The Wisdom Paradox: How Your Mind Can Grow Stronger As Your Brain Grows Older
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| Rating | : | 4.49 (556 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1592401872 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 337 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-05-09 |
| Language | : | English |
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The book merits attention from the old and not so old alike. But according to New York University neuropsychologist Elkhonon Goldberg, brains get better in key respects as they get older. He notes that sculptor Eduardo Chillida retained formidable abilities even as his Alzheimer’s disease progressed. Moving through middle age and beyond, the brain develops a vast store of "generic memories"—knowledge of the shared patterns in events or things. The discussion here would have benefited from home-based exercises readers might try. He argues that this dichotomy is more important tha
The Wisdom Paradox explores the aging of the mind from a unique, positive perspective. Goldberg delves into the machinery of the mind, separating memory into two distinct types: singular (knowledge of a particular incident or fact) and generic (recognition of broader patterns). Goldberg investigates the neurobiology of wisdom, and draws on historical examples of artists and leaders whose greatest achievements were realized late in life.. In an era of increasing fears about mental deterioration, world-renowned neuropsychologist Elkhonon Goldberg provides startling new evidence that though the brain diminishes in some tasks as it ages, it gains in many ways. As the brain ages, the ability to use singular memory declines, but generic memory is unaffected—and its importance grows. Most notably, it increases in what he terms “wisdom”: the ability to draw upon knowledge and experience gained over a lifetime to make quick and effective decisions. As a
"Opinionated , original, and independent" according to N N Taleb. If you like the thinker's prose, the so-called "romantic science",a style attributed to the Russian neuroscientist A. R. Luria,which consists in publishing original research in literary form, you would love this book. Clearly intellectual scientists are vanishing under the weight of the commoditization of the discipline. But once in a while someone emerges to reverse such setbacks.Goldberg, who was the great Luria's student and collaborator, is even more colorful and fun to read than the master. He is egocentric, abrasive, opinionated, and colorful. He is also disdainful of the conventional beliefs in neurosciences --fo. Three Stars REY C. OK. An Enjoyable Read Zach I came across this book after I read Joe DeLoux's Synaptic Self: How Our Brains Become Who We Are, and it proved to be an enjoyable read. Elkhonon Goldberg has written quite complex information into a very comprehensible direction for the reader in his "The Wisdom Paradox."There are fifteen chapters in this book, with an addition of an epilogue. With each chapter, it is more like a personal journey than a simple or dry work. It is both personal and informative.I personally like this book because it adds to my understanding of neuropsychology and neurobiology as it would be a good resourceful book. After reading this boo