The Resource Override : my quest to go beyond brain training and take control of my mind, Caroline Williams
Override : my quest to go beyond brain training and take control of my mind, Caroline Williams
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The item Override : my quest to go beyond brain training and take control of my mind, Caroline Williams represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Randwick City Library.This item is available to borrow from 2 library branches.
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The item Override : my quest to go beyond brain training and take control of my mind, Caroline Williams represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Randwick City Library.
This item is available to borrow from 2 library branches.
- Summary
- "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
- Language
- eng
- Label
- Override : my quest to go beyond brain training and take control of my mind
- Title
- Override
- Title remainder
- my quest to go beyond brain training and take control of my mind
- Statement of responsibility
- Caroline Williams
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "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
- Cataloging source
- ANL
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- Williams, Caroline
- Dewey number
- 612.8
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- no index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
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- Neuroplasticity
- Brain
- Neurosciences
- Label
- Override : my quest to go beyond brain training and take control of my mind, Caroline Williams
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
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- text
- still image
- Content type code
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- sti
- Content type MARC source
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- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 000058602292
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Extent
- 280 pages
- Isbn
- 9781925321906
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)958587386
- Label
- Override : my quest to go beyond brain training and take control of my mind, Caroline Williams
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
-
- text
- still image
- Content type code
-
- sti
- Content type MARC source
-
- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 000058602292
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Extent
- 280 pages
- Isbn
- 9781925321906
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)958587386
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