keep your brain alive 83 neurobic exercises to help prevent memory loss and increase mental fitness
no more punch lines that just slipped away . no more names on the tip of your tongue . no more senior moments drawing on cutting edge neurological research how to keep your brain alive 83 neurobic exercises brings help to everyone whose memory is starting to slip . devised by dr. lawrence katz a professor of neurobiology at duke university medical center and manning rubin author of 60 ways to relieve stress in 60 seconds here is a regimen of mental cross training that can be done anywhere by anyone at any time of day . the premise is simple when you exercise the brain you release natural growth factors called neurotrophins which in turn enhance the brains level of fitness . and nothing so easily stimulates the brain as breaking routines and using the five senses in new and unexpected ways . so if youre right handed wake up tomorrow and brush your teeth with your left hand . or close your eyes before you get into the car and then get the key into the ignition . every time you open a new circuit in your brain its like doing a round of mental sit ups without the pain .
offers unusual tasks designed to stimulate brain cell growth