Mind Hacks: Tips & Tools for Using Your Brain
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| Rating | : | 4.41 (743 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B0058M7WPG |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 400 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-04-06 |
| Language | : | English |
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He is also an associate editor of the Psychologist magazine and has previously worked as a freelance writer and researcher for the BBC.. Tom Stafford has a PhD in Cognitive Neuroscience and is currently a research associate in the Department of Psychology, University of Sheffield
The brain is a fearsomely complex information-processing environment--one that often eludes our ability to understand it. Cognitive neuroscience is one of the ways we have to understand the workings of our minds. Mind Hacks begins your exploration of the mind with a look inside the brain itself, using hacks such as "Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation: Turn On and Off Bits of the Brain" and "Tour the Cortex and the Four Lobes." Also among the 100 hacks in this book, you'll find: Release Eye Fixations for Faster Reactions See Movement When All is Still Feel the Presence and Loss of Attention Detect Sounds on the Margins of Certainty Mold Your Body Schema Test Your Handedness See a Person in Moving Lights Make Events Understandable as Cause-and-Effect Boost Memory by Using Context Understand Detail and the Limits of Attention Steven Johnson, author of "Mind Wide Open" writes
The authors have compiled a fascinating ?collection of probes into the moment-by-moment works of the brain?. From getting to know the structure of your brain to learning how we see, hear and recall events, Mind Hacks allows you to test the theories of neuroscience on your own grey matter. If you?ve always wanted to get closer to your cerebellum but never plucked up the courage to take that DIY neurosurgery course, this is the book for you.? ? PD Smith, The Guardian, 15 Jan 2005
JimmyOlsenOne Star JimmyOlsen4est Bummer. Avoid. Topical.. est said One Star. Bummer. Avoid. Topical.. Lots of Food(Hacks) for Thought! W. Watson I'm only 2/3 of the way through the book but thought it would be worth posting a review before completing it for one reason. The reason is that all the many links found in the book do not need to be entered in by hand. The authors recently put the complete list of links on their web page. This makes it a lot more enticing to go off and explore illusions and support information.I liked the idea of the book, and when I started reading it, it seemed somewhat unengaging. Somewhere after the first 10 h. "not what I was expecting" according to Jennifer L. Paxton. There are some interesting thingies to explore in here. Nothing too surprising for me, and not as many of the oddities and sensory trickeries as I was expecting (your mind can do such weird things).Also, the visual appeal is somewhat lacking, on the inside of the book, or maybe that is just me.Otherwise though, still an interesting book. factual info, which is always appreciated.