The genius within : unlocking your brain's potential / David Adam.

David Adam explores the groundbreaking neuroscience of cognitive enhancement that is changing the way the brain and the mind works--to make it better, sharper, more focused and, yes, more intelligent. He considers how we measure and judge intelligence, taking us on a fascinating tour of the history...

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Main Author: Adam, David, 1972- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Pegasus Books, 2018.
Edition:First Pegasus Books hardcover edition.
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505 0 |a Our brain revolution -- Mensa material -- A problem of intelligence -- Treating and cheating -- Pills and skills -- The mutual autopsy society -- Born with brains -- Current thinking -- The man who learned to cry -- The brain and other muscles -- The little girl who could draw -- The genius within -- The happiest man on death row -- On the brain train -- Faster, stronger, smarter. 
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