Play：How It Shapes the Brain, Opens the Imagination, and Invigorates the Soul

图书标准信息

• 作者 Stuart Brown、Christopher Vaughan 著
• 出版社 Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
• 出版时间 2009-03
• ISBN 9781583333334
• 定价 177.60元
• 装帧 精装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 240页

【内容简介】

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Fromaleadingexpert,agroundbreakingbookonthescienceofplay,anditsessentialroleinfuelingourintelligenceandhappinessthroughoutourlives.

We’veallseenthehappinessinthefaceofachildwhileplayingintheschoolyard.Ortheblissfulabandonofagoldenretrieverracingwithgleeacrossalawn.Thisisthejoyofplay.Bydefinition,playispurposelessandall-consuming.And,mostimportant,it’sfun.
Aswebecomeadults,takingtimetoplayfeelslikeaguiltypleasure—adistractionfrom“real”workandlife.ButasDr.StuartBrownillustrates,playisanythingbuttrivial.Itisabiologicaldriveasintegraltoourhealthassleepornutrition.Infact,ourabilitytoplaythroughoutlifeisthesinglemostimportantfactorindeterminingoursuccessandhappiness.
Dr.Brownhasspenthiscareerstudyinganimalbehaviorandconductingmorethansixthousand“playhistories”ofhumansfromallwalksoflife—fromserialmurdererstoNobelPrizewinners.Backedbythelatestresearch,Playexplainswhyplayisessentialtooursocialskills,adaptability,intelligence,creativity,abilitytoproblemsolve,andmore.Playishardwiredintoourbrains—itisthemechanismbywhichwebecomeresilient,smart,andadaptablepeople.
Beyondplay’sroleinourpersonalfulfillment,itsbenefitshaveprofoundimplicationsforchilddevelopmentandthewayweparent,educationandsocialpolicy,businessinnovation,productivity,andeventhefutureofoursociety.Fromnewresearchsuggestingthedirectroleofthree-dimensional-objectplayinshapingourbrainstoanimalstudiesshowingthestartlingeffectsofthelackofplay,Brownprovidesasweepinglookatthelatestbreakthroughsinourunderstandingoftheimportanceofthisbehavior.Afascinatingblendofcutting-edgeneuroscience,biology,psychology,socialscience,andinspiringhumanstoriesofthetransformativepowerofplay,thisbookproveswhyplayjustmightbethemostimportantworkwecaneverdo.