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Author Ellison, Katherine, 1957-

Title The mommy brain : how motherhood makes us smarter / Katherine Ellison.

Imprint New York : Basic Books, c2005.

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 Axe 3rd Floor Stacks  306.8743 El59m 2005    ---  Available
Description viii, 279 p. ; 24 cm.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (p. 245-269) and index.
Contents Smarter than we think -- Honey, the kids shrunk my brain! -- The nearly uncharted wilderness of mothers' brains -- Perception : the expanding realm of a mother's senses -- Efficiency : how necessity is the mother of multitasking -- Resiliency : reducing stress, enhancing smarts -- Motivation : how mothers summon courage & ambition -- Emotional intelligence : how motherhood teaches social smarts -- Mr. Moms & other altruists : paybacks to proxies -- Better than business school : mothers' added value at work -- Smarter than ever : why motherhood today takes a lot of brains -- Re-engineering the mommy track : ideas from some brainy travelers -- Political drive : the magic of motivated mothers -- Neuroscientists know best : 10 tips to make the most of your mommy brain.
Subject Mothers -- Psychology.
Mothers -- Intelligence levels.
Motherhood.
Intellect.
ISBN 0465019056
9780465019052
0465019064
9780465019069
Standard No. NLGGC 269936114
YDXCP 2186257

 
    
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