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Your Brain
The Missing Manual ®
Your Brain: The Missing Manual
BY Matthew MacDonalD
Copyright © 2008 Matthew MacDonald. All rights reserved.
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May 2008:
First Edition.
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ISBN: 978-0-596-51778-6
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Contents
The Missing Credits ................................ vii
Introduction ......................................1
Part 1: Warming Up
Chapter 1
A Lap Around the Brain ...............................7
A First Look at Your Brain ................................... 8
The Brain: An Archeological Site .............................. 9
The Brain’s Wiring ....................................... 15
Mental Fitness ......................................... 22
Chapter 2
Brain Food: Healthy Eating............................ 27
The Brain’s Energy Use .................................... 28
Brain Fuel............................................. 29
A Brain-Friendly Diet ..................................... 33
The Secret Gears of Appetite................................ 38
Chapter 3
Sleep: Taking Your Brain Oline ........................ 45
Your Biological Clock ..................................... 46
Why We Sleep ......................................... 48
The Sleep Cycle ........................................ 55
REM Sleep ............................................ 57
Dream Analysis ......................................... 62
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