Sort Your Brain Out by Lewis, Jack -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Endorsements Title page Copyright page Dedication What This Book Is All About Introduction

A bit about us

Your Amazing Brain – The wonder between your ears Flying Start – Five quick tips to get more out of your brain

Old Dogs, New Tricks – It's never too late to change

Rewiring needed Bring it on! Finding Flow Chapter takeaways

Cyber Heads – Who's the boss, you or technology?

Brain for sale – no longer needed I want it now! External brain reliance Will technology ruin our brains? Staying in to play Multitasking? The buzz and bleep of modern living Brain training ourselves to distraction Chapter takeaways

Gone Fishing (for Great Ideas) – Are you receiving, over?

Dunking Where in the brain do these creative thoughts actually come from? Using novelty to jolt you out of set piece behaviours Switch it up Inputting relevant data to feed eureka moments The night shift Rest and play Go jump in a few puddles! Chapter takeaways

Perception Is Everything – Mind the gap

Now you see it, now you don't Wiring up the senses Division of labour Bottom-up and top-down pathways Do I know you? Mind the gap Impact of context and expectations on perception Chapter takeaways

To Do or Not to Do – Making better decisions

Icebergs of hindsight Got a hunch? Reward Line What do you fancy for dinner? Emotion-flavoured decisions Push and pull Danger zone – excessive buy button activity likely Losses loom larger than gains The price of impatience Experience really does count Chapter takeaways

Food for Thought – Gastronomic impact for better or for worse

Don't wait for the leptin The influence of bacteria Fat filled and all sugared up Sugar-coated vandalism No vacancies The best fuel Pump that brain Consistent high performance Endorphins – natural opiates Chapter takeaways

All Aboard the Stress Express! – Making sure you're in the driving seat

Cortisol the motivator Holding back the pain Who's driving your train? “Trying” to get to sleep Sixty crucial minutes Chapter takeaways

“Smart” Drugs – Understanding your chemical assistants

Everyone's on drugs! On top of the world Not so smart drugs in schools Whistle while you work Nootropic drugs – big dilemmas, grave outcomes The original smart drug Brewing for survival Wear and tear Chapter takeaways

Hold On to Your Marbles – Keeping senility at bay

Over the hill Putting the brakes on Brain attack Brain change activity Building cognitive reserve Alzheimer's disease versus Alzheimer's dementia Chapter takeaways

What Next? – Your brain, your call

What could possibly hold anyone back? The feedback we received and the impact it had Repetition rules Photo albums Believing is seeing?

Acknowledgements About the Authors

Dr Jack Lewis Adrian Webster

Index