthday prophecies, spin a mystifying wheel of fortune, travel through the Valley of Fear, and take on Dad's Challenge! This collection presents scores of intriguing brainteasers from the fascinating world of codes and ciphers. Assembled by a master puzzle-maker, these activities are inspired by sources as diverse as the Sherlock Holmes stories and the procedures of the U.S. Navy.
Code-breakers ages 8 and up can go on cryptic...
Author
Publisher
Gatekeeper Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
This second puzzle eBook contains a collection of 50 puzzles or riddles with their solutions. These brain teasers require insight to solve but not brute force. Some of them rely on common sense. Others are AHA or GOTCHA puzzles that Martin Gardner loved. There are some that rely on lateral thinking while others require convoluted logic to solve. Of interest are some uncommon puzzles such as cross numbers and puzzles extracted from real life situations....
Author
Publisher
Dover Publications
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
How many cards do I have to deal before I know for certain that you have a straight? If two typists can type two pages in two minutes, how many typists will it take to type 18 pages? How many days are in five million seconds? If you think these are good questions, this is the book for you! Over two hundred entertaining puzzles involving mathematical and mechanical calculations include challenges to your lateral thinking and logical reasoning. When...
Author
Publisher
Gatekeeper Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
This first puzzle eBook contains a collection of 50 puzzles or riddles with their solutions. These brain teasers require insight to solve but not brute force. Some of them rely on common sense. Others are AHA or GOTCHA puzzles that Martin Gardner loved. There are some that rely on lateral thinking while others require convoluted logic to solve. Of interest are some uncommon puzzles such as cross numbers and puzzles extracted from real life situations....
Author
Publisher
Dover Publications
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Give your brain a series of workouts that'll make it bigger and better! This colossal collection of more than 200 puzzles simultaneously provides a relaxing atmosphere for mental play and stimulates brain activity. Created by an internationally renowned puzzle-maker, the challenges involve creative thinking, mathematics, logic, language and wordplay, visuals, and general knowledge. Kick start your neurons at Level 1 with puzzles involving hidden words,...
Author
Publisher
Atlantic Publishing Group
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
How does memory work? How can you curb anxiety and stress in your life? Why is movement important? What does brain healthreally look like? The brain is the most complex known structure in the universe. When the brain is not working optimally, your entire body is affected. The opposite is true as well: when the body is not working correctly, your brain is affected. With the occurrence of neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's...
Publisher
IRB
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Get the Summary of Uma Naidoo's This Is Your Brain on Food in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: When it comes to diet, most people's concerns involve weight loss, fitness, cardiac health, and longevity. But what we eat affects more than our bodies; it also affects our brains. And recent studies have shown that diet can have a profound impact on mental health conditions ranging from ADHD...
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
From the creator of Bulletproof Coffee and author of the bestselling The Bulletproof Diet comes a revolutionary plan to upgrade your brainpower -- in two weeks or less. For the last decade, Silicon Valley entrepreneur Dave Asprey has worked with world-renowned doctors and scientists to uncover the latest, most innovative methods for making humans perform better -- a process known as biohacking." In his first book, The Bulletproof Diet , he shared...
Author
Publisher
G&D Media
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Former pro tennis player, Kerry Johnson, shows us how to will power. With all the good intentions in the world to accomplish our goals we cannot move forward without willpower, without self-discipline. Among the lessons you will learn are how to change disbelief in your abilities into beliefs that support your dreams; how you limit yourself and how to do to break free from the very things that hold you back. In addition to having been a pro athlete,...
Author
Publisher
Running Wild Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"A fun, funny, and heartbreakingly real memoir of a woman's fight against terminal brain cancer. The writing is honest, charming, and full of cuss words.Suzanne Samples teaches English at Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina. She was diagnosed with a frontal lobe glioblastoma multiforme at 36. She loves roller derby and lives on the side of a mountain with her pets Gatsby, Prufrock, and Duffles.Featured in swag bags for the 2019 Golden...
Publisher
IRB
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Get the Summary of Shankar Vedantam's The Hidden Brain in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book.Original book introduction: The hidden brain is the voice in our ear when we make the most important decisions in our lives-but we're never aware of it. The hidden brain decides whom we fall in love with and whom we hate. It tells us to vote for the white candidate and convict the dark-skinned defendant, to hire the thin woman...
Author
Publisher
The Experiment
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
The rules are simple ... The math is easy ... The puzzles get harder and harder! Hooked on area mazes? YOU'RE IN LUCK! Volume Two delivers 100 more puzzles. Your quest is to navigate a network of rectangles to find a missing value. Just remember: Area = length width Use spatial reasoning to find helpful relationships Whole numbers are all you need. You can always get the answer without using fractions! Originally invented for gifted students, area...
Author
Publisher
HarperOne
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
"The Intelligent Heart Access the power of your heart's intelligence to improve your focus and creativity, elevate your emotional clarity, lower your stress and anxiety levels, strengthen your immune system, promote your body's optimal performance, and slow the aging process."--
Publisher
IRB
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Get the Summary of Jeff Hawkins's A Thousand Brains in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: A bestselling author, neuroscientist, and computer engineer unveils a theory of intelligence that will revolutionize our understanding of the brain and the future of AI. For all of neuroscience's advances, we've made little progress on its biggest question: How do simple cells in the brain create intelligence?...
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
New York Times Bestseller Discover the critical link between your brain and the food you eat and change the way your brain ages, in this cutting-edge, practical guide to eliminating brain fog, optimizing brain health, and achieving peak mental performance from media personality and leading voice in health Max Lugavere. After his mother was diagnosed with a mysterious form of dementia, Max Lugavere put his successful media career on hold to learn everything...
Author
Series
Publisher
Nomad Press / Bookmasters
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Why do we do and say the things we do and say? The Brain: Journey Through the Universe Inside Your Head introduces students to the fascinating world of the human brain and its effect on behavior. Readers learn about the main anatomy and functions of the brain while discovering the brain's role in learning, memory, communication, and emotions. Kids also read about new technologies being used to research the brain in its various states of performance...
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