Use Both Sides of Your Brain : New Mind-Mapping Techniques, Third Edition

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Edition: 3rd
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Pub. Date: 1991-01-01
Publisher(s): Plume
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Summary

Using the latest research on the workings of the human brain, Buzan provides step-by-step exercises for discovering the powers of the right side of the brain and learning to use the left side more effectively. By increasing our understanding of how the mind works, Buzan shows us how to use our brains to the best advantage.

Author Biography

Tony Buzan is the author of the international bestseller The Mind Map Book. He lectures worldwide and is published in one  hundred countries and in thirty languages. He advises multinational companies like HSBC, Oracle, Barclays International, and Hewlett-Packard; governments, leading businesses, educational groups, and international Olympic athletes.

Table of Contents

Introduction 9(2)
A Use Both Sides of Your Brain tale: an impossible dream --- the Edward Hughes story
11(4)
Your mind is better than you think
15(16)
Man's understanding of his own mind
15(2)
More than one brain
17(3)
Interconnections of the brain's neurons
20(4)
Models of perception: eye--brain--camera
24(1)
The hologram as a model for the brain
25(1)
IQ and our brilliance
26(1)
The human baby -- a model of excellence
27(4)
How the human brain has been reined in
31(4)
Why performance does not match potential
31(1)
'Only human'!
32(1)
The Operations Manual for the Brain
33(2)
Reading faster and more efficiently
35(16)
Reading problems
35(2)
Reading defined
37(1)
Why reading problems exist
38(2)
Reading eye movements
40(2)
Advantages of faster reading
42(1)
Myths about reading
43(1)
Advanced reading techniques
43(3)
Motivational practice
46(1)
Metronome training
47(4)
Memory
51(26)
Questions on memory
51(8)
Recall during learning
59(4)
Recall after learning
63(1)
Memory -- review techniques and theory
64(3)
Special memory systems and mnemonics
67(3)
'Smashin' scope' of memory
70(2)
The Number-Rhyme System
72(2)
The 'impossible' task
74(3)
Mind Maps -- introduction
77(12)
Exercise and discussion--Kusa-Hibari
77(5)
Key Words -- Recall and creative
82(2)
Multi-ordinate nature of words
84(1)
Key Word versus standard notes
85(4)
Mind Maps -- the laws
89(16)
Exercise -- Space travel
89(1)
Linear history of speech and print
90(3)
Your brain and Mind Mapping
93(2)
Mind Mapping laws
95(10)
Colour Plate Section
96(9)
Mind Maps -- advanced methods and uses
105(6)
Advanced Mind Maps
105(1)
Mind Maps and the left and right cortex
106(1)
Mind Maps -- uses
107(1)
Mind Mapping for speeches and articles
107(1)
Mind Mapping for lectures
108(1)
Mind Mapping for meetings
108(3)
The Mind Map Organic Study Technique
111(28)
The Reluctant Learner
111(2)
The study book as a threat
113(3)
Old and new study techniques
116(3)
Preparation
118(1)
The browse
119(1)
Time and amount
119(3)
Mind Map of knowledge on the subject
122(1)
Asking questions and defining goals
123(2)
Application
125(1)
Study overview
125(3)
Preview
128(2)
Inview
130(2)
Review
132(1)
Text notes and Mind Mapping
132(2)
Continuing review
134(1)
Summary: Mind Map Organic Study Technique
135(4)
Directions
139(4)
What a difference fifteen years can make
139(1)
Review, mental ability and age
139(4)
Appendix 143(8)
Bibliography 151(2)
Index 153

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