The Wisdom Paradox: How Your Mind Can Grow Stronger As Your Brain Grows Older
Autor Elkhonon Goldbergen Limba Engleză Paperback – 4 mar 2007
In THE WISDOM PARADOX, world-renowned neuropsychologist Elkhonon Goldberg argues that although some mental abilities (such as recent-memory recall) decline as the mind enters the autumn season of our lifespan and we increasingly experience 'senior moments', the brain actually becomes more powerful in its ability to recognize patterns. As a result, we are able to make decisions at more intuitive and effective levels -- a late-emerging mental strength he terms 'wisdom'. In lively, accessible prose, Goldberg delves into the mechanisms of the mind, outlining how the elegant structures of the brain develop and change over the course of a lifetime. Drawing on recent and historical examples of leaders and artists who achieved their greatest successes late in life -- from Goethe to Ronald Reagan -- Goldberg illustrates the effects of an emerging scientific understanding of the biology of wisdom. Most provocatively, he outlines how a 'cognitive fitness' programme can both curtail the negative mental effects of ageing and enhance our decision-making powers. Insightful and inspiring, THE WISDOM PARADOX is a groundbreaking look into our mental machinery that will change the way you think about ageing -- and about thinking.
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Specificații
ISBN-10: 141652262X
Pagini: 352
Dimensiuni: 129 x 198 x 22 mm
Greutate: 0.38 kg
Ediția:New ed.
Editura: Simon&Schuster
Colecția Simon & Schuster UK
Locul publicării:United States
Notă biografică
Elkhonon Goldberg Ph.D. is the author of THE EXECUTIVE BRAIN and is a clinical professor of psychology at the New York University School of Medicine. He lives in New York.
Descriere
A fascinating and provocative look at how new research is highlighting the powers of the ageing mind.