Smarter : the new science of building brain power /
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 Renais...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Hudson Street Press,
2014.
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| Summary: | 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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| Physical Description: | xxiv, 275 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 1594631271 9781594631276 (hardcover) |