The mommy brain : how motherhood makes us smarter /
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| Author / Creator: | Ellison, Katherine, 1957- |
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| Imprint: | New York : Basic Books, c2005. |
| Description: | viii, 279 p. ; 25 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5633376 |
Table of Contents:
- Part 1. The Great Transition
- 1. Smarter Than We Think
- 2. "Honey, the Kids Shrunk My Brain!"
- 3. The Nearly Uncharted Wilderness of Mothers' Brains
- Part 2. The Five Attributes of a Baby-boosted Brain
- 4. Perception: The Expanding Realm of a Mother's Senses
- 5. Efficiency: How Necessity Is the Mother of Multitasking
- 6. Resiliency: Reducing Stress, Enhancing Smarts
- 7. Motivation: The Mental Strength of Motherly Love
- 8. Emotional Intelligence: How Motherhood Teaches Social Smarts
- Part 3. So What?
- 9. Mr. Moms and Other Altruists: Paybacks to Proxies
- 10. Better Than Business School: Mothers' Added Value at Work
- 11. Smarter Than Ever: Why Motherhood Today Takes a Lot of Brains
- Part 4. Now What?
- 12. Reengineering the Mommy Track: Ideas from Some Brainy Travelers
- 13. Political Drive: The Magic of Motivated Mothers
- 14. Neuroscientists Know Best: Ten Tips to Help You Make the Most of Your Mommy Brain
- Acknowledgments
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index