The Owner's Manual for the Brain
Subtitle: Everyday Applications from Mind-Brain Research
Publisher: Leornian Press
Published: March 1994
Place of publication: Austin, TX
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 399
ISBN-13: 9780963638908
Subjects: Science; Neuropsychology; Psychology; Human Physiology; Popular psychology; Brain; Cognitive neuroscience; Research
First sentence: World War II started something.
Table of contents: title: Part one : Catching up on how the brain works : the latest news from cognitive science.; title: Getting started; title: Brain basics; title: Part two : Your personal almanac : the power of the mind-body relationship.; title: Getting along with the opposite sex; title: Growing old; title: Nourishment; title: Chemicals and consequences; title: A good night's sleep; title: A brain potpourri; title: Part three : The brain and your personality : emotions, traits, and intelligence.; title: The nature-and-nurture debate; title: Are personality traits for real?; title: The psychobiology of emotions; title: The three faces of intelligence; title: Part four : People at work : using mind-brain research for continuous performance improvement.; title: Optimism and hardiness; title: Stress and burnout; title: Getting an attitude; title: Brain ergonomics; title: The five senses; title: Part five : Creating new mental paths : memory, creativity, and problem solving.; title: Class action; title: Learning that sticks; title: We are all teachers and students; title: The psychobiology of creativity; title: Getting the creative juices to flow; title: Creative leverage; title: Part six : The quest for knowledge : the brain-philosophy connection.; title: How we view the world; title: Sacred systems and shifting paradigms; title: The mind in relationships; title: Updating your owner's manual; title: Appendixes.; title: A listing of sex differences; title: Eating right; title: Aerobic versus nonaerobic exercise; title: Big-five feedback form; title: Guide for evaluating the intelligence (mental self-management) of someone you are recruiting or interviewing; title: Personal checklist for intelligent behaviors; title: Checklist for the self-evaluation of learning practices; title: Brainstorming; title: Brainwriting; title: Universities offering interdisciplinary cognitive science degree programs; title: Glossary; title: Bibliography