The Wisdom Paradox - Brossura

Goldberg, Elkhonon

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0743275969 ISBN 13: 9780743275965

Casa editrice: Simon & Schuster Ltd, 2005

Riassunto

In THE WISDOM PARADOX, world-renowned neuropsychologist Elkhonon Goldberg argues that although some mental abilities (such as recent-memory recall) decline as the mind enters the autumn season of our lifespan and we increasingly experience 'senior moments', the brain actually becomes more powerful in its ability to recognize patterns. As a result, we are able to make decisions at more intuitive and effective levels -- a late-emerging mental strength he terms 'wisdom'.
In lively, accessible prose, Goldberg delves into the mechanisms of the mind, outlining how the elegant structures of the brain develop and change over the course of a lifetime. Drawing on recent and historical examples of leaders and artists who achieved their greatest successes late in life -- from Goethe to Ronald Reagan -- Goldberg illustrates the effects of an emerging scientific understanding of the biology of wisdom. Most provocatively, he outlines how a 'cognitive fitness' programme can both curtail the negative mental effects of ageing and enhance our decision-making powers. Insightful and inspiring, THE WISDOM PARADOX is a groundbreaking look into our mental machinery that will change the way you think about ageing -- and about thinking.

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'As he rambles through the canyons of our minds, Goldberg has much to teach . . . His story is inspirational'
Lewis Jones, DAILY TELEGRAPH
'Fascinating . . . As someone with ageing parents I enjoyed learning about my ageing brain and was greatly encouraged by Goldberg's motto: "If we value wisdom, then ageing is a fair price to pay."' Dr Susan Blackmore, FOCUS
'In this enticing picture, old age, far from representing a litany of loss, can instead yield a rich harvest of serenely deployed expertise . . . Just as wisdom, according to Goldberg, is hard won from a lifetime's tough thinking, so this book's argument is toughly wrestled from the evidence . . . The core of this book is its graceful exposition of the latest findings in developmental neuropyschology, brain mapping and computational neuroscience. Goldberg overturns stale assumptions . . . and substitutes a far more nuanced account of how our different mental faculties work together in the mature brain . . . it is still cheering, in an era that worships youth, to be reminded that age can bring its own intellectual gifts' Emma Crichton-Miller, SUNDAY TELEGRAPH

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• Editore: Simon & Schuster Ltd
• Data di pubblicazione: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0743275969
• ISBN 13: 9780743275965
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 352