Learn Faster and Remember More

Your brain Loves its job if you keep it busy and in shape What children can learn in the womb How to separate healthy aging from dementia Tricks for remembering names and other career-building data Straight talk about nutrition and pills What women know about handling stress Recent findings about critical stages in a pre-schooler's brain development Physical and mental exercises that fire-up learning skills Three keys to endowing character in children and teens How pros perfect sports skills with mind action What caffeine, cramming, nicotine and sleep can and can't do for academic skill About the Author David Gamon PhD The researcher, author and teacher in the cognitive sciences.?David was raised in a peripatetic Foreign Service family, and grew up in Martinique, Liberia, Swaziland, South Africa, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. He studied German literature at Reed College and cognitive science at U.C. Berkeley, where he received his Ph.D. in Linguistics in 1997. His current projects include books about the brain's construction of sensory reality, humor and the brain, psychopathy, and the evolution of language. David lives in Oakland, California.