The Secret Life of the Grown-Up Brain

图书标准信息

• 作者 Barbara Strauch 著
• 出版社 Penguin
• 出版时间 2011-04
• ISBN 9780241953075
• 定价 118.50元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 256页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

Formanyyears,scientiststhoughtthatthehumanbrainsimplydecayedovertimeanditsdyingcellsledtomemoryslips,fuzzylogic,negativethinking,andevendepression.Butnewresearchfromneuroscientistsandpsychologistssuggeststhat,infact,thebrainreorganizes,improvesinimportantfunctions,andevenhelpsusadoptamoreoptimisticoutlookinmiddleage.Growthofwhitematterandbrainconnectorsallowustorecognizepatternsfaster,makebetterjudgments,andfinduniquesolutionstoproblems.Scientistscallthesetraitscognitiveexpertiseandtheyreachtheirhighestlevelsinmiddleage.Inherimpeccablyresearchedbook,sciencewriterBarbaraStrauchexploresthelatestfindingsthatdemonstrate,throughtheuseoftechnologysuchasbrainscans,thatthemiddle-agedbrainismoreflexibleandmorecapablethanpreviouslythought.Forthefirsttime,long-termstudiesshowthatourviewofmiddleagehasbeenmisleadingandincomplete.Bydetailingexactlythenormal,healthybrainfunctionsovertime,Strauchalsoexplainshowitsoptimalprocessescanbemaintained.Partscientificsurvey,parthow-toguide,"TheSecretLifeoftheGrown-UpBrain"isafascinatingglimpseatoursurprisinglytalentedmiddle-agedminds.

【作者简介】

BarbaraStrauchishealthandmedicalscienceeditorandadeputyscienceeditoratTheNewYorkTimes.ShepreviouslycoveredscienceandmedicalissuesinBostonandHoustonanddirectedPulitzerPrize-winningjournalismatNewsday.TheSecretLifeoftheGrown-UpBrainisaNewYorkTimesbestseller.