From the Book - Second edition.
From the Book - First Pear Press trade paperback edition.
Rule #1. Exercise boosts brain power
The incredible test-score booster
Will you age like Jim or like Frank?
How oxygen builds roads for the brain
Rule #2. The human brain evolved, too.
What's uniquely human about us
A brilliant survival strategy
How we conquered the world
Rule #3. Every brain is wired differently
Neurons slide, slither, and split
Experience makes the difference
Furious brain development not once, but twice
The Jennifer Aniston neuron
Rule #4. We don't pay attention to boring things
Why there is no such thing as multitasking
We pay great attention to threats, sex, and pattern matching
Rule #5. Repeat to remember
How details become splattered across the insides of our brains
How the brain pieces them back together again
Rule #6. Remember to repeat
If you don't repeat this within 30 seconds, you'll forget it
Spaced repetition cycles are key to remembering
When floating in water could help your memory
Rule #7. Sleep well, think well
The brain doesn't sleep to rest
Two armies at war in your head
How to improve your performance 34 percent in 26 minutes
Rule #8. Stressed brains don't learn the same way
Stress is good, stress is bad
A villain and a hero in the toxic-stress battle
Why the home matters to the workplace
Marriage intervention for happy couples
Rule #9. Stimulate more of the senses
How and why all of our senses work together
Multisensory learning means better remembering
Rule #10. Vision trumps all other senses
Playing tricks on wine tasters
You see what your brain wants to see, and it likes to make stuff up
Throw out your PowerPoint
Rule #11. Male and female brains are different
The difference between little girl best friends and little boy best friends
Men favor gist when stressed; women favor details
Rule #12. We are powerful and natural explorers
Babies are great scientists
Exploration is aggressive
Rule #1 : exercise boosts brain power
The incredible test-score booster
Will you age like Jim or like Frank?
How oxygen builds roads for the brain
Rule #2 : The human brain evolved, too
What's uniquely human about us
A brilliant survival strategy
How we conquered the world
Rule #3 : Every brain is wired differently
Neurons slide, slither, and split
Experience makes the difference
Furious brain development not once, but twice
The Jennifer Aniston neuron
Rule #4 : We don't pay attention to boring things
Why there is no such thing as multitasking
We pay great attention to threats, sex, and pattern matching
Rule #5 : Repeat to remember
How details become splattered across the insides of our brains
How the brain pieces them back together again
Rule #6 : Remember to repeat
If you don't repeat this within 30 seconds, you'll forget it
Spaced repetition cycles are key to remembering
When floating in water could help your memory
Rule #7 : Sleep well, think well
The brain doesn't sleep to rest
Two armies at war in your head
How to improve your performance 34 percent in 26 minutes
Rule #8 : Stressed brains don't learn the same way
Stress is good, stress is bad
A villain and a hero in the toxic-stress battle
Why the home matters to the workplace
Marriage intervention for happy couples
Rule #9 : Stimulate more of the senses
How and why all of our senses work together
Multisensory learning means better remembering
Rule #10 : Vision trumps all other senses
Playing tricks on wine tasters
You see what your brain wants to see, and it likes to make stuff up
Throw out your PowerPoint
Rule #11: Male and female brains are different
The difference between little girl best friends and little boy best friends
Men favor gist when stressed; women favor details
Rule #12 : We are powerful and natural explorers
Babies are great scientists
Exploration is aggressive
