The art and science of brain enhancement Learning to solve puzzles Memory Working memory: brain juggling Long-term memory: imagining the future by remembering the past Perception Perceptual skill learning: the sommelier and the hockey player Visual thinking: seeing, not just looking Spatial thinking: the challenge of mental rotation Listening: the foley artist and the cocktail party Motor skill learning: of mental maps and pickpockets Time: clock time vs. brain time Cognition Thinking in words: the hammer, the saw, and the hatchet Logic: reasoning in uncertain situations Emotions and thinking: the anger superiority effect Mathematics: doing the numbers at the checkout line Illusions: shadows, balls, and rotating snakes Creativity: the magic matches of Carlo Reverberi
