Brain Rules

Brain Rules was written by John Medina, a developmental molecular biologist.[1] The full name of the book is Brain Rules: 12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home, and School. The book has tried to explain how the brain works in twelve perspectives: exercise, survival, wiring, attention, short-term memory, long-term memory, sleep, stress, multisensory perception, vision, gender and exploration.[2] Each chapter demonstrates things scientists already know about the brain, and things we as people do that can affect how our brain will develop.

Background

When the author has encountered certain articles and books with startling claims, such as, "Mozart Effect", on how brain functions and how we should teach or do business, he did not find any supporting evidence in brain science literature he was familiar with. He has concluded that all these misconceptions are there because brain scientists have not sufficiently talked to people at other domains, such as teachers, business professionals, education majors, etc. Therefore, he has decided to close this gap by writing this book.[3] In this book, Medina cites only research that has appeared in peer-reviewed journals and that has been successfully replicated.[4] Actually, the author has listed all the references he has used here.[5]

Content

The review article by Luciano Passuello has listed the following 12 principles[6] from the book:

  1. Exercise. Exercise boosts brain power.
  2. Survival. The human brain evolved, too.
  3. Wiring. Every brain is wired differently.
  4. Attention. We don’t pay attention to boring things.
  5. Short-term memory. Repeat to remember.
  6. Long-term memory. Remember to repeat.
  7. Sleep. Sleep well, think well.
  8. Stress. Stressed brains don’t learn the same way.
  9. Sensory integration. Stimulate more of the senses.
  10. Vision. Vision trumps all other senses.
  11. Gender. Male and female brains are different.
  12. Exploration. We are powerful and natural explorers.

Review

The book review website "goodreads" has given this book 4.02 stars out of 5 from 28936 ratings.[7] The book was in The New York Times Best Seller list on Jun 14, 2009 at number 14 under the Paperback Advice & Misc category.[8]

Releases

The book has been initially published from Pear Press in 2008 and has 301 pages.[4] Scribe Publications Pty Ltd has published it as an ebook in 2011.[9] It has been released as an audiobook by Pear Press in 2014.[10]

See also

The author's site is where more detail information about each brain rule, including video, can be seen.[6]

References
  1. "John Medina (Author of Brain Rules)". Archived from the original on 2019-05-07. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
  2. "Exercise boosts Brain Power | Dr Shock MD PhD". 2009-03-29. Archived from the original on 2016-07-08. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
  3. Medina, John (2014). Brain Rules: 12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home, and School (Second ed.). Seattle, WA, U.S.A.: Pear Press. p. 12. ISBN 978-0-99603-260-5.
  4. B. Nemeroff, MD, PhD, Charles (2009-02-04). ""Brain Rules | Psychiatric Times"". Archived from the original on 2019-01-31. Retrieved 2020-06-10.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  5. "references_all.pdf" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2018-03-24. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
  6. Passuello, Luciano (2009-03-30). "Brain Rules: 12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home, and School". litemind.com. Archived from the original on 2019-05-15. Retrieved 2020-06-09.
  7. "Brain Rules: 12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home, and School". www.goodreads.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-11. Retrieved 2020-06-09.
  8. "Paperback Advice & Misc. Books - Best Sellers - Jun 14, 2009 - The New York Times". Archived from the original on 2020-06-09. Retrieved 2020-06-09.
  9. "Brain Rules by John Medina · OverDrive: eBooks, audiobooks and videos for libraries". Archived from the original on 2020-06-10. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
  10. "Brain Rules by John Medina · OverDrive: eBooks, audiobooks and videos for libraries". Archived from the original on 2020-06-10. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
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