Michael Hutchison looks at the recently developed devices that may soon allow us to increase brain size and intelligence, regenerate brain cells, trigger specific brain states such as euphoria, long and short term memory, sexual excitement, and creativity ; and control the brain's electrical activity in order to alter such "involuntary" mechanisms as blood pressure, heart rate, and the secretions of hormones. MEGABRAIN is a lucid and lively account of where the pioneers in brain research are headed... and where they are taking us. Sections on light & sound, electrical stimulation, floating, binaural sounds, brain mapping, and the future of neurotechnology.
400 pages of delightfully readable, engrossing reporting on the current scientific research, theories, and explorers of the human brain. The authors' almost conversational style will captivate you and make you feel like you've gotten hold of an adventure/ mystery/science-fiction tale that simultaneously conveys huge amounts of information about neurology, brain chemistry, memory, altered states, and psychology, just to name a few of the subjects covered. If you want to know why leading edge scientists, inventors, and thinkers from all fields feel that the brain represents the most exciting place for exploration, read this book! Chapters include: The Hardware of Consciousness, The Chemical Brain, Madness, Electrical Heavens and Hells, Memory, Altered States of Consciousness, Anatomy of Hallucination, Dreams and Reality, The Near-Death Experience, God in the Brain: Cleansing the Doors of Perception. Illustrated. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!
Psychologist Peter Russel presents an accessible, complete, and current guide to your brain; how it works and how to make it work better. The first part gives basic information about the development and structure of the human brain as background to the se cond part which discusses specific functions and ways of improving them. Topics covered in the Second Section: The Psychology of Memory, Association and Organization in Memory, Imagery, Mnemonics, Note Taking, Reading, Belief and Set (how they affect one's life). Copiously illustrated and diagrammed with Mind Maps, this book will help anyone who wants to keep learning and remembering.
The authors of Superlearning explore the central role of memory in every aspect of our lives, from IQ and learning to healing and cosmic awareness. Memory as unifying field and linchpin of self and universe. This is a fascinating, complete work full of practical ways to expand one's mastery and expression of vitality. Contains extensive resource section, bibliography, and index. A few exciting chapters: Eat to Remember, Mind/Memory Fitness Machines, Memory Weapons, Near Death Experience, Learn 2 to 5 Times Faster.
Speculations on psychedelic mushrooms, the Amazon, virtual reality, UFOs, evolution, shamanism, the rebirth of the Goddess, and the end of history.
Cited by the L.A. Weekly as the culture's foremost spokesman for the psychedelic experience, McKenna is an underground legend as a brilliant raconteur, adventurer, and expert on the experiential use of mind-altering plants.
In these essays, interviews, and narrative adventures, McKenna takes us on a mesmerizing journey deep into the Amazon as well as into the hidden recesses of the human psyche and the outer limits of our culture, giving us startling visions of the past and the future. Fascinating.
Dr. LaBerge draws on techniques developed at the prestigious Stanford University Sleep Research Center to demonstrate how you can experience lucid dreaming and ultimately control and manipulate the outcome of your dreams _ with astonishing results. By co ntrolling your dream life, you can dramatically change the quality of your waking life.
A step-by-step, in-depth guide to lucid dream work. This is the basis for the course included with the NovaDreamer. Chapters include: The World of Lucid Dreaming, preparation for Learning Lucid Dreaming, Waking Up in the Dream World, Falling Asleep Consci ously, The Building of Dreams, Principles and Practice of Lucid Dreaming, Adventures and Explorations, Rehearsal for Living, Creative Problem Solving, Overcoming Nightmares, The Healing Dream, Life Is a Dream: Intimations of a wider World. The book contains wonderful reports by lucid dreamers. Supplemental exercises for strengthening the will and concentration.
Frank Zane, 3 times Mr. Olympia and Mr Universe, now 50 years of age and in better shape than just about anyone else, has written his magnum opus to explain the secrets of whole person fitness. Not the standard big muscle book, Fabulously Fit Forever give s intimate details of the personal struggles that led him beyond bodybuilding to a deep understanding of mind/body interaction. He shows how to use motivation, stress reduction, visualization, and deep relaxation techniques along with sensible nutrition to slow down the aging process, improve sleep, prevent and heal injuries, and enhance sexuality. Frank uses his formidable academic background (B.S. Ed, B.A. Psych, M.A. Exp. Psych) to integrate theory and experience in his training advice. As an avid user and promoter of Mind Machines, Frank explains how they can accelerate your fitness/wellness program. Chapters include: An Introduction to Growing Younger; The Psychology of Bodybuilding Motivation Throughout Life; The Beginning Program; Weight Training for Weight Loss; Secrets of Zane Nutrition; Deep Relaxation and Mind Technology; and The Advanced Program for Radical Body Transformation.
A concise, usable presentation of the history, evidence, and methods of accelerated learning. It shows how to reach the proper relaxed, receptive state for effortless learning and how to present any kind of information so that it reaches both sides of th e brain. Double your reading speed in hours. Develop a photographic memory. Learn a new language in 12 days. Increase creativity and boost your IQ. Bring back the joy of learning.
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