Welcome to Your Brain

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<p>- When I drink, am I killing my brain cells? - Does cramming for an exam work? - Why can't you tickle yourself? - Can you improve your brain with video games? - Why is looking at a photograph harder than playing chess?</p><p>Written with a light touch, but using hard science,<i>Welcome to your Brain</i>will answer all the questions you've ever had about how that amazing three pounds in your skull works - and how you can help it work better. Written by two top neuroscientists, they dispel all the myths (such as we only ever use 10% of our brains!), and show how understanding your brain can also be useful.</p><p>Full of practical tips for improving your noggin, as well plenty of stories to amuse your friends,<i>Welcome to your Brain</i>will be the most accessible, and the most fascinating, book on your grey matter that you could ever hope to read.</p>

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<p>Samuel Wang is an associate professor of neuroscience and molecular biology at Princeton University. An awardwinning scientist, and public speaker, he is also known for developing a new method for understanding presidential election polls. He met his co author at a brass band performance.</p><p>Sandra Aamodt is the editor in chief of<i>Nature Neuroscience,</i>the leading scientific journal in the field of brain research. She spent four years doing postdoctoral research at Yale and lectures widely. She lives in California with her husband, a professor in neuroscience.</p>

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