The Playful Brain: The Surprising Science of How Puzzles Improve Your Mind by Ri

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A leading neurosurgeon and a noted puzzle designer team up to reveal the fascinating science behind the reasons why puzzles improve brain function. Packed with illuminating insights and dozens of puzzles, this is both a lively book of popular science and an engaging set of exercises in developing a wide array of thinking and memory skills.

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This is your brain on puzzles. Everyone knows that puzzles can improve your brain function. Now a leading neurosurgeon and a noted puzzle designer team up to reveal the fascinating science behind it. Packed with illuminating insights and dozens of puzzles, this is both a lively book of popular science and an engaging set of exercises in developing a wide array of thinking and memory skills.

Author Biography

Richard M. Restak, M.D., is a neurologist, neuropsychiatrist, and Clinical Professor of Neurology affiliated with the George Washington University Medical Center. He is the author of the bestselling The Brain--a companion to the PBS series of the same name--as well as The Mind, The Brain Has a Mind of Its Own, and The Brain: The Last Frontier. He lives in Washington, D.C..

Details ISBN1594485453 Short Title PLAYFUL BRAIN Language English ISBN-10 1594485453 ISBN-13 9781594485459 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY 612.82 Illustrations Yes Residence Washington, DC, US Birth 1942 Year 2011 Publication Date 2011-12-06 Subtitle The Surprising Science of How Puzzles Improve Your Mind Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States AU Release Date 2011-12-06 NZ Release Date 2011-12-06 US Release Date 2011-12-06 UK Release Date 2011-12-06 Author Scott Kim Pages 304 Publisher Penguin Putnam Inc Imprint Riverhead Books,U.S. Audience General We've got this

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