01849cam a22003134a 4500 111012 20230410132817.0 100618s2010 nyua b 001 0 eng 16291793 2010024140 9781594487774 (alk. paper) 1594487774 DLC DLC DLC QP 360.5 R436p 2010 612.82 Restak, Richard M., 1942- The playful brain : the surprising science of how puzzles improve your mind / Richard Restak ; with puzzles by Scott Kim. New York : Riverhead Books, c2010. 294 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. 287-288) and index. The art and science of brain enhancement -- Learning to solve puzzles -- Memory -- Working memory: brain juggling -- Long-term memory: imagining the future by remembering the past -- Perception -- Perceptual skill learning: the sommelier and the hockey player -- Visual thinking: seeing, not just looking -- Spatial thinking: the challenge of mental rotation -- Listening: the foley artist and the cocktail party -- Motor skill learning: of mental maps and pickpockets -- Time: clock time vs. brain time -- Cognition -- Thinking in words: the hammer, the saw, and the hatchet -- Logic: reasoning in uncertain situations -- Emotions and thinking: the anger superiority effect -- Mathematics: doing the numbers at the checkout line -- Illusions: shadows, balls, and rotating snakes -- Creativity: the magic matches of Carlo Reverberi. Cognitive neuroscience. Puzzles. Thought and thinking Problems, exercises, etc. Neurociencias Trabajos populares. Cerebro Trabajos populares. Kim, Scott. lcc bk 88145 88145 0 0 lcc 0 0 HU BJB BJB HU 2023-04-10 1 0 QP 360.5 R436p 2010 00000104843 2018-10-25 00:00:00 1 2018-10-25 bk