Memory. Working memory : brain juggling
Long-term memory : imagining the future by remembering the past
Perception. Perceptual skill learning : the sommelier and the hockey player
Visual thinking : seeing, not just looking
Spatial thinking : the challenge of mental rotation
Listening : the foley artist and the cocktail party
Motor skill learning : of mental maps and pickpockets
Time : clock time vs. brain time
Cognition. Thinking in words : the hammer, the saw, and the hatchet
Logic : reasoning in uncertain situations
Emotions and thinking : the anger superiority effect
Mathematics : doing the numbers at the checkout line
Illusions : shadows, balls, and rotating snakes
Creativity : the magic matches of Carlo Reverberi.
