Smarter: The New Science of Building Brain Power

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Smarter: The New Science of Building Brain Power

â€œA riveting look at the birth of a new science.â€ â€”Daniel H. Pink, author of Drive
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When he was eight years old, Dan Hurley was labeled a â€œslow learnerâ€ because he still couldnâ€™t read.Â Three years later, he had become a straight A student.Â

Until the publication of a major study in 2008, psychologists believed that intelligence is fixed at birth, that IQ is like a number tattooed on the soul. The new study showed that people can increase their â€œfluidâ€ intelligence through training.

Hurley, who grew up to become an award-winning science journalist, first explored the topic in The New York Times Magazine. In Smarter, he digs deeper by meeting with the fieldâ€™s leading researchersâ€”and becoming a human guinea pig. After just three months of playing computer brain-training games, joining a boot-camp exercise program, learning to play the Renaissance lute, practicing mindfulness meditation and and even getting his brain zapped in the name of science, Hurley improved his fluid intelligence by sixteen percent.

With humor and heart, Smarter chronicles the roiling field of intelligence research and delivers practical findings to sharpen the minds of children, young adults, seniors, and those with cognitive challenges.

From the Trade Paperback edition.
Country USA
Author Dan Hurley
Binding Kindle Edition
EISBN 9780698148499
Format Kindle eBook
Label Plume
Manufacturer Plume
NumberOfPages 306
PublicationDate 2013-12-26
Publisher Plume
ReleaseDate 2013-12-26
Studio Plume

Country	USA
Author	Dan Hurley
Binding	Kindle Edition
EISBN	9780698148499
Format	Kindle eBook
Label	Plume
Manufacturer	Plume
NumberOfPages	306
PublicationDate	2013-12-26
Publisher	Plume
ReleaseDate	2013-12-26
Studio	Plume

Smarter: The New Science of Building Brain Power

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