Override : my quest to go beyond brain training and take control of my mind / Caroline Williams
- Bib ID:
- 7245435
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Williams, Caroline, author
- Description:
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- Brunswick, Victoria : Scribe Publications, 2017
- ©2017
- 280 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- ISBN:
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- 9781925321906 (paperback)
- 9781925228984 (UK edition)
- Invalid ISBN:
- 9781925307951 (ebook)
- Summary:
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"In Override, science journalist Caroline Williams sets off on a mission to find the answer. Delving into the latest studies on brain plasticity, which indicate that brain games don't actually do much to make you smarter, she tries to square her findings with the reality of brain plasticity — that the brain adapts physically as we learn something new. Visiting top neuroscientists in their labs, she volunteers herself as a guinea pig in neuroscience studies, challenging researchers to make real changes to her — functioning, but imperfect — brain. She seeks to improve on her own weaknesses, such as a limited attention span and a tendency to worry too much, and then branches out into more mysterious areas such as intelligence, creativity, and the perception of time. Trying everything from high-tech brain stimulation to meditation, adding bolt-on senses and retraining her stress response, Override is a very intimate, fascinating journey into discovering what neuroscience can really do for us — and, crucially, whether it's worth all the bother." --Back cover.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Subject:
- Copyright:
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- Material type:
- Literary Dramatic Musical
- Published status:
- Published
- Publication date:
- 2014
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