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Unlock the brain’s secrets
Rethink how you work, learn, parent, and live.
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Brain Rules
12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home, and School.
How do we learn? What exactly do sleep and stress do to our brains? Is multi-tasking a myth? Why is it so easy to forget—and so important to repeat new knowledge? Do men and women really have different brains? Dr. Medina reveals 12 scientific rules about how our brains truly work.
Brain Rules For Work
The Science of Thinking Smarter in the Office and at Home
Why are video meetings so tiring? How do I keep people engaged during presentations? What can I do to my office to make me look forward to work on Monday? How can I improve the productivity of our team, department, or organization? Medina unpacks the science behind the answers to these and other business questions.
Brain Rules FOR AGING WELL
10 Principles for staying Vital, Happy, and Sharp
Where are my keys? Why don’t I sleep as well as I used to? Why do my friends keep repeating the same stories? What can I do to keep my brain sharp? Medina gives you the scientific facts about these questions and many others — along with the prescription to aging well — in his signature engaging style.
Brain Rules For BABY
How to Raise a Smart and Happy Child from Zero to Five
New chapter on sleep. What’s the best way to raise a smart, happy child through age five? Scientists know. As Dr. Medina notes in the introduction, this book is about answering the big questions parents have asked him over and over — and debunking the big myths, too — in a user-friendly, practical way.
Book Overview
A short video overview about the Brain Rules books.
Resource Library
What’s going on inside our heads?
How do we learn? What exactly do sleep and stress do to our brains? Why is multi-tasking a myth? What can science tell us about raising smart, happy children? Brain Rules are things we know for sure about how the human brain works. Dr. John Medina uncovers details and imparts lessons every teacher, parent, business leader, and curious person deserves to understand.
Check out the Brain Rules video tutorials, which offer short visual lessons that reinforce the rules laid out in the books:
About the author
John Medina
DR. JOHN J. MEDINA is a developmental molecular biologist focused on the genes involved in human brain development and the genetics of psychiatric disorders. He has spent most of his professional life as a private research consultant, working primarily in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries on research related to mental health. Medina is an affiliate Professor of Bioengineering at the University of Washington School of Medicine.
Praise For Brain Rules
Medina’s humorous, conversational style make this an absolute please to read.
Library Journal
Few people are better qualified to help managers sift through all the hype than John Medina.
Harvard Business Review
Oliver Sacks meets Getting Things Done.
Cory Doctorow, coeditor of Boing Boing
Brain Rules Topics
Explore the topics featured in all the books. Learn more about the topic, sub topics, and access videos, resources, and summaries.
Brain Development
How the brain forms, grows, and rewires over time.
Cognitive Function
Thinking, learning, memory, and attention processes.
Health & Lifestyle
Sleep, stress, exercise, and how habits impact the brain.
Parenting
Brain-based strategies for raising and connecting with kids.
Work & Performance
How brain science improves focus, learning, and productivity.
Aging & Cognitive Health
How the brain changes with age and how to protect it.
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