In my perspective, I found the book Mind Wide Open to be very useful. It was a great book to read, it had numerous of strengths. The main strength of the book was Johnson’s writing style. It was simple and it can be understandable by anyone who lacks the fundamental background to understand brain science books, in which leads the reader to increase his/her awareness about how the brain work in action. His language made me feel like I was sitting next to a close friend and having a warm conversation with him/her. Plus, the book had amazing stories from his journey to explain what is going on inside the brain, which makes anyone to be eager and curious to read it. I personally like the way he explained the Attention Trainers’ system and how neurofeedback device can be used as
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His notes was clearly understood. In my opinion, I found that to be very thought and caring about all his readers. It help the reader who lacks the fundamental scientific knowledge to not get bored or confused with too much details. Moreover, the author mentioned many of brain techniques to the reader, for instance FMRI and neurofeedback device. He explained how these devices looks like as well as the purpose of using them. He explained that one of the most common use for neurofeedback device is that treating ADD and ADHD (p. 73). The author describe the FMRI as “an oversized clothes drier-about ten feet high with a huge GE logo embossed above the hollow tube at its center.” (p.166) I found this description to be very helpful in which allows anyone to be a good visualizer and imagine it in their mind. In addition, He introduced to the reader the Comprehension Attention Battery (CAB), which is a software program that is developed By John Rodenboug, a North Carolina-based psychologist. The main weakness of the book that I realized was that the author attended to go into personal experience that I believe some of them was more distractible, which in turn, I was not able to follow
His notes was clearly understood. In my opinion, I found that to be very thought and caring about all his readers. It help the reader who lacks the fundamental scientific knowledge to not get bored or confused with too much details. Moreover, the author mentioned many of brain techniques to the reader, for instance FMRI and neurofeedback device. He explained how these devices looks like as well as the purpose of using them. He explained that one of the most common use for neurofeedback device is that treating ADD and ADHD (p. 73). The author describe the FMRI as “an oversized clothes drier-about ten feet high with a huge GE logo embossed above the hollow tube at its center.” (p.166) I found this description to be very helpful in which allows anyone to be a good visualizer and imagine it in their mind. In addition, He introduced to the reader the Comprehension Attention Battery (CAB), which is a software program that is developed By John Rodenboug, a North Carolina-based psychologist. The main weakness of the book that I realized was that the author attended to go into personal experience that I believe some of them was more distractible, which in turn, I was not able to follow