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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 1
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Has anyone ever told you gamers out there that your time would be better spent studying? Well, don't let go of that joystick just yet! Turns out, advancing to that next level of Super Mario Brothers has a similar effect on your brain as getting an A on your spelling test. Video games have been successful at training elite groups in the U.S. military and future doctors. Discover how they can help boost your brain power too!
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Based on the science that shows that people who solve brainteasers have a significant cognitive advantage, this illustrated game book specifically was created to cross-train the brain. Here are 399 games to stretch the reader, all of which stimulate neurons--literally, regrowing the brain.
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Mental exercise provides just as many benefits for dogs as physical exercise does. But once you have basic training - sit, down, come, stay - under your belt, what can you do to build your dog's brainpower? Take your pup's repertoire of skills to the next level with an array of games that challenge his body and mind alike. Training your dog in the course of play also allows you and your dog to have fun together while continuing to strengthen that...
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Give your brain a healthy workout-Anytime, Anywhere.
Not just any book of games, this collection by the bestselling author of 399 Games, Puzzles & TriviaChallenges Specially Designed to Keep Your Brain Youngis expertly created to keep your brain in tip-top shape-even while you're on the go. With its shorter puzzles and portable size, it's perfect for getting your cognitive exercise in while waiting at the dentist's office, traveling, or whenever...
6) Concussion
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Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
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[2016]
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English
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A dramatic thriller based on the incredible true David vs. Goliath story of American immigrant Dr. Bennet Omalu, the brilliant forensic neuropathologist who made the first discovery of CTE, a football-related brain trauma, in a pro player and fought for the truth to be known. Omalu|s emotional quest puts him at dangerous odds with one of the most powerful | and beloved | institutions in the world.
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One Simple Question Started This Book Series: What Makes Sudoku Puzzles So Addictive?
First featured in obscure magazines, Sudoku has become a global phenomenon and a daily ritual for millions in every continent. But why? What gets them hooked? Following that question, we soon arrived at another: Can we make or pick only those Sudokus that are addictive?
Introducing The Ultimate Sudoku Brain Games By GameBrainOn.
Whether you like crossword puzzle...
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If you are one of those people who takes great pleasure in playing games, and also happens to be extremely competitive, you know how frustrating it can be to fail at solving a game or puzzle.
There are so many great benefits to brain games, besides pure enjoyment, it seems a shame to miss out of them.
Take a look:
Wakes up the brain
Helps you to learn new skills
Aids you in staying active
Makes it easier to solve problems
Expand your mind
Explorer...
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"Bamboozling clues need a curious mind to piece together thirteen different animals. The animals in question are easily recognizable: ostrich, polar bear, snail, puffer fish, albatross, sloth, lobster, bullfrog, kangaroo and giraffe. But the clues are not what you'd expect (e.g. "3 billiard balls," "egg cozies," "an extra leg," "chainsaw," "dinosaur feet," "a speedometer," "poison to kill 30 humans"). The clues are wryly illustrated in scenarios unrelated...
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Worried your brain is slowing down a bit? Starting to forget names and numbers? Having trouble with basic math problems? With Brain Games: Brain Teasers, Logic Tests, and Puzzles to Exercise Your Mind, those worries will become a thing of the past. From your short- and long-term memory to your planning skills and ability to learn faster, Brain Games contains everything you need to get your brain back in shape in no time.
Packed with three month's...
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Great Courses volume 12
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The course concludes with an exploration of other potentially addictive behaviors. Professor Polk argues that some artificial stimuli - junk food, pornography, and video games to name three - are "supernormal," meaning that they actually activate the brain's reward circuit more strongly than natural stimuli do, leading to some of the same neurological effects as drug use.
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This ingenious book will show young readers just how much FUN maths can be! Strap in for an amazing roller-coaster ride through a world of mathematical games.
Written by award-winning science writer Anna Claybourne, this inspiring book promotes maths learning with a twist. Inside you will find intense pen-and-paper puzzles, thrilling two-player games and exciting experiments using ordinary household objects. Young readers can rediscover subjects...
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Great Courses volume 13
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An increased focus among scientists on neuroplasticity (changes in the brain's biology) has led to a flurry of brain-training games and tools aimed at improving our cognitive skills. Here, probe the potential of these games, and consider some alternate ways to train your brain, including exercising and socializing.
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Unlocked The World of Games Revealed volume 5
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Michael Rooker wraps up his exploration of the performance capture process and gets one-on-one with industry mega-publisher, Capcom. Matt Walsh delves even deeper into the effects gaming has on our brains, our behavior, and the world around us. Enter Penn Jillette, world-renowned magician, who meets with the rock star developers of the games industry to get a look at contemporary game development.
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Lewis Carroll, author of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, wrote a book of logic puzzles for children. Take a crack at some of these fun exercises, which Carroll designed to illustrate the principles of Aristotelian logic. See what you can conclude from such categorical statements as "all wasps are unfriendly, and all puppies are friendly." Carroll's syllogisms get progressively more elaborate.
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Wake up the brain, learn new skills, and bring back some of that passion to explore inner abilities. Puzzles help you to stay active, which make it easier to solve problems. Wax a happier and healthier person with Brain Games and games.
Learn:- Where you can find brain activities- How to create brain games- About the scientific reasoning in brain games- How to improve memory with brain games- And more!
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There is a famous saying that as you get older, you start to become more forgetful and your brain starts to deteriorate and slow down. The good thing is that it can be slowed down in a fun way that most people would enjoy which is by figuring out or solving puzzles. Brain and Memory Games: 70 Fun Puzzles to Boost Your Brain Juice Today will help you improve concentration and focus your mind. The mental exercises will not just juice up your brain but...
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Captain N Game Master volume 2
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English
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Simon gets shot by a "love-at-first-sight" arrow and falls in love with Mother Brain.
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90 Puzzles, Logic Riddles & Brain Teasers to Exercise Your Mind
From New York Times bestselling author Dr. Gary Small—an expert on neuroscience, memory, Alzheimer's Disease, dementia, anxiety and human behavior—Brain Games to Exercise Your Mind: Protect Your Brain from Memory Loss and Other Age-Related Disorders will keep your mind sharp and in-shape.
Memory loss and age-related dementia illnesses are among the most frightening diagnoses in the...
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