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なぜ月曜日は、頭が働かないのか―心が、脳を「変える」

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飛躍的な発展を遂げた脳科学の研究成果をもとに、「いかに脳を発達させるか? “脳力”を伸ばすか? 脳の老化を防止するか?」を論じた1冊。トリニティ大学心理学部の教授で、脳のリハビリにおける第一人者、イアン・ロバートソンが執筆し、『平然と車内で化粧する脳』の澤口俊之が監訳を担当している。

脳科学に関する本は、池谷裕二によるベストセラー『海馬』や、『記憶力を強くする』をはじめ数多くあるが、本書もこれらに負けず劣らずわかりやすく、かつ興味深い内容に仕上がっている。とくに注目したいのは、脳のしくみをひと通り論じられた後に展開される“脳力”開発のための処方箋。読み書きが子どもの脳に与える影響や、子どもの言語能力を伸ばすための方法など、子育てに関する内容がとくに目を引くが、これらは大人の能力開発にも応用可能である。タイトルにもなっている「なぜ月曜日は、頭が働かないのか」をはじめ、見出しも興味をそそるキャッチーなものが多く、楽しく読めること請け合いである。

脳科学の概要を手軽に知りたい方や、能力開発のヒントを手に入れたい方に、おすすめしたい1冊である。(土井英司)

190 pages, Tankobon Hardcover

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Ian H. Robertson

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Ian Robertson is Professor of Psychology at Trinity College, Dublin and founding Director of Trinity College Institute of Neuroscience. Robertson is the first psychologist in Ireland to have been elected a member of the Royal Irish Academy. Robertson also holds the positions of Visiting Professor at University College London, Visiting Professor at Bangor University, University of Wales, and Visiting Scientist at the Rotman Research Institute, University of Toronto. Robertson was previously a Senior Scientist at the MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit at the University of Cambridge, where he was also a fellow at Hughes Hall. Robertson sat on the Wellcome Trust Neuroscience and Mental Health Committee from 2006–2011.
Robertson is Director of the NIEL programme (Neuroenhancement for Inequalities in Elder Lives[3]). He was founding director of Trinity College Institute of Neuroscience.
A graduate of Glasgow University, Robertson gained his Masters (Clinical Psychology, Institute of Psychiatry) and Doctoral (Neuropsychology) degrees at the University of London.
Ian Robertson has published over 250 scientific articles in leading journals, including Nature, Brain, Journal of Neuroscience, and Psychological Bulletin. Ian has also contributed to public communication and understanding of science, contributing regularly to The Times and The Daily Telegraph, he was also a columnist for the British Medical Journal. Robertson is author and editor of ten scientific books, including the leading international textbook on cognitive rehabilitation (Cognitive Neurorehabilitation), and several books for the general reader which have been translated into multiple languages.

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