The playful brain the surprising science of how puzzles improve your mind

A leading neuroscientist and a noted puzzle designer team up to reveal how solving puzzles improves one's brain function, giving readers the chance to work puzzles while learning how to boost their brain.

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Main Author: Restak, Richard M., 1942-
Other Authors: Kim, Scott
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Riverhead Books, 2010.
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Summary:A leading neuroscientist and a noted puzzle designer team up to reveal how solving puzzles improves one's brain function, giving readers the chance to work puzzles while learning how to boost their brain.
Physical Description:294 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (p. 287-288) and index.
ISBN:9781594487774
1594487774
Author Notes:He is a neuropsychiatrist and clinical professor of neurology at George Washington University Medical Center. Author of the bestselling The Brain, a companion to the PBS series of the same name, as well as The Mind and The Brain Has a Mind of Its Own, he lives in Washington, D.C.

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