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Author: Elkhonon Goldberg
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ISBN: 1592401872

The Wisdom Paradox: How Your Mind Can Grow Stronger As Your Brain Grows Older

The Wisdom Paradox explores the aging of the mind from a unique, positive perspective. Download The Wisdom Paradox: How Your Mind Can Grow Stronger As Your Brain Grows Older from rapidshare, mediafire, 4shared. In an era of increasing fears about mental deterioration, world-renowned neuropsychologist Elkhonon Goldberg provides startling new evidence that though the brain diminishes in some tasks as it ages, it gains in many ways. Most notably, it increases in what he terms "wisdom": the ability to draw upon knowledge and experience gained over a lifetime to make quick and effective decisions. Goldberg delves into the machinery of the mind, separating memory into two distinct types: singular (knowledge of a particular incident or fact) and generic (recognition of broader patterns). As the brain ages, the ability to use singular memory declines, but gene Search and find a lot of engineering books in many category availabe for free download.

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