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Your Best Brain

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Train in Data

Master Production-Ready Machine Learning, Step by Step

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AI, Data Science & Cloud Certificates from Google, IBM & Meta

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Description Did you know that the human brain is the most complex object in the known universe? Take an in-depth, science-based tour of this remarkable organ with award-winning molecular biologist John Medina, Ph.D. He’ll share the latest neuroscience research to help you optimize your brain’s performance, including proven strategies for improving your memory, boosting your creativity and more. Plus, find out what happens when the brain’s intricate systems aren’t functioning as they should.

Syllabus

How Your Brain Works
Your Unique Thinking Abilities
Damaged Brain, Damaged Function
Neuroplasticity: Your Flexible Brain
How Your Brain Uses Memory
The Advantages of Forgetting
Creativity & Fluid Intelligence
How Your Brain Uses Your Senses
Seeing With Your Brain: Vision
Feeling With Your Brain: Emotion
How Emotion Drives Attention
Pleasure & Your Brain
What Makes You Happy
How Your Brain Manages Stress
Your Social Brain
How Infant Brains Work
How Adolescent Brains Work
Sex & Your Brain
How Your Brain Ages
How Your Brain Copes With Grief
How Self-Control Works
The Power of Exercise
Improving Your Memory
Why Your Brain Needs Sleep

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