ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Thanks to all the scientists who helped me sift through the tangle of conflicting information that is the field of brain research; to my wife, a psychologist, for allowing me to bounce ideas off her trained brain and for offering, without meaning to, an endless source of things to poke fun at in these pages; to my young kids for helping me test cognitive skills of attention, focus, and performance under pressure by periodically and unexpectedly pummeling me with foam light sabers; and to my spectacular agent, Jen, and editor, Julian, for helping to shape this unique resource.