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EDITORIAL INFORMATION

The Exploratorium is a museum of science, art, and human perception, dedicated to awakening people's natural curiosity about the world around them. The Brain Explorer is the museum's latest publication. Designed for children ages 9 to 12, it is a book of puzzles, riddles, illusions, experiments, and games. You'll visit the Caverns of Memory, where, you'll learn tricks that can make one thing difficult to remember and another impossible to forget. You'll explore the Forest of Hidden Surprises. Here there are games, puzzles, and optical illusions that test your ability to find patterns in the world around you. And you'll spend some time in the Puzzle House, discovering puzzles that strech your thinking and expand your creativity. All the experiments and activities in this book are designed to challenge and entertain. They have been tested with hundreds of kids, as part of the Exploratorium's Science-At-Home program. 

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GENERAL TABLE OF CONTENTS

-Caverns of Memory.

-1. Base Camp.
-2. Lost and Found.
-3. Combination Cave.
-4. Cave Paintings.
-5. Treasure Chest.

-Forest of Hidden Surprises.

-1. Moonstruck on the Mountain.
-2. Jumping the Gap.
-3. Leak Lake.
-4. Grott of Games.
-5. Trickery Thicket.
-6. Garden of Illusions.
-7. Temple of Tan.

-Puzzle House.

-1. Plexer Studio.
-2. Through the Trapdoor.
-3. A hift at the Snack Bar.
-4. Mysteries in the Logic Lounge.
-5. Book of Beginnings.
-6. Playroom.

-Appendix 1: How to Be a Good Puzzle and Problem Solver.
-Appendix 2: About your Brain.
-Solutions.
-Suggested Reading.
-Thanks and Acknowledgments.
-Index.