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Title Head in the game : the mental engineering of the world's greatest athletes / Brandon Sneed.
Publisher New York : Dey St., an imprint of William Morrow, [2017]
Copyright ©2017
Description x, 370 pages ; 24 cm
Edition First edition.


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 LW-Hillside  796.019 SNE Nearby on shelf  30641005704130 08-24-21  AVAILABLE
BIBLIOGRAPHY Includes bibliographical references.
Contents Prologue: The conspiracy -- Part one. The mind: Two very different brains ; A way beyond the labels ; "Holy hell! This is so exciting!" ; Home of the mind ; The problem and inevitable death of stigma ; New ways to see old stuff -- Part two. The body: The power of a proper breath ; Rule the body, rule the mind ; This is your brain on drugs ; Shocking potential ; A delightful hijacking -- Part three. The craft: The phrase of death ; Gaming the brain ; Training times one hundred ; "And shoot, it's real!" ; Window to the brain -- Part four. The spirit: Project Acheron ; Psychedelica ; Deprivation ; The results.
Summary Explores how some of the world's greatest athletes are utilizing the mental mapping and engineering of their own brains in order to achieve peak performance, and what this mental engineering means for the future of athletes, sports, and the rest of us.
Subject Athletes -- Training of.
Athletes -- Psychology.
Sports -- Psychological aspects.
ISBN 9780062455932
0062455931