| Description |
151 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 141-142) and index. |
| Summary |
Discusses the physiology and evolution of the brain, definitions and measuring of intelligence, problem solving, and other related topics. Also includes suggestions for further reading and activities for stimulating creative thinking and other intellectual abilities. |
| Contents |
Introduction: Brain vs. mind -- Brain stats -- Brain facts -- How the brain evolved and what different parts do: Brain stem -- Cerebellum -- Cerebrum -- Look inside your brain; Neurons, axon and dendrites -- How does it all work? -- Cosmic dance -- Brain scanners: Peering through the skull -- Defining intelligence -- Does smart equal intelligent? -- Sternberg's definition -- Measuring intelligence -- Intelligence testers -- Intelligence tests vs. achievement tests -- Trouble with intelligence tests -- Nature vs. nurture: What we know (or think we know) so far -- Can you teach an old rat new tricks? -- Multiple intelligences: Sternberg's three intelligences -- Gardner's seven intelligences -- Two brains are better than one: What the two sides do -- Is it unlucky to be a lefty? -- Sex and the brain: Exploring the differences -- Physiology or environment? -- What makes a person a genius? Dumb jocks or geniuses? -- Child prodigies and other achievers -- Problelm-solving: Terrific tips for making life easier -- Thoughts about thinking: Imagination and visualization -- Logical thinking - Intuition -- Daydreaming -- Pattern thinking -- Tricky thinking -- Positive thinking - Three ways to sharpen your thinking skills -- Art of listening -- Memory and learning: Six types of memory -- Deja vu: The mind's twilight zone -- Why we forget -- How to improve your memory -- Mnemonics. |
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Creativity: Importance of play -- You are creative -- Creativity tricks and techniques -- Four stages of creative thinking -- Do you have a creative attitude? -- Invisible fences -- Enhancing your creativity -- Twenty ways to become more creative than you already are -- Inventing -- Seven steps to your own invention -- SCAMPER: A creative thinking checklist -- TLC for your brain: Rest: give your brain a break -- Exercise: Get moving! -- Diet: Food for thought -- Biofeedback and hypnosis: Brains, trains and biofeedback -- " You are getting very sleepy..." -- Sleep and dreams: Four stages of sleep -- Dreams and nightmares -- Making your dreams work for you -- Mind cycles -- Mysteries of the mind -- What's next? |
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Brain -- Juvenile literature.
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Cognition -- Juvenile literature.
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Memory -- Juvenile literature.
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Brain.
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Intellect.
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| Added Author |
Espeland, Pamela, 1951-
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Urbanovic, Jackie ill.
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| ISBN |
0915793458 9.95 |
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