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· 분류 : 외국도서 > 과학/수학/생태 > 과학 > 생명과학 > 신경과학
· ISBN : 9781771648363
· 쪽수 : 328쪽
· 출판일 : 2021-04-13
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Table of Contents
Introduction
Chapter 1 Forgetting: Why You Won't Remember the Contents of This Book-Thereby Retaining the Most Important Information
Chapter 2 Learning: Why We Are Bad at Rote Learning, but Better at Understanding the World
Chapter 3 Memory: Why a False Memory Is Better Than None at All
Chapter 4 Blackout: Why We Choke under Pressure and the Secret Formula for Fending off Stage Fright
Chapter 5 Time: Why We Always Misjudge It-Thereby Forging Valuable Memories
Chapter 6 Boredom: Why We Have Trouble Switching Ourselves off-and How Daydreams Evoke the Muse
Chapter 7 Distraction: Why We Are so Flighty and Which Distractions Can Lead to More Creativity
Chapter 8 Mathematics: Why the Brain Calculates Best without Numbers
Chapter 9 Decisions: Why We Risk Too Much-and yet Still Choose Wisely
Chapter 10 Selection: Why Choosing Is Akin to Torture-Though We Still Manage to Select the Right Option
Chapter 11 Pigeonholing: How Prejudices Can Help Us, How They Can Harm Us-and How to Avoid Stereotypical Pitfalls
Chapter 12 Motivation: How Our Inner Critic Limits Us-and How We Can Inspire Others
Chapter 13 Creativity: Why We Can't Be Innovative at the Push of a Button-and yet We Always Have New Thoughts
Chapter 14 Perfectionism: Why We Need Mistakes in Order to Improve
