cognition

Looks at what the field of cognitive science has revealed about how babies and young children think and learn, and includes anecdotes from the authors who are parents as well as scientists.

Looks at the neuroscience of happiness and suggests that happiness comes from unceasing brain activity needed to reach a goal rather than the attainment of the goal.

Argues that traditional methods of learning can produce mindless behavior and explains why teaching skills and facts conditionally can help people prepare for and react to more intense and complex situations in a more beneficial manner.

Examines why people are natural-born dualists, and explains how scientists can understand this duality by studying child development.

This book presents ideas to expand every mind; contributors address what scientific concept would improve everybody's cognitive toolkit. Their answers flow from the frontiers of psychology, philosophy, economics, physics, sociology, and more.

Explains the basic principles of brain operation, and presents twenty-eight suggestions and some accompanying exercises for enhancing the performance of the brain.

An exploration of three types of visual tools, including brainstorming webs, task-specific organizers, and thinking-process maps; with an explanation of what visual tools are, and discussion of how and why students and teachers should use them.

Explores what science and philosophy have to say about the brain and how it works, especially for teens, looking at how the brain helps people create a sense of self, and discussing learning and memory, individuality, behavior, human nature, intelligence, and change.

Explores the workings of the brain, including its ability to identify and interpret important information and how it stores and retrieves memories.