John Medina
John Medina, author of the New York Times bestseller "Brain Rules" and the national bestseller "Brain Rules for Baby," is a developmental molecular biologist and research consultant. He is an affiliate professor of bioegineering at the University of Washington School of Medicine.
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John Medina, author of the New York Times bestseller "Brain Rules" and the national bestseller "Brain Rules for Baby," is a developmental molecular biologist and research consultant. He is an affiliate professor of bioegineering at the University of Washington School of Medicine.
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John Medina's Books
My kid isn't very old yet, but Brain Rules for Baby seems to have pretty reasonable advice for raising a smart and well-adjusted child: no spanking, explain your rules, help your child label her emotions, etc. The author cites peer-reviewed research to back up his advice but also intersperses the...
Read through the first 3 chapters and decided to buy the book. Fascinating. Rule #1: Exercise boosts brain powerI can see this happening. This has encouraged me to workout more regularly again. Perhaps it will help me stick to a 40 hour week. Which means more time to read and do other things. ...
John Medina is humorous and engaging, and he calls upon sources from Oliver Sacks to Marcel Proust in exploring how smell triggers emotional memory, why multi-tasking is a myth, the relationship between sleep and memory, how visual input was used to fool wine aficionados, the crippling neural effect...
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