The Playful Brain: The Surprising Science of How Puzzles Improve Your Mind
Author:   Richard Restak ,  Scott Kim
Publisher:   Penguin Putnam Inc
ISBN:  

9781594485459


Pages:   304
Publication Date:   06 December 2011
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Format:   Paperback
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The Playful Brain: The Surprising Science of How Puzzles Improve Your Mind


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This is your brain on puzzles. Everyone knows that puzzles can improve your brain function. Now a leading neurosurgeon and a noted puzzle designer team up to reveal the fascinating science behind it. Packed with illuminating insights and dozens of puzzles, this is both a lively book of popular science and an engaging set of exercises in developing a wide array of thinking and memory skills.

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Author:   Richard Restak ,  Scott Kim
Publisher:   Penguin Putnam Inc
Imprint:   Riverhead Books,U.S.
Dimensions:   Width: 15.00cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 22.60cm
Weight:   0.319kg
ISBN:  

9781594485459


ISBN 10:   1594485453
Pages:   304
Publication Date:   06 December 2011
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Awaiting stock   Availability explained
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Richard M. Restak, M.D., is a neurologist, neuropsychiatrist, and Clinical Professor of Neurology affiliated with the George Washington University Medical Center. He is the author of the bestselling The Brain--a companion to the PBS series of the same name--as well as The Mind, The Brain Has a Mind of Its Own, and The Brain: The Last Frontier. He lives in Washington, D.C..

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