Mind myths : exploring popular assumptions about the mind and brain /
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| Imprint: | Chichester, England ; New York : J. Wiley & Sons, c1999. |
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| Description: | xvi, 291 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/3855947 |
Table of Contents:
- SectiOn 1. Brain Mythology
- 1. Whence Cometh the Myth that We Only Use Ten Percent of Our Brain?
- 2. Are We in Our Right Minds?
- 3. Energy and the Brain: Facts and Fantasies
- 4. Pseudoscience and the Brain: Tuners and Tonics for Aspiring Superhumans
- Section 2. The Twilight Zone Between Life And Death
- 5. Near-Death Experience and Ecstasy: A Production of the Organisation of the Human Brain
- 6. Lazarus' Syndrome
- Section 3. Myths About Memory And Creative Thinking
- 7. Lie Down and Let Me Tell You About Your Childhood
- 8. Repetita (Non) Iuvant
- 9. Creative Thinking: Myths and Misconceptions
- Section 4. Controversial Issues: Clones, Ageing, And Hypnosis
- 10. The Myth of the Clonable Human Brain
- 11. When Age Is In, the Wit Is Out?
- 12. Hypnosis
- Section 5. The Multifarious Aspects Of Deception
- 13. I Shall Please: the Mysterious Power of Placebos
- 14. The Magicians' Best-Kept Secrets
- 15. It's All in the Mind. On the Mechanisms of Deception in Psychic Fraud
- 16. Recent Advances in Moving Backwards
- Section 6. Media Watch
- 17. The Media and the Brain