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The mommy brain : how motherhood makes us smarter / Katherine Ellison.

By: Publication details: New York : Basic Books, c2005.Description: viii, 279 p. ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 0465019056 (alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 306.874/3 22
LOC classification:
  • HQ759 .E463 2005
Online resources:
Contents:
Smarter than we think -- Honey, the kids shrunk my brain! -- The nearly uncharted wilderness of mothers' brains -- Perception : the expanding realm of a mother's senses -- Efficiency : how necessity is the mother of multitasking -- Resiliency : reducing stress, enhancing smarts -- Motivation : how mothers summon courage & ambition -- Emotional intelligence : how motherhood teaches social smarts -- Mr. Moms & other altruists : paybacks to proxies -- Better than business school : mothers' added value at work -- Smarter than ever : why motherhood today takes a lot of brains -- Re-engineering the mommy track : ideas from some brainy travelers -- Political drive : the magic of motivated mothers -- Neuroscientists know best : 10 tips to make the most of your mommy brain.
Holdings
Item type Current library Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Book Book NMC Library Stacks HQ759 .E463 2005 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 33039000757525

Includes bibliographical references (p. 261-269) and index.

Smarter than we think -- Honey, the kids shrunk my brain! -- The nearly uncharted wilderness of mothers' brains -- Perception : the expanding realm of a mother's senses -- Efficiency : how necessity is the mother of multitasking -- Resiliency : reducing stress, enhancing smarts -- Motivation : how mothers summon courage & ambition -- Emotional intelligence : how motherhood teaches social smarts -- Mr. Moms & other altruists : paybacks to proxies -- Better than business school : mothers' added value at work -- Smarter than ever : why motherhood today takes a lot of brains -- Re-engineering the mommy track : ideas from some brainy travelers -- Political drive : the magic of motivated mothers -- Neuroscientists know best : 10 tips to make the most of your mommy brain.

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