The tailored brain : from ketamine, to keto, to companionship, a user's guide to feeling better and thinking smarter / Emily Willingham.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781541647022
- ISBN: 1541647025
- Physical Description: vii, 294 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm
- Edition: First U.S. edition.
- Publisher: New York, NY : Basic Books, 2021.
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Meet your brain -- Tools and techniques for brain tinkering -- Global cognition and why we're doing it wrong -- Game time for global cognition -- Tailoring the brains -- Stress and anxiety -- Attention cognition -- Mood cognition -- Creativity cognition -- A freaky future. |
Search for related items by subject
Subject: | Cognition. Brain. Thought and thinking. Happiness. |
Available copies
- 5 of 5 copies available at Missouri Evergreen. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Rolla Public.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 5 total copies.
Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Rolla Public Library | NF 153 WIL (Text) | 38256101821290 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
Publishers Weekly Review
The Tailored Brain : From Ketamine, to Keto, to Companionship, a User's Guide to Feeling Better and Thinking Smarter
Publishers Weekly
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There are plenty of solutions for improved cognitive function out there, but not all of them are effective, contends journalist Willingham (Phallacy) in this searching guide to better brain health. Willingham begins with a look at how the brain used to be understood (it was once viewed as "a repository of the soul") and homes in on six specific brain functions: global cognition, social cognition, stress and anxiety, attention and memory, mood, and creativity. Various programs and products on the market are evaluated: there are supplements, which are unregulated by the FDA; brain-training exercises, which may increase IQ (though IQ "varies based on context"); and the keto diet, which shows "hints" of improvement in anxiety; among others. In nearly every case, her conclusions are similar: there's not enough credible data indicating that any of the interventions have a lasting impact, and the studies themselves are poorly designed. Checklists of Willingham's own suggestions for beneficial actions round out most chapters, though they tend to be cursory, such as breathing exercises and advice to engage in regular exercise. Willingham effectively punches holes in unproven practices, but the lack of a positive direction leaves this work feeling lacking. (Dec.)