Mind over mind
Subtitle: the surprising power of expectations
By: Chris Berdik
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 274
ISBN-13: 9781591846574
Subjects: Expectation (Psychology); Thought and thinking; Cognitive psychology
Description: "How our fast-forward minds make something out of nothing. From a healing placebo to a run on the bank, the self-fulfilling potential of expectations has been observed for years. But now neuroscientists and psychologists are beginning to solve the mysteries of our expectant brain and applying their findings to field ranging from medicine to sports to education. Mind over Mind explores the frontiers of expectations research, revealing how our brains work in the future tense and how our assumptions bend reality. It shows how expectations can sometimes make us healthier, stronger, smarter, and more successful while other times leave us depressed and defeated"--
Notes: "First published in the United States of America by Current, a member of Penguin Group (USA) Inc., 2012"--Title page of verso.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-262) and index.
Table of contents: title: Prelude: A marvelous thing; title: Head games : Running on empty ; In the zone; title: Consuming expectations : The big want ; Accounting for taste ; E pluribus unum; title: You are always on my mind : The fine line between you and me ; You think, therefore I am ; What it takes; title: (You will) get well soon : Faith in a bottle ; Healing redefined.