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Brain Rules

{{Short description|Book by John Medina}}

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Brain Rules: 12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home, and School is a book written by John Medina, a developmental molecular biologist.{{cite web

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}} The book has tried to explain how the brain works in twelve perspectives: exercise, survival, wiring, attention, short-term memory, long-term memory, sleep, stress, multisensory perception, vision, gender and exploration.{{cite web

|title=Exercise boosts Brain Power | Dr Shock MD PhD

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|date=2009-03-29

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|archive-date=2016-07-08

}} Each chapter demonstrates things scientists already know about the brain, and things we as people do that can affect how our brain will develop.

Background

When the author has encountered certain articles and books with startling claims, such as, "Mozart Effect", on how brain functions and how we should teach or do business, he did not find any supporting evidence in brain science literature he was familiar with. He has concluded that all these misconceptions are there because brain scientists have not sufficiently talked to people at other domains, such as teachers, business professionals, education majors, etc. Therefore, he has decided to close this gap by writing this book.{{cite book

|last=Medina

|first=John

|author-link=John Medina (molecular biologist)

|date=2014

|title=Brain Rules: 12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home, and School

|url=http://www.brainrules.net/the-rules

|location=Seattle, WA, U.S.A.

|publisher=Pear Press

|page=12

|edition= Second

|isbn=978-0-99603-260-5}}

In this book, Medina cites only research that has appeared in peer-reviewed journals and that has been successfully replicated.{{cite web

|title="Brain Rules | Psychiatric Times"

|url=https://www.psychiatrictimes.com/film-and-book-reviews/brain-rules

|date=2009-02-04

|last=B. Nemeroff

|first=Charles

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|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190131095115/http://www.psychiatrictimes.com/film-and-book-reviews/brain-rules

|archive-date=2019-01-31}} The author has listed all the references he has used [http://www.brainrules.net/pdf/references_all.pdf here] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180324221120/http://www.brainrules.net/pdf/references_all.pdf |date=2018-03-24 }}.{{cite web

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Content

The review article by Luciano Passuello has listed the following 12 principles{{cite web

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|title=Brain Rules: 12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home, and School

|first=Luciano

|last=Passuello

|date=2009-03-30

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|language=en-gb

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|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190113092611/https://litemind.com/brain-rules/

|archive-date=2019-01-13

}} from the book:

  1. Exercise. Exercise boosts brain power.
  2. Survival. The human brain evolved, too.
  3. Wiring. Every brain is wired differently.
  4. Attention. We don’t pay attention to boring things.
  5. Short-term memory. Repeat to remember.
  6. Long-term memory. Remember to repeat.
  7. Sleep. Sleep well, think well.
  8. Stress. Stressed brains don’t learn the same way.
  9. Sensory integration. Stimulate more of the senses.
  10. Vision. Vision trumps all other senses.
  11. Gender. Male and female brains are different.
  12. Exploration. We are powerful and natural explorers.

Review

The book was in The New York Times Best Seller list on June 14, 2009, at number 14 under the Paperback Advice & Misc category.{{cite news

|url=https://www.nytimes.com/books/best-sellers/2009/06/13/paperback-advice/

|title=Paperback Advice & Misc. Books - Best Sellers - Jun 14, 2009 - The New York Times

|work=The New York Times

|language=en-us

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|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200609155903/https://www.nytimes.com/books/best-sellers/2009/06/13/paperback-advice/

|archive-date=2020-06-09

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Releases

The book has been initially published from Pear Press in 2008 and has 301 pages.

Scribe Publications Pty Ltd has published it as an ebook in 2011.{{cite web

|title=Brain Rules by John Medina · OverDrive: eBooks, audiobooks and videos for libraries

|url=https://www.overdrive.com/media/1149613/brain-rules

|access-date=2020-06-10

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|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200610164112/https://www.overdrive.com/media/1149613/brain-rules

|archive-date=2020-06-10}}

It has been released as an audiobook by Pear Press in 2014.{{cite web

|title=Brain Rules by John Medina · OverDrive: eBooks, audiobooks and videos for libraries

|url=https://www.overdrive.com/media/3278475/brain-rules

|access-date=2020-06-10

|url-status=live

|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200610163839/https://www.overdrive.com/media/3278475/brain-rules

|archive-date=2020-06-10}}

References

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External links

  • [http://www.brainrules.net/the-rules The author's site]

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Category:Neuroscience books