The playful brain the surprising science of how puzzles improve your mind Restak, Richard M. 1942- creator Kim, Scott. text bibliography nyu New York Riverhead Books c2010 2010 monographic eng
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294 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. 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. Richard Restak ; with puzzles by Scott Kim. Includes bibliographical references (p. 287-288) and index. Cognitive neuroscience Puzzles Thought and thinking Problems, exercises, etc Neurociencias Trabajos populares Cerebro Trabajos populares QP 360.5 R436p 2010 612.82 9781594487774 (alk. paper) 1594487774 2010024140 DLC 100618 20230410132817.0 111012