I bought this book out of curiosity, without knowing I’d like it so much. The book has nine chapters, and it is written by serious experts on brain studies. Then, at the end of the book, it provides reference sources with significant in-text citations.

The main theme of the book can be discovered from a sentence in the beginning that says: “Our brains are hardwired to seek out anything new and stimulating.”

A little later, what made me continue reading was that the authors said even old brains (like mine) can be made to grow and develop, and added that, “Experiments have shown that when we break our patterns and use our senses in novel ways, we stimulate our nerve cells and thus contribute to the growth, strength, and agility of our brains."

Better yet, a good number of neurobic exercises are given in the main body of the book. Also, the importance of the different parts of the brain, especially that of the hippocampus are highlighted. Some of the exercises seemed to be somewhat of a repeat of earlier ones; nevertheless, they are meant to work if one takes it seriously to exercise the brain so to add neurotrophins to neurons, in order to make the dendrites grow and get stronger.

I tried by mixing the three senses--hearing, taste, touch--with some of my actions and with eyes closed. I can tell you it wasn’t easy, but I may get there eventually, even if writing with my non-dominant hand is a lost cause.

This is a book I'll need to read several more times and refer to occasionally to get the most out of it. And why not? I can hardly wait to get rid of my senior moments.

learning about exercising your brain.

read more on brain research.

The authors are Lawrence C. Katz, Manning Rubin,both researchers in brain studies.

it could help anyone at any age. It is only about 200 pages and written very clearly.

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