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Mega Brain Power: Transform Your Life With Mind Machines and Brain Nutrients Paperback – March 1, 1994

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Describes how mind machines and smart drugs can be used to enhance intelligence, treat learning disabilities, and cure addictions

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408 pages
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English
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Hyperion
Publication date

March 1, 1994
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6.13 x 1.25 x 9.25 inches
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1562827707
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978-1562827700
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Hutchison ( Megabrain ) is one of the pioneer promoters of brain-boosting technology. And while his book proclaims the infinite potential of mind technology and "smart" pills, it also includes this disclaimer: "Some of the devices and procedures described here are experimental in nature. . . . None of the information contained in this book should be construed as a claim or representation that these devices are intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, treatment, or prevention of disease. . . . The use of some of these devices may be dangerous for those who are not in sound mental and physical health." Still, despite these introductory words of caution, Hutchison claims that research conducted by a variety of psychiatrists and psychologists, educators, therapists, physicians and clinicians proves that mind machines do work: they boost IQs, enchance creativity, increase memory and sexual pleasure, alleviate pain and overcome depression and anxiety. None of these assertions is substantiated by specific studies, only by vague allusions to ongoing research. The book catalogues the devices used in brain-mind fitness, such as the flotation tank, designed to provide sensory restriction. Also explained is how technology can be combined with brain-power nutrients for super mind-expansion. Mind enhancement through machines and nutrients is a seductive thought: Who wouldn't want to boost their IQ if all they had to do was soak in an isolation tank? But Hutchison is too uncritical an advocate of the nascent technology, and his book, though entertaining and skillfully written, is a manual of a pseudo-science, to be consumed with a shaker of salt.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Hyperion; 1st edition (March 1, 1994)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 408 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1562827707
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1562827700
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.5 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.13 x 1.25 x 9.25 inches

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- #21,242 in Medical General Psychology
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Michael Hutchison's career as a writer had an unexpectedly adventurous beginning. Under contract to write a book about Central America in the 1970s, he took up residence in the ancient home of an owner of a coffee finca, long abandoned. He arrived in Guatemala to find out that revolutions were taking place throughout the entire peninsula of Central America. In Guatemala, the ruling dictator's troops, secretly armed by American forces led by the CIA, were pursuing a program of systematically murdering entire villages of the native Mayan peoples. He himself was picked up by one of these feared "death squads",lined up with their knees on the edge of the cliff and their hands tied behind their backs with electrical cord, along with hundreds of other Mayan villagers. The death squads walked down the line systematically shooting each man, woman and child in the back of the head, after which they fell into the ravine. Hutchison was able to escape, but he found that this kind of systematic genocide was happening all over Guatemala, with hundreds of thousands of Mayan Indians being murdered for no reason except that they may have sympathy for the revolutionary forces. This happened to Hutchison again in Guatemala, and then again in El Salvador, then in Nicaragua.

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Groundbreaking!!!

Reviewed in the United States on June 3, 2002

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Some day this book will be looked at as the seminal work on the power of mind tools and society will realize their importance.
It's all about stimulation and evolution of the mind. Most of us carry too much fear from our childhood, then get lost in coping with the stress of adult life. The healthy person has the ability to easily take on new experiences and thus pushing the brain to further growth and expansion. Life is intrinsically evolutionary and we are made to evolve and explore our world. Hutchison shows us ways of using neurotechnology to stimulate the brain, and thus moving us to states and experiences we would be frightened to take on in real life. It's these enriched enviornments that bring us to states of evolutionary growth, which in turn enhances our outward experience of the world around us.
So take a trip with a mind tool and provide some enrichment to your dull, fear-ridden brain. This book will help you feel better about yourself and bring you to mental states you never imagined!

20 people found this helpful

2002 Interview with Michael Hutchison

Reviewed in the United States on April 17, 2006

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[...] contains a very good interview with Mr. Hutchison. There is an email address and physical address for him, but this is dated back to 2002 - Hopefully it will help those who wanted to know more about recent events with him...

The quick synopsis is that he did experience an accident that left him as a quadraplegic, but he has been recovering from the accident through use of very innovative techniques and sheer determination... I rather enjoyed the interview and think you will too...

To Mr. Hutchison - I sincerely hope all is well with you and hope that your health has recovered... If you are writing a new book, I can only hope to see it soon!

5 people found this helpful

New sensations without drugs

Reviewed in the United States on June 27, 2014

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Hutchison was the man on this, and it's worth reading
him. This stuff was a legit industry in the 1980s.
Now it's been sloshed into drug culture and out of
academia/science, but Hutchison gives you all of it
in it's correct context.

3 people found this helpful

Unlocking your brains' potential in a fun way

Reviewed in the United States on April 2, 2013

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Great book for people who are interested in tapping into the infinite potential of there brain. The book is a little dated as mentioned in the other reviews but still very informative.

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Charles Vild III

Reviewed in the United States on May 26, 2013

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this book is very informative on the subject of brain power. just bought a mind machine from mindplace and this book goes hand in hand with the machine.

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Fantastic!!!!!!!

Reviewed in the United States on January 10, 2014

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A must for everyone to read for aging and brain health! Interesting from start to finish. I just loved it

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Reviewed in the United States on January 28, 2016

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good material, didn't finish

Dated, but indispensible.

Reviewed in the United States on October 10, 2005

This is a good guide to brain-tech, and really the only one that serves it's purpose. It is, as other reviewers have mentioned, quite dated, and there are many products out on the market now which just aren't in this book. Obviously, however, an intelligent consumer can supplement their reading of this book with research on the web to find out about the products that are out now. I discovered the floatation tank, CES, integrated motion systems, smart drugs, sound tables and many other useful tools through this book. I got started in all this stuff by buying a light and sound machine from a magazine advertisement, 15 years ago, and until reading Megabrain I didn't know about the other stuff. CES has greatly enhanced my life, and soon I'm going to buy a floatation tank now that I can afford it. Simply put, there is no other book that concentrates all of these and other items into one single book. That is why this is the only book that is going to make people aware that so many of these things exist. For example: I know plenty of people who are aware of the floatation tank, but not aware of CES. I also know people who are aware of light and sound machines, but not aware of floatation. This is why, no matter how dated the book is, it's going to remain a classic for those who might potentially become true connoissieurs of brain-tech, and indispensible to the explorer who is just beginning. The writing style is admittedly, very periodical-like, however I don't see a problem with this since it is basically a consumer guide. The book shouldn't really attempt to tell you every little thing you can do with each and every gadget, it can only give you a bit of the theory behind each product, and give you a general idea of what it does. I do think, however, that the author should consider coming out with a new edition or perhaps start from scratch with an entirely new book that fulfills the same purpose.

17 people found this helpful

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claude-sophie

I adore

Reviewed in France on September 27, 2016

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It's a crazy book, very instructive, which opens many doors about the capabilities of brain's resilience through the "mind machines"....

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