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Chapter
2
The Intelligent Mind
Find Out How Your Brain
Processes Information
KEY CONCEPTS
Brain Development
Multiple Intelligences
Memory and Its Acquisition
Multiple Intelligences Investigation
INTRODUCTION
Most of us are aware of how our body operates, ages, and re-
pairs itself. We replace skin cells every day, for example, yet it
takes approximately seven years before we have completed a
full cycle and replaced all the old skin cells. It is also common
knowledge that exercise benefits our overall health and can
help us to resist the effects of aging on our bodies. Intimate
knowledge of how our brain operates, ages, and repairs itself
is not as common. Before you can take control of your mental
processes, you must understand how the brain works.
In Chapter 1, “The Learning Styles of an Agile Mind,”you
explored the concept of the visual, auditory, and kinesthetic
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