Rule #7: Sleep well, think well. There's a battle raging in your head between two armies. Each army is made of legions of brain cells and biochemicals –- one desperately trying to keep you awake, the other desperately trying to force you to sleep. Around 3 p.m., 12 hours after the midpoint of your sleep, all your brain wants to do is nap. The 12 Brain Rules. The 12 principles describing how our brain works best, which form the core of Dr. John Medina’s book Brain Rules, are: Exercise. Exercise boosts brain power. The human brain evolved, too. Every brain is wired differently. We don’t pay attention to boring things. Short-term memory. Repeat to remember.
Most of us have no idea whats really going on inside our heads. Yet brain scientists have uncovered details every business leader, parent, and teacher should know-such as the brains need for physical activity to work at its best.
How do we learn? What exactly do sleep and stress do to our brains? Why is multi-tasking a myth? Why is it so easy to forget-and so important to repeat new knowledge? Is it true that men and women have different brains?
In Brain Rules, molecular biologist Dr. John Medina shares his lifelong interest in how the brain sciences might influence the way we teach our children and the way we work. In each chapter, he describes a Brain Rule-what scientists know for sure about how our brains work-and then offers transformative ideas for our daily lives.
Medinas fascinating stories and sense of humor breathe life into brain science. Youll learn why Michael Jordan was no good at baseball. Youll peer over a surgeons shoulder as he finds, to his surprise, that we have a Jennifer Aniston neuron. Youll meet a boy who has an amazing memory for music but cant tie his own shoes.
You will discover how:
• Exercise improves cognition
• Every brain is wired differently
• We are designed never to stop learning and exploring
• Memories are volatile and susceptible to corruption
• Sleep is powerfully linked with the ability to learn
• Vision trumps all of the other senses
• Stress changes the way we learn
In the end, youll understand how your brain really works-and how to get the most out of it.
Brain Rules: 12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home, and School was written by John Medina, a developmental molecular biologist and research consultant.[1]Brain Rules consists of 12 chapters which try to demonstrate how our brains work.[2] Each chapter demonstrates things scientists already know about the brain, and things we as people do that can affect how our brain will develop. In this book the reader will also discover amazing facts about the brain — such as the brain's need for physical activity for it to work at its maximum potential.
References[edit]
- ^'John Medina'. Retrieved 11 June 2013.
- ^'Brain Rules summary'. Retrieved 11 June 2013.
External links[edit]
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- Charles Nemeroff. 'Brain Rules'. Psychiatric Times. Retrieved 2017-12-15.
- 'Brain Rules: Oliver Sacks meets GETTING THINGS DONE'. Boing Boing. 2008-09-17. Retrieved 2017-12-15.
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