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The brain is arguably the least understood of any human organ. While scientists have been able to determine for the most part which areas of the brain control bodily functions, accept sensory input, and store memories, complete understanding of all of the intricacies and capabilities of man's gray matter has remained elusive. In 1983, Dr. Howard Gardner developed the theory of multiple intelligences, which others in recent years such as Dr. Thomas Armstrong have expanded upon to help explain how we learn and retain what we know. In a similar vein, Litvin's techniques of Psychoconduction are designed to wake up the brain by capitalizing on some of these learning gateways.
The author's book does not offer an explanation of his theories, except briefly on the back cover, but rather serves as a workbook of exercises that students and instructors can use to practice his techniques. At the heart of much of the teaching is Litvin's Code, a system designed by the author several years ago which replaces traditional symbols such as letters and numbers with binary representations and is explained in the eponymous book. To remember these "codes" requires learners to employ their spatial memory in addition to their visual memory, a technique that not only can increase long-term retention but that, according to Litvin, can also tune-up and balance the brain's complex cells.
Litvin's workbook is filled with a variety of exercises focusing on addition, subtraction, and mathematical signs. Solving each problem using Litvin's methods involves not only seeing the visual/spatial representation of the problem but also making or hearing the audio and kinesthetic versions of each binary number or sign depicted. While this book will prove extremely challenging for the average reader to follow, students and practitioners of Psychoconduction should discover it very useful.