Smarter: The New Science of Building Brain Power

'Anyone who doubts that environment can make a real difference to cognition should start with this book.' James R. Flynn, author of What is IntelligenceJournalist Dan Hurley's Smarter investigates how working memory can be manipulated, and how we can all make ourselves more intelligent.Can you make yourself smarter?Scientists have always believed that the one thing that couldn't improve was intelligence.But now science journalist Dan Hurley investigates the new field of 'intelligence training', showing that intelligence can be flexible and trainable. Is it all just hype? With vivid stories of lives transformed, insight into the latest groundbreaking scientific discoveries and narrating his experiences as a human guinea pig, Hurley delivers practical findings for people of every age and ability.