Amishi Jha Books
Amishi Jha is a professor of psychology at the University of Miami and a neuroscientist specializing in attention, working memory, and mindfulness. Her research focuses on how mental training can strengthen cognitive resilience and performance under stress.
Known for: Peak Mind: Find Your Focus, Own Your Attention, Invest 12 Minutes a Day
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Peak Mind: Find Your Focus, Own Your Attention, Invest 12 Minutes a Day
In Peak Mind, neuroscientist Amishi Jha explores how attention works and how it can be trained to improve focus, performance, and well-being. Drawing on her research with soldiers, athletes, and professionals, Jha presents a practical program that helps readers strengthen their attention through mindfulness practices that require only twelve minutes a day. The book combines scientific insights with accessible exercises to help readers manage stress, enhance clarity, and achieve peak mental performance.
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The Architecture of Attention: Three Core Systems of the Mind
To understand how attention works, we first need to see it not as a single thing, but as a set of interacting systems within the brain. Neuroscience identifies three main networks that support our attentional life: the alerting system, the orienting system, and the executive system. Each has a uniqu...
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Attention Under Siege: The Modern Epidemic of Distraction and Stress
Our minds didn’t evolve for an environment of constant stimulation. Yet that’s precisely where most of us now live—surrounded by demands that seize attention and fragment focus. In the field, I’ve observed soldiers whose attention was drained by both external chaos and internal worry; their performa...
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About Amishi Jha
Amishi Jha is a professor of psychology at the University of Miami and a neuroscientist specializing in attention, working memory, and mindfulness. Her research focuses on how mental training can strengthen cognitive resilience and performance under stress. She has collaborated with the U.S. militar...
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Amishi Jha is a professor of psychology at the University of Miami and a neuroscientist specializing in attention, working memory, and mindfulness. Her research focuses on how mental training can strengthen cognitive resilience and performance under stress. She has collaborated with the U.S. militar...
Amishi Jha is a professor of psychology at the University of Miami and a neuroscientist specializing in attention, working memory, and mindfulness. Her research focuses on how mental training can strengthen cognitive resilience and performance under stress. She has collaborated with the U.S. military, elite athletes, and corporate leaders to apply neuroscience-based mindfulness techniques.
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Amishi Jha is a professor of psychology at the University of Miami and a neuroscientist specializing in attention, working memory, and mindfulness. Her research focuses on how mental training can strengthen cognitive resilience and performance under stress.
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