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008			120529s2008 nyua 001 0 eng
010			_a2007026739
020			_a9781596912830
050	0	0	_aQP376 _b.A222 2008
082	0	0	_a612.82 AAM
100	1		_aAamodt, Sandra
245	1	0	_aWelcome to your brain _b: why you lose your car keys but never forget how to drive and other puzzles of everyday life _c/ Sandra Aamodt and Sam Wang
250			_a1st U.S. ed.
260			_aNew York _b: Bloomsbury _b: Distributed to the trade by Macmillan _c, c2008.
300			_axx, 220 p. _b: ill. _c; 25 cm.
500			_aIncludes index.
520			_aWe use our brains at practically every moment of our lives, and yet few of us have the first idea how they work. Much of what we think we know comes from folklore: that we only use 10 percent of our brain, or that drinking kills brain cells. These and other myths are wrong, as shown by neuroscientists who have spent decades studying this complex organ. However, most of what they have learned is not known to the world outside their laboratories. Here, the authors dispel common myths about the brain and provide a comprehensive, useful overview of how it really works. You'll discover how to cope with jet lag, how your brain affects your religion, and how men's and women's brains differ. With accessible prose decorated by charts, trivia, quizzes, and illustrations, this book is suitable for quick reference or extended reading.--From publisher description.
650		4	_aBrain _x-Popular works
700	1		_aWang, Sam _d, 1967-
942			_cMO
999			_c250611 _d250611