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In a provocative reassessment of the conventional scientific wisdom, world-renowned neuropsychologist Elkhonon Goldberg brings together cutting-edge findings with insights gleaned from years of clinical practice to argue that despite certain cognitive losses, the engaged, mature brain can make effective decisions at more intuitive levels. He terms this late-emerging mental strength "wisdom," an integration of thought and analysis based on accumulated experience." "Goldberg delves into the mind's mechanisms, outlining how the elegant structures of the brain develop and change over the course of a lifetime as they work increasingly in concert.
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The Wisdom Paradox, Elkhonon Goldberg
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- 2005
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- Title
- The Wisdom Paradox
- Subtitle
- How Your Mind Can Grow Stronger as Your Brain Grows Older
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Elkhonon Goldberg
- Publisher
- Gotham
- Released
- 2005
- Pages
- 360
- Series
- Tags
- Non-Fiction, Social Sciences, Self-Help, Psychological Topics, Philosophical Topics, Philosophy, Science, Personal Growth, Neuroscience, Brain
- Rating
- 3.95 out of 5
- Description
- In a provocative reassessment of the conventional scientific wisdom, world-renowned neuropsychologist Elkhonon Goldberg brings together cutting-edge findings with insights gleaned from years of clinical practice to argue that despite certain cognitive losses, the engaged, mature brain can make effective decisions at more intuitive levels. He terms this late-emerging mental strength "wisdom," an integration of thought and analysis based on accumulated experience." "Goldberg delves into the mind's mechanisms, outlining how the elegant structures of the brain develop and change over the course of a lifetime as they work increasingly in concert.