Override: my quest to discover the truth about brain training and rewire my imperfect mind

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Caroline Williams

Override

my quest to discover the truth about brain training and rewire my imperfect mind

Caroline Williams

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English

Scribe Publications
03 January 2017

Psychology; Memory improvement & thinking techniques

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Can you really rewire an adult brain?

In theory the answer is 'yes', but there's a problem: no one seems to know exactly how to do it.

In Override, Caroline Williams sets off on a mission to find out. 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 that finding 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.

By: Caroline Williams
Imprint: Scribe Publications
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 233mm, Width: 153mm, Spine: 27mm
Weight: 370g
ISBN: 9781925321906
ISBN 10: 1925321908
Publication Date: 03 January 2017
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active