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Schott's Miscellany meets Does Anything Eat Wasps in this riveting collection of facts about the brain - When I drink, am I killing my brain cells?- Does cramming for an exam work?- Why can't you tickle yourself?- Can you improve your brain with video games?- Why is looking at a photograph harder than playing chess?Written with a light touch, but using hard science, Welcome to your Brain will answer all the questions you've ever had about how that amazing three pounds in your skull works - and how you can help it work better. Written by two top neuroscientists, they dispel all the myths (such as we only ever use 10% of our brains!), and show how understanding your brain can also be useful.Full of practical tips for improving your noggin, as well plenty of stories to amuse your friends, Welcome to your Brain will be the most accessible, and the most fascinating, book on your grey matter that you could ever hope to read.Product Identifiers
PublisherEbury Publishing
ISBN-139781846040771
eBay Product ID (ePID)11046551385
Product Key Features
Number of Pages240 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameWelcome to Your Brain: the Science of Jet Lag, Love and Other Curiosities of Life
Publication Year2008
SubjectScience
TypeTextbook
AuthorSandra Aamodt, Sam Wang
FormatPaperback
Dimensions
Item Height236 mm
Item Weight407 g
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Title_AuthorSam Wang, Sandra Aamodt