Mind Over Gray Matter:
Practical Neuroscience
from the Decade of the Brain


by John D. MacArthur

Mind Over Gray Matter

Citing more than 250 studies published in respected journals or introduced at scientific meetings, this volume presents compelling neuroscience, primarily from research conducted during the Decade of the Brain – a nationwide program in the 1990s whose goal was to introduce "the general public to cutting-edge research on the brain."

Here preference is given to studies with human subjects and to epidemiological data from large numbers of people over several years – with emphasis on research suggesting practical strategies you can use to improve your brain and your mind.

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Introduction | Table of Contents

256 pages • ISBN 978-1-43489401-4
Published July 20, 2011 • $9.95


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