The mind's eye
: Do you think in words or pictures? Essay 2006-10-28 (4895 hits)
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Biography Ian Robertson
Professor Ian Robertson is Professor of Psychology at Trinity College Dublin and Director of Trinity College Institute of Neuroscience, posts he took up in 1999 after 8 years in Cambridge, England as a Fellow of Hughes Hall and a Senior Scientist at the internationally-renowned MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit.
He has a worldwide reputation in neuropsychology and is at the forefront in the development of training methods for improving brain function, publishing over a hundred and fifty scientific articles in leading journals such as Nature, Psychological Bulletin, Current Biology and many others. He is also author and editor of 10 scientific books and is a regular keynote speaker at conferences on brain function throughout the world.
He is one of the worldâs leading researchers in brain rehabilitation and his most recent research has demonstrated how it is possible to improve mental function in ordinary people who don\'t have illness or brain disorders.
A former writer for the London Times and former columnist with the British Medical Journal, his popular science books Mind Sculpture (Bantam) and The Mindâs Eye (Bantam) have been translated into many languages. His recent book Stay Sharp with the Mind Doctor (London: Vermilion, July 2005) has attracted international attention with it is accessible programme of practical strategies for boosting your brain power.
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