Summary
Twenty-four part course in brain science taught by John Medina, University of Washington school of medicine.Contents
How your brain worksYour unique thinking abilities
Damaged brain, damaged function
Neuroplasticity
your flexible brain
How your brain uses memory
Advantages of forgetting
Creativity and fluid intelligence
How your brain uses your senses
Seeing with your brain: vision
Feeling with your brain: emotion
How emotion drives attention
Pleasure and your brain
What makes you happy
How your brain manages stress
Your social brain
How infant brains work
How adolescent brains work
Sex and your brain
How your brain ages
How your brain copes with grief
How self-control works
Power of exercise
Improving your memory
Why your brain needs sleep.
Additional Information
| Series | Great courses (Compact disc) |
| Subjects |
Brain.
Cognitive neuroscience. Audiobooks. |
| Publisher | [Chantilly, Va.] : Prince Frederick, MD :Teaching Company ;2014 [Distributed by] Recorded Books, |
| Edition | [PDF workbook version]. |
| Contributors |
Teaching Company,
production company. Recorded Books, LLC, distributor. |
| Participants/Performers |
Lecturer: John J. Medina, University of Washington School of Medicine. |
| Language |
English |
| Notes |
Accompanying PDF contains course workbook. Compact disc. Course no.1606. The length of each lecture is: ca. 30 min. The entire program consists of 24 lectures. |
| System Details |
PDF requires Adobe Reader or PDF reader. |
| Description |
12 audio discs : digital, CD audio ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 bonus PDF disc. |
| ISBN | 9781490685670 1490685677 |
| Other | Classic View |