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The Athletic Brain: How Neuroscience is Revolutionising Sport and Can Help You Perform Better
Amit Katwala
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Description for The Athletic Brain: How Neuroscience is Revolutionising Sport and Can Help You Perform Better
Hardback. Modern science has revealed how we can train our brains to make us better at sport and break the 10,000-hour rule Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: WS. Dimension: 234 x 153. .
Sport changes your brain. The minds of elite athletes can pull off feats of anticipation and co-ordination that amateurs would find impossible. The athletic brain has been trained through hours and hours of practice - years of sweat and toil. But what if there were a shortcut to training your brain? Cognitive training tools offer the tantalising possibility of breaking the '10,000-hour rule'. Top-level athletes and teams are increasingly tapping into new knowledge of the brain to develop tools and techniques that can offer a shortcut to sporting success, or push the boundaries of performance beyond ... Read more
Sport changes your brain. The minds of elite athletes can pull off feats of anticipation and co-ordination that amateurs would find impossible. The athletic brain has been trained through hours and hours of practice - years of sweat and toil. But what if there were a shortcut to training your brain? Cognitive training tools offer the tantalising possibility of breaking the '10,000-hour rule'. Top-level athletes and teams are increasingly tapping into new knowledge of the brain to develop tools and techniques that can offer a shortcut to sporting success, or push the boundaries of performance beyond ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781471155901
SKU
V9781471155901
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-43
About Amit Katwala
After studying Experimental Psychology at Oxford University, Amit Katwala became an award-winning sport, science and technology journalist. He has written for the Economist, Science Uncovered and is Senior Writer at Sport magazine. He lives in London SW8.
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