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A popular claim in recent years is that a person only uses 10% of their brain, and while this is not remotely true, it is accurate that the human brain contains massive untapped capabilities. Brains remain the most magnificent biological machines, and the latest neurobiological research on nutrition, sleep, music and exercise aims to help people keep theirs in top shape. The human mind is more than just electrochemical signals--it's a fountain of consciousness, transcending physicality.
This work, backed by decades of experience, includes the latest neuroscience research and vignettes based on the author's actual patients. Containing "mental hacks" to explain how to overcome mental limitations, it explores how simple changes like breaking bad habits, having a better work-life balance, and more could help the human mind go from being just "fine-tuned" to being enlightened and limitless. With these hacks, a designer brain is just around the corner.
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Table of ContentsPreface
delete delete delete delete delete delete delete deletePart I-Fine-Tune the Machine
Chapter 1.¿Fueling the Machine
What's on the Menu?
delete delete deleteBrainy Salad
delete delete deleteBrainy Brunch
delete delete deleteBrain-Boosting Smoothie
delete delete deleteRomantic Dinner
delete delete deleteWhat About That Glass of Wine?
Eating Style
delete delete deleteAlkaline Diet
Who's Eating with You?
Chapter 2.¿Keeping the Machine Clean and Well-Oiled
Greasing the Gears
Brainwashing
delete delete deleteSleep and Memory Formation
Don't Toss a Monkey Wrench into the Gears
delete delete deleteEnvironmental Toxins
delete delete deleteHow You Cook, It Matters Too
delete delete deleteSmooth Forehead, Dull Brain
delete delete delete delete delete deletePart II: Prepare for a Limitless Mind
Chapter 3.¿Get Your Three Brains in Sync
Triune Brain
Unplug and Engage Your Senses
delete delete deleteThe Mozart Effect
delete delete deleteMusic Syncs the Triune Brain
delete delete deleteThe Proust Phenomenon
delete delete deleteOlfaction Syncs the Triune Brain
Change Your View of Time
delete delete deleteMeditation Syncs the Triune Brain
delete delete deleteWill the Real You Please Stand Up?
Chapter 4. ¿Work-Life Balance
Put Down the Knife
How Do We Protect Workers from Burnout?
delete delete delete delete delete delete delete deletePart III-The Limitless Mind
Chapter 5.¿No Room for Error
Minimizing Error Occurrence
Never Events
Four Types of Error
delete delete deleteTechnical Error
delete delete deleteJudgmental Error
delete delete deleteQuasi-Normative Error
delete delete deleteNormative Error
Portals of Discovery
delete delete deleteWhat's All That Nagging Doing to Your Brain?
delete delete deleteM&M and Hotwash
Chapter 6.¿Make Better Decisions
Neo versus Limbic
delete delete deleteHunter versus Busybody
delete delete deletePerfect Is the Enemy of Good
Break Free from the Herd
delete delete deleteCable News Is Bad for Your Brain
Don't Eat the Marshmallow
Chapter 7.¿Transcend Bad Habits
Bookends and Chunks
Transcend Addiction
The Exposed Wires of the Teenage Brain
delete delete deleteCannabis and the Teenage Brain
delete delete deleteAlcohol and the Teenage Brain
delete delete deleteConcussions and the Teenage Brain
delete delete deleteSocial Media and Your Kid's Brain
delete delete¿Nutrition and Your Kid's Brain
Chapter¿8. Neurotech Tools
Stem Cells
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
Neuro-Ablative Procedures
Brain-Computer Interface
delete delete deleteVagus Nerve Stimulation
delete delete deleteDeep Brain Stimulation
delete delete deleteCortical Stimulation
Psychedelics
Fecal Transplant
delete delete delete¿Making a Withdrawal from the Stool Bank
delete delete delete delete delete delete delete deletePart IV-The Designer Mind
Chapter¿9. Build a Better Brain
Improve Cognition
Achieve Flow State
Chapter 10. Designer Personality
Chapter Notes and Sources
Index
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Marc Arginteanu, M.D., is an associate clinical professor in neurosurgery at Mount Sinai in New York City and an adjunct instructor in psychology at Florida International University in Miami. He has published numerous neuroscience-based articles and a novel.
