{"product_id":"perception-how-our-bodies-shape-our-minds-9781250219114","title":"Perception: How Our Bodies Shape Our Minds","description":"\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA groundbreaking popular psychology book that explores the deep connection between our body and our brain.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOver decades of study, University of Virginia psychologist Dennis Proffitt has shown that we are each living our own personal version of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGulliver's Travels\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, where the size and shape of the things we see are scaled to the size of our bodies, and our ability to interact with them. Stairs look less steep as dieters lose weight, baseballs grow bigger the better players hit, hills look less daunting if you're standing next to a close friend, and learning happens faster when you can talk with your hands.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWritten with journalist Drake Baer, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePerception\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e marries academic rigor with mainstream accessibility. The research presented and the personalities profiled will show what it means to not only have, but \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ebe,\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e your unique human body. The positive ramifications of viewing ourselves from this embodied perspective include greater athletic, academic, and professional achievement, more nourishing relationships, and greater personal well-being. The better we can understand what our bodies \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eare\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-what they excel at, what they need, what they must avoid-the better we can live our lives.\u003c\/span\u003e","brand":"St. Martin's Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42099343655118,"sku":"9781250219114","price":24.9,"currency_code":"MYR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/0883\/2974\/files\/9781250219114_a.png?v=1689648232","url":"https:\/\/www.bookxcess.com\/products\/perception-how-our-bodies-shape-our-minds-9781250219114","provider":"BookXcess","version":"1.0","type":"link"}