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Liked It1 of 1 members found this review helpful “If you are aware of the 12 rules in this book, you can improve learning by working with the brain, instead of against it. The book has a website with short video clips and a list of sources. This is a very surface treatment of the way the brain functions, but it gives a good overview that whets...” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“Actually quite an interesting study of how people learn, almost from an educators viewpoint.....I want to reread it again when I have more time”
Jay Lutz wrote this review yesterday. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“Its quite unbelievable to see the way our brain works, although in the middle it appeared as though you are learning medicine. Good book and hope to put some of the exercises into play.”
Venkat wrote this review 3 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“Great plainly written book for everybody interested how the bio-supercomputer in our heads works.”
Vitalijus Sostak wrote this review Thursday, April 4, 2013. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“I have learned some key things which are common sense but when read in such a structured presentation make you realise the importance of diet, exercise, structure, visualising etc. Great fun too!!”
Kieron3008 wrote this review Tuesday, April 2, 2013. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“Wow. This was completely worth my time. Medina, a molecular biologist with a life-long interest in the brain, provides us with an easily digestible userâs guide to the human brain. I was very interested to read more about how our brain works and what that means for learning and working. Sleep and exercise are now even more important in my personal life. Repetition and pictures are now even more important in my professional life. This is a book to add to your list of annual reads. It's in mine. ”
Jennifer Charpentier wrote this review Saturday, March 16, 2013. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“This book really changed the way I think. It profiles 12 important rules for getting your brain to function optimally and explains (in easily accessible layman's terms) the physiological and evolutionary reasons why they work. I can only imagine that Medina is a fantastic professor; I would love to see him speak live at some point.”
aoborne wrote this review Tuesday, March 12, 2013. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“Exercise makes us smarter? Who would have thought? One of 12 findings from a brain scientist. More at www.brainrules.net”
Kevin Pashuk wrote this review Friday, March 8, 2013. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“Here's a title that will get you thinking, moving, and eating smarter (think blueberries). We all want to age gracefully and have better focus in our lives, and John Medina outlines 12 brain science topics upon which there is some consensus in the scientific world. Among other things, Medina discusses how multi-tasking, exercise, sleep, and stress affect how well or how poorly our brains function. I personally prefer the audio. ”
R. DeShong wrote this review Monday, March 4, 2013. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“ It's really interesting if you are intrigued by how the brain works, particularly in how we learn. It was recommended by Professor Chitwood at George Washington University. ”
Athelene Gosnell wrote this review Monday, March 4, 2013. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“Some concise explanations of scientific knowledge about the brain, written in easy-to-understand English (with just a few hippocampus's and neurotrophins thrown in to keep it interesting). Good reading.”
Jason Burke wrote this review Friday, February 22, 2013. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
