Get the Most Out of Your Brain

Your Brain: The Missing Manual is a practical look at how to get the most out of your brain — not just how the brain works, but how you can use it more effectively. What makes this book different than the average self-help guide is that it's grounded in current neuroscience. You get a quick tour of several aspects of the brain, complete with useful advice you can apply to everyday situations.

You get a quick tour of several aspects of the brain, complete with useful advice about:

• Brain Food: The right fuel for the brain and how the brain commands hunger (including an explanation of the different chemicals that control appetite and cravings)

• Sleep: The sleep cycle and circadian rhythm, and how to get a good night's sleep (or do the best you can without it)

• Memory: Techniques for improving your recall

• Reason: Learning to defeat common sense; logical fallacies (including tactics for winning arguments); and good reasons for bad prejudices

• Creativity and Problem-Solving: Brainstorming tips and thinking not outside the box, but about the box -- in other words, find the assumptions that limit your ideas so you can break through them

• Understanding Other People's Brains: The battle of the sexes and babies developing brains

And don't miss the Gallery of Illustrations from Your Brain: The Missing Manual