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9781885167415

The Owner's Manual for the Brain: Everyday Applications from Mind-Brain Research

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    9781885167415

  • ISBN10:

    1885167415

  • Edition: 2nd
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 1999-11-01
  • Publisher: Natl Book Network
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Summary

Since the first edition of The Owner's Manual, Dr. Howard has appeared on Oprah, conducted countless seminars and added new topics and 300+ pages of new brain research to the book.

Author Biography

Pierce Howard, Ph.D., is director of research for the Center for Applied Cognitive Studies in Charlotte, North Carolina. Since the first edition of The Owner's Manual for the Brain, Dr. Howard has appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show, been interviewed for Playboy, and has conducted countless seminars around the world.

Table of Contents

Quick Content Guide 14(1)
Preface 15(5)
The Author 20(2)
Part One. Forming a Foundation: The Context for Using Your Owner's Manual 22(38)
Getting Started: A Framework for Exploring Mind-Brain Concepts
25(12)
The Mind-Brain Dichotomy
Human or Animal: What's the Difference?
What is the Mind-Brain?
The Core Principles of Cognitive Science
the Nature-Nurture Debate: The Pendulum Swings
Brain Basics: A Refresher Course in Hardware and Hormones
37(14)
Two Key Features of the Brain: RAS and the Gap
Neurotransmitters: The Alphabet of Personality
The Two Sides of the Brain
Tools of the Trade: Brain Imaging Technology and Other Research Methods
51(9)
Computerized Axial Tomography
Positron-Emission tomography
Single-Photon Emission-Computed Tomography
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Optical Scanning
The Use of Animals in Human Research
The Scientific Method: A Warning
The Caveat Box
Part Two. Wellness: Getting the Most Out of Every Day 60(152)
Starting Well: Windows of Opportunity
63(16)
The Pregnant Brain: An Up-Front Note to Moms and Dads
Effects of Various Agents on the Embryo
Prenatal Learning
Temperament and the Prediction of Adult Personality
Breast-Feeding
Infant Feeding: Schedule Versus On-Demand
The Critical Early Years (Ages One to Three)
Maturation and the Brain (Ages Two, Six, and Twelve)
Irreversible Damage (Age Eight)
Adverse Conditions and the Resilient Child
Memory in Early Childhood (Infacy to Ages Seven to Ten)
The Adolescent Brain
Nourishment: Food for the Body, Fuel for the Brain
79(26)
Recommended Food Balance
Daily Calorie Allowance
Appetite Control
Taste
Metabolism
The Role of Fat
Food and Mood: The Role of Carbohydrates, Proteins, Fats, and Sugars
Breakfast
Violence and Sugar
Sodium
Vitamin and Mineral Deficiencies
Food Additives
Diet and Peak Physical Performance
Undernourishment and Performance
Powders and Elixirs: Mind-Altering Agents
105(22)
Alcohol
Aspirin
Caffeine
Cocaine
Marijuana
Nicotine
Prescription Drugs
Brain Nutrient Drugs
The Effects of Chemicals on the Elderly
A Final Word on Drugs
A Good Night's Sleep: Cycles, Dreams, Naps, and Nightmares
127(28)
The Sleep Cycle
The Circadian Rhythm
Time-Zone Changes
Sleep and Exercise
Sleep and Diet
Sleep and Weight
The Effect of Odors on Sleep
The Effect of Sleep Deprivation
Sleep and Medication
Naps
Dreams
Nightmares
Sleep Differences Between the Sexes
Getting Back to Sleep
Sleep and Aging
Stability in Sleep Patterns
A Note on Yawning
A Final Word on Sleep
The Body Cognitive: The Effects of Exercise
155(12)
Physical Activity
Aerobics
The Importance of Choice
Altering Mood and Cravings
Extreme Exercise and the Staleness Syndrome
Exercise and Testosterone
Exercise and Smoking
Soccer Headers
Peak Athletic Performance
Humoring the Mind: Laughter as Free (or Cheap) Medicine
167(10)
The Structure of Humor
Humor and the Immune System
Humor and Gender
Music: As a Means and as an End
177(14)
Learning Music
Musical Training and Spatial Ability: The Mozart Effect
When Music Interferes with Learning
Music and Mathematical Ability
Music and the Injured Brain
The Effect of Music on Mood
Music and Personality
Music as Psychotherapy
Finishing Well: Use It or Lose It
191(21)
General Effects of Aging
Old Age and Mental Ability
Maintaining Control and Optimism
Diet and Aging
Exercise and Aging
Combining Diet and Exercise
Night Vision
Memory and Aging
Aging, Versatility, and Creative Genius
Sex and Longevity
A Final Word on Aging Gracefully
Part Three. The Birds and the Bees: Sex, Gender, and Relationships 212(48)
Sex and Gender: The Wiring Is Different
215(30)
In the Womb
Sexual Identity
Sexual Orientation
Gender Medicine
The Math-Verbal Controversy
Hormones and Emotions
Vision
Space
The Effect of Odors on Females
Gender Differences in Taste
Automatization
A Final Word on Sex and Gender
Love and Relationships: The Wiring Is the Name of the Game
245(15)
Factors Influencing Partner Selection
Love Styles
The Ideal Mate
Maintaining Relationships
Affairs
Appreciating Attachment Needs for the Long Term
Sexual Fantasies
Personality Traits and Sexual Behavior
Inbreeding
Part Four. Illness and Injury: What We Know About Brain Repair 260(88)
Brain-Related Disorders and Their Treatment: Background Information
Neurobehavioral Disorders
Treatment Alternatives
A Note on Placebos
Genetics and Disease
The Immune System and Psychoneuroimmunology
Treatments for Pain
Caring for Caregivers
263(20)
Structural Disorders: Bats in Your Belfry
283(16)
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
Dyslexia
Epilepsy
Retardation
Schizophrenia
Tumors
Insults and Injuries: A Blow-by-Blow Account
299(14)
Abused Child Syndrome
Cerebral Palsy
Concussion
Headaches
Spinal Cord Injury
Stroke
Degenerative Conditions: Slowly Falling Apart
313(14)
Alzheimer's Disease
Huntington's Disease
Lou Gehrig's Disease
Multiple Sclerosis
Parkinson's Disease
Mood Disorders and Addictions: Chemicals Gone Haywire
327(21)
Addictions
Anxiety: A Family of Disorders
Depression
Manic-Depressive Illness
Seasonal Affective Disorder
Eating Disorders
Part Five. Being in Control: Emotions, Motivation, Stress, and Burnout 348(60)
EQ, Call Home: Getting Savvy About Your Emotional Side
351(26)
A Model for Emotions
The Appraisal Filter: What Triggers Emotions
Emotions' Home: the Body as Catalyst
The Origins of Violence
Coping Mechanisms
The Behavioral Approach to Emotions
The Biological Approach to Emotions
EQ Versus IQ
Emotions Versus Moods
A Note on Deception
Motivation, Stress, and Burnout: Taking Charge of Your Life
377(31)
Seligman: Optimism Versus Helplessness
Cousins: The Four Ingredients of Hardiness
Selye and Trait Dissonance
What Is Stress and How Can We Relieve It?
Stress and Arousal
Williams: Type A Research
Golembiewski: Burnout---The Ultimate State of Demotivation
The Effects of Odors on Relaxation
Some Final Thoughts on Motivation, Stress, and Burnout
Part Six. Individual Differences: Appreciating Our Many Gifts 408(60)
The Big Five: A Universal Language for Personality Traits
411(32)
A Warning About Using Labels
The Equalizer Model of Personality
A History of Temperament Theory
The Inherited Basis of Personality Traits
The Big Five
Facets of the Big Five
The Physical Basis of Personality
Personality Changes over Time
Sex Differences in the Big Five
Relationships Versus Self-Development
Can You Change Your Personality?
Getting Smart About IQ: the Many Ways to Be Intelligent
443(25)
The Heritability of Intelligence
How Environment Shapes Intelligence
Sternberg's Process Definition of Intelligence
Gardner's Content Definition of Intelligence
Structural Definitions of Intelligence
Intelligence and the Time Span of Work
Some Final Thoughts on Intelligence
Part Seven. Learning: the Brain as Student 468(122)
Designing Instruction: Building Blocks for Learners
471(28)
Chunking
Testing as a Learning Process
What Makes Good Textbooks
Schemas
Two Modes of Processing Information
Handle It?
Applying Classroom Ideas to the Real World
Practice
Focus and Attention
Visualization
Modalities
Strategies for Learning
Some Myths About Learning
The Role of the Teacher: Techniques for Facilitating Learning
499(26)
Advance Organizers
Spacing
Breaks
Incubation
Follow-Up
Control
Relaxation
Rapport
Positive Expectations
Enuf's Enuf (Habituation)
Developing Prestige
Atmosphere
Richness
Peer Feedback
Self-Explanation
Stereotypes and Performance
A Final Word on the Role to the Teacher
Learning That Sticks: Insights for Enhancing Memory
525(26)
Defining Memory
The Three Stages of Memory Formation
Maintenance Requirements
The Two Kinds of Memory Chunks
The Three Strategies for Remembering
State Dependence
Memory and Emotion
Real Versus Imagined Memories
Helping Others Remember
Some Final Thoughts on Memory
A Matter of Style: How We Differ in Our Approaches to Learning
551(10)
The Mental Self-Government Model of Learning Style
The Relation of Learning Style to Personality
A Note on Genetics and Learning
Giftedness: Letting the Genius Out of the Bottle
561(10)
Recognizing Giftedness
Supplementing the Curriculum for Gifted Children
Changing the System of Education for Gifted Children
Giftedness, Adulthood, and Eminence
Building Babel: The Acquisition and Development of Language
571(19)
How Language Grows Up
The Case for a Universal Grammar
Teaching Reading
``Speed'' Reading
Ebonics
Plain English and the Tradition of Legal Redundancy
E-Prime: To Is or Not to Is
Myths About the English Language
Writer's Block
Language and Mood
Language and Memory
Part Eight. Creativity and Problem Solving: Making Mountains Out of Hills 590(58)
Getting to New You: The Psychobiology of Creativity
The Creative Act
The Psychology of the Creative Personality
The Biology of the Creative Personality
The Four Stages of the Creative Process
Creative Giants
Creativity and Madness
Assessing for Creativity
593(18)
Chipping Off the Old Block: Removing Barriers to Creativity
611(18)
General Principles for Developing Creativity
Obstacles to Creativity
Csikszentmihalyi on Flow
The Persistence of the Past in Present Creative Acts
The Influence of Social Networks on Creativity
Hypnosis and Creativity
Epstein on Barriers to Creativity
Using Synesthesia to Move from the Humdrum to the Creative
Creating Leverage: A Guid to Problem-Solving Breakthroughts
629(19)
Styles for Approaching Problems
Types of Problems
Describing the Problem
Reaching Solutions: Algorithms and Heuristics
Games and Problem-Solving Ability
Sleep, Relaxation, and Problem Solving
Trust the Experts
How to Select the Right Technique
Some Final Thoughts on Problem Solving
Part Nine. Working Smarter: The Brain in the Workplace 648(74)
From Waltz to Tango: Brain-Friendly Approaches to Change
651(28)
Kuhn: The Shifting Paradigm
Empowerment: Extrinsic Versus Intrinsic Rewards
The Pygmalion Effect: Rosenthal and the Self-Fulfilling Prophecy
Establishing Rapport: Neurolinguistic Programming and Nonverbal Behavior
Using Gap Analysis to Define Goals
The Importance of Choice in Selecting Strategies
Increments Versus Leaps
Chaos Theory and the Role of Information
Group Size and Cohesion
The Ideal Manager of Change
Appreciative Inquiry Versus Problem Solving
Yali's Question and the Nature of Progress
The Elements of Successful Change
Brain Ergonomics: Workplace Design for Quality and Productivity
679(20)
Temporal Considerations
Time Out!
Shift Work
Naps at Work
Nontemporal Considerations
Negative lons
Stress in the Workplace
Testosterone and the Achievement Syndrome
Temperature and Mood
Handedness
Workplace Design: Using the Principles of Feng Shui
Stop, Look, and Listen: The Five Senses in the Workplace
699(23)
Sensory Input in the Workplace
The Effect of Light
The Effect of Color
The Effect of Shapes and Designs
Differences in Visual and Auditory Perception
The Relation of Sounds to Concentration
Noise in the Workplace
A Warning About Music at Work
The Relation of the Sense of Smell to the Limbic System
The Effect of Odors on Productivity
Proxemics
Room Arrangement
The Sense of Touch
Temperature
Part Ten. Schemas, Reality, and Spirituality: Looking Beyond Appearances 722(25)
Epistemology: Finding Common Denominators
725(10)
Bartlett: Schema as Reality
Healy: Reality as Schema
Critical Thinking
States of Consciousness: Phases of the Mind
735(8)
What Is Consciousness?
Hypnosis
The God Module
The Efficacy of Prayer
Updating Your Owner's Manual: Continuing the Search for New Mind-Body Applications
743(4)
Appendixes 747(26)
Appendix A Eating Right
Appendix B A Listing of Sex and Gender Differences
Appendix C Aerobic Versus Nonaerobic Exercise
Appendix D Human Universals
Appendix E Big-Five Feedback Form
Appendix F Developing the Five Dimensions
Appendix G Compensating for the Five Dimensions
Appendix H Complete Listing of Rapport and Influence Strategies
Appendix I Guide for Evaluating the Intelligence (Mental Self-Management) of Someone You Are Recruiting or Interviewing
Appendix J Personal Checklist for Intelligent Behaviors
Appendix K Checklist for the Self-Evaluation of Learning Practices
Appendix L Brainstorming
Appendix M Brainwriting
Definitions 773(9)
Bibliography: Books, Journals, Organizations, and Other Resources 782(16)
Internet Resources: Web Sites, E-Mail Addresses, Newsgroups and Bulletin Boards, and Listservers 798(7)
Index 805(25)
Reader Participation Card 830(1)
About CentACS: The Center for Applied Cognitive Studies 831

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