Smarter : the new science of building brain power / Dan Hurley.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781469028583
- ISBN: 1469028581
- Physical Description: 7 audio discs (approximately 8 1/4 hr.) ; 4 3/4 in.
- Edition: Unabridged.
- Publisher: [Flushing, New, York] : Gildan Media LLC, [2014]
- Copyright: ℗2014.
Content descriptions
General Note: | Title from container. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Expanding the mind's workspace: the pioneers who overturned a century of dogma -- Measure of a man: testing my brain before I train -- A good brain trainer is hard to find: a skeptic's guide to what does (and does not) work -- Old-school brain training: training methods of the ancients -- Smart pills and thinking caps: the promise and peril of sci-fi methods -- Boot camp for my brain: setting up my training regimen -- Are you smarter than a mouse?: the biological and evolutionary basis of human intelligence -- Defenders of the faith: meetings with the arch-skeptic -- Flowers for Ts65Dn: the search for a drug for Down syndrome -- Clash of the titans: a tale of five scientific meetings -- Final exam: my post-training results. |
Participant or Performer Note: | Read by Erik Synnestvedt. |
Summary, etc.: | With vivid stories of lives transformed, science journalist Dan Hurley delivers practical findings for people of every age and ability. Along the way, he narrates with acid-tongued wit his experiences as a human guinea pig, road-testing commercial brain-training programs, learning to play the Renaissance lute, getting physically fit, even undergoing transcranial direct current stimulation. |
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Subject: | Mental efficiency > Popular works. Brain. |
Genre: | Audiobooks. |
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Brookfield Library | CD 153.9/HURLEY (Text) | 34029131961921 | Adult Book on CD | Available | - |