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Written by internationally renowned cognitive psychologist Shlomo Breznitz and technologist Collins Hemingway, Maximum Brainpower is filled with colourful real-life stories and fascinating psychological experiments that show you how to make the most of your grey matter. This book is not only a fascinating tour of the science of the mind, it also shows how you can improve your mental abilities, extend your thinking to its highest levels and ensure your brain fitness in the future.- Why challenge and stimulus improves your brain and how to harness this process- How to separate good stress from bad- What role hope and socialising play in fighting off the worst symptoms of dementia.- How sudoku and crossword puzzles are actually little help to your brain power- Why multitasking can be detrimental to your mental health.This revelatory work will help adults of any age build and retain their mental acuity. Expand your brainwidth to think better, live better, be better with Maximum Brainpower.
About the author
A renowned cognitive psychologist, Sholomo Breznitz has been a visiting professor at several leading institutions including the London School of Economics and Stanford University. The author of seven books and many scientific articles, he is also the founder of CogniFit, a company devoted to improving cognitive fitness.Collins Hemingway is a writer and technologist who has co-written several books and written innumerable articles for the general public.
