Description |
viii, 337 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
Contents |
The life of your brain -- Seasons of the brain -- Aging and powerful minds in history -- Wisdom throughout civilizations -- Pattern power -- Adventures on memory lane -- Memories that do not fade -- Memories, patterns, and the machinery of wisdom -- "Up-front" decision-making -- Novelty, routines, and the two sides of the brain -- Brain duality in action -- Magellan on Prozac -- The dog days of summer -- Use your brain and get more of it -- Pattern boosters -- Epilogue: The price of wisdom |
Summary |
"In a provocative reassessment of the conventional scientific wisdom, world-renowned neuropsychologist Elkhonon Goldberg brings together cutting-edge findings with insights gleaned from years of clinical practice to argue that despite certain cognitive losses, the engaged, mature brain can make effective decisions at more intuitive levels. He terms this late-emerging mental strength "wisdom," an integration of thought and analysis based on accumulated experience." "Goldberg delves into the mind's mechanisms, outlining how the elegant structures of the brain develop and change over the course of a lifetime as they work increasingly in concert."--BOOK JACKET |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-321) and index |
Subject |
Brain -- Aging.
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Neuropsychology.
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Cognitive neuroscience.
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LC no. |
2004060695 |
ISBN |
1592401104 alkaline paper |
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