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Brain training : the complete visual program
Harrison, James.
Adult Nonfiction 153 H 2010
Harrison, James.
Adult Nonfiction 153 H 2010
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| Contents | Page |
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| Foreword | p. 6 |
| How to use this book | p. 8 |
| Chapter 1 - Brain Potential | |
| Brain power | p. 12 |
| Picture the brain | p. 14 |
| What is intelligence? | p. 16 |
| Looking to learn | p. 18 |
| Where are you at? | p. 20 |
| Chapter 2 - Memory | |
| All about memory | p. 30 |
| How does memory work? | p. 32 |
| Memory testers | p. 34 |
| The Journey Method | p. 36 |
| Expanding visual memory | p. 38 |
| Pegging | p. 40 |
| More memory games | p. 42 |
| Chapter 3 - Visual reasoning and spatial awareness | |
| Thinking in pictures | p. 48 |
| Seeing is learning | p. 50 |
| Visual teasers | p. 52 |
| Reading maps | p. 56 |
| Mental rotation puzzles | p. 58 |
| Mind Maps | p. 62 |
| Chapter 4 - Think creatively | |
| Demystifying creativity | p. 66 |
| Don your creative cap | p. 68 |
| Creative treats | p. 70 |
| Creative conundrums | p. 72 |
| Surviving the creative process | p. 74 |
| Doodle art | p. 76 |
| Thinking outside the box | p. 78 |
| Matchstick mayhem | p. 80 |
| Originial answers | p. 84 |
| More creative coundrums | p. 86 |
| Optical illusions | p. 90 |
| Chapter 5 - Numerical reasoning | |
| Numerical aptitude | p. 94 |
| Quick-fire arithmetic test | p. 96 |
| Improving numeracy | p. 98 |
| Visual math workout | p. 100 |
| Sukoku | p. 106 |
| Samurai Sudoku | p. 110 |
| Kakuro | p. 112 |
| Logic flies out of the window | p. 114 |
| Gambler's fallacy | p. 116 |
| Unraveling numerical riddles | p. 118 |
| Riddles to try | p. 120 |
| Chapter 6 - Verbal Reasoning | |
| Talk your way to success | p. 124 |
| Quick-fire vocabulary test | p. 126 |
| Language and intelligence | p. 128 |
| A workout with words | p. 130 |
| Reading comprehension | p. 136 |
| Words and pictures | p. 138 |
| Build a story | p. 140 |
| Chapter 7 - The mind-body connection | |
| Healthy body, sturdy mind | p. 144 |
| The Physical recharge | p. 146 |
| Stress factor | p. 148 |
| Exercise the Eastern way | p. 150 |
| T'ai Chi | p. 152 |
| Yoga | p. 154 |
| Sleep and the brain | p. 156 |
| Brain food | p. 158 |
| Chapter 8 - Test your new brainpower | |
| Final workout | p. 162 |
| Solutions | p. 172 |
| Useful websites | p. 186 |
| Further reading | p. 187 |
| Index | p. 188 |
| Acknowledgments | p. 192 |
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