How bright is your brain? : amazing games to play with your mind / Michael A. DiSpezio ; illustrations by Catherine Leary.
| Author/creator | Dispezio, Michael A. |
| Other author | Leary, Catherine. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New York : Sterling Pub. Co., ©2004. |
| Description | 80 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Publisher description |
| Supplemental Content | Table of contents |
| Subjects |
| Contents | A brainy introduction -- Thoughtful beginnings -- The sum of its parts -- Walnuts and more -- Word power -- Building blocks -- Of all the nerve -- Ways to travel -- Signals: fast and slow -- Slipping away -- Brainless circuits -- All in the wiring -- Animal brains -- Iq -- An intelligent assortment -- Brain games -- Creativity rules and breaks rules -- Get out of the box -- Staying out of the box -- Down the middle -- Righties and lefties -- Thanks for the memories -- Sleep tight -- Reality flip -- Optical overload -- Flicker fusion -- 3d: it's all in your head -- Sounding off -- Touchy subject -- Communicating with touch -- Tasty smells -- Out of body experience -- Girl brains/boy brains -- A smarter future. |
| Abstract | An entertaining and informative collection of great brain tricks, experiments, puzzles, quizzes, and activities provides kids a cool road map to exploring the most awesome part of the body, showing how the brain, nerves, and senses work. Top science author Michael DiSpezio devises some bright fun to show kids exactly how their brain, nerves, and senses work. Entertaining, informative, and all in color, this varied collection of great brain tricks, experiments, puzzles, quizzes, and activities provides a cool road map to exploring the most awesome part of the body. Every point is made in a wonderfully clear and clever way, whether DiSpezio has children create a simple model of the brain by cupping both hands, or suggests easy-to-understand comparisons (a thinking human brain uses about the same amount of power as a glowing 60-watt bulb). From an outline of the brain's major regions and a look at animal brains to creativity rules and memory tests, every detail is illuminating. The author lives in North Falmotuh, MA. |
| General note | Includes index. |
| LCCN | 2004000772 |
| ISBN | 1402706510 |
| ISBN | 9781402706516 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | TRC Nonfiction | 612.82 D6325H | ✔ Available | Place Hold |