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Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 446
Book Description
Scientific American
Author: The Scientific American Brave New Brain
Author: Judith HorstmanPublisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 0470602813
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 195
Book Description
This fascinating and highly accessible book presents fantastic but totally feasible projections of what your brain may be capable of in the near future. It shows how scientific breakthroughs and amazing research are turning science fiction into science fact. In this brave new book, you'll explore: How partnerships between biological sciences and technology are helping the deaf hear, the blind see, and the paralyzed communicate. How our brains can repair and improve themselves, erase traumatic memories How we can stay mentally alert longer—and how we may be able to halt or even reverse Alzheimers How we can control technology with brain waves, including prosthetic devices, machinery, computers—and even spaceships or clones. Insights into how science may cure fatal diseases, and improve our intellectual and physical productivity Judith Horstman presents a highly informative and entertaining look at the future of your brain, based on articles from Scientific American and Scientific American Mind magazines, and the work of today’s visionary neuroscientists.
Scientific American
Author: AARP The Scientific American Healthy Aging Brain
Author: Judith HorstmanPublisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1118408721
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
AARP Digital Editions offer you practical tips, proven solutions, and expert guidance. Scientific American and Scientific American Mind have good news about getting older! AARP The Scientific American Healthy Aging Brain taps into the most current research to present a realistic and encouraging view of the well-aged brain, a sobering look at what can go wrong––and at what might help you and your brain stay healthy longer. Neurologists and psychologists have discovered the aging brain is much more elastic and supple than previously thought, and that happiness actually increases with age. While our short-term memory may not be what it was, dementia is not inevitable. Far from disintegrating, the elder brain can continue to develop and adapt in many ways and stay sharp as it ages. Offers new insights on how an aging brain can repair itself, and the five best strategies for keeping your brain healthy Shows how older brains can acquire new skills, perspective, and productivity Dispels negative myths about aging Explores what to expect as our brains grow older With hope and truth, this book helps us preserve what we’ve got, minimize what we’ve lost, and optimize the vigor and health of our maturing brains.
A Scientific American Offprint Reader in Marine Biology
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Category : Marine biology
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
Scientific American Reference Book
Author: Albert Allis HopkinsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 628
Book Description
Pettengill's Newspaper Directory and Advertisers' Hand-book
Author: Pettengill, firm, Newspaper Advertising AgentsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Advertising
Languages : en
Pages : 406
Book Description
American Physical Education Review
Author: Publisher:
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Category : Health
Languages : en
Pages : 622
Book Description
Includes abstracts of magazine articles and "Book reviews".
Scientific American
Author: Modern Medical Science
Author: William Cowper ConantPublisher:
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Category : Medicine
Languages : en
Pages : 20
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