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The New Brain
How the Modern Age Is Rewiring Your Mind
by Richard Restak
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Paperback: 240 pages
Publisher: Rodale Books (October 06 2004)
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Introduction
We have learned so much about the human brain during the past two decades that it's fair to speak of a revolutionary change in our understanding. The era of the Old Brain is giving way to that of the New Brain.

Introduction
We have learned so much about the human brain during the past two decades that it's fair to speak of a revolutionary change in our understanding. The era of the Old Brain is giving way to that of the New Brain.



Book Description

The era of the New Brain is upon us! Already our brains are working differently than they did just 100 years ago. In The New Brain, neurologist, neuropsychiatrist, and bestselling author Dr. Richard Restak tells how technology and biology are converging to influence the evoloution of the human brain.

Dr. Restak describes the dramatic advances that now are possible, as well as the potential for misuse and abuse, examining such questions as: Is Attention Deficit Disorder a "normal" response to the modern world's demand that we attend to several things at once? What happens in our brains when images replace language as the primary means of communication? How does exposure to violent imagery affect our brains? Are we all capable of training our brains to perform at a superior level?

About the Author

Richard M. Restak, M.D.Richard M. Restak, M.D.

Richard Restak, M.D., clinical professor of neurology at George Washington University Medical Center, is the author of Mozart's Brain and the Fighter Pilot and several companion books to PBS specials on the brain. An authority on brain research, he has appeared on Today, Good Morning America, All Things Considered, and the Diccovery Channel..

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