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Chapter 1

Rewriting our physical boundaries

Chapter 2

Unlocking the brain's hidden gears

Chapter 3

Emergency mode and extreme survival

Chapter 4

The power of collective genius

Ch 2 · Unlocking the brain's hidden gears
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Match the challenge to your skill and watch your inner critic fade

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We expand our capacity by redirecting the resources we already have.

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007skaty Memory champions build imaginary palaces to store vast amounts of information

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How memory champions build a palace in the mind

007skaty Originating in ancient Greece, the Method of Loci harnesses spatial memory to help champions achieve extreme feats of mental recall.

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How human echolocation maps the world with sound

007skaty Echolocators like Daniel Kish navigate physical spaces by listening to tongue click reflections.

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Fun Fact

Brain rewriting: When blind people learn braille, the brain's visual cortex is repurposed to process touch, showing the brain's incredible ability to adapt.

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Glossary
default mode network (noun)
A network of interconnected brain regions that becomes active when a person is not focused on the outside world. Stanford University researchers showed that walking activates this network to boost creative output by sixty percent.

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Which mental skill would you choose to master instantly?

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What is the ancient Greek name for the memory technique commonly known as the 'memory palace'?

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In 2005, memory champion Chao Lu set a world record by memorizing how many decimal places of Pi?

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What is the name of the blind echolocation pioneer who founded the organization World Access for the Blind?

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Which part of the brain lights up in blind echolocators when they process the echoes of their tongue clicks?

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Which brain hemisphere is primarily utilized by Anzan experts when performing complex mental math?

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What is the Japanese term for the practice of performing rapid calculations using a visualized, mental abacus?

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What neurological phenomenon occurs when the brain's prefrontal cortex temporarily quiets down during a flow state?

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Which psychologist coined the term 'flow state' to describe the experience of being completely absorbed in an activity?

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