Great Myths of the Brain
- ISBN-10
- 1118312716
- ISBN-13
- 9781118312711
- Category
- Psychology
- Pages
- 352
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2014-11-17
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons
- Author
- Christian Jarrett
Description
Explores commonly-held myths of the brain through the lens of scientific research, backing up claims with studies and other evidence from the literature Looks at enduring myths such as "Do we only use 10% of our brain?", "Pregnant women lose their mind", "Right-brained people are more creative" and many more
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