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A Neuroscientist's Prescription for Improving Your Brain's Performance
Riverhead Hardcover
May 2009
On Sale: April 30, 2009
288 pages
ISBN: 1594488738
EAN: 9781594488733
Hardcover
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Non-Fiction
A leading neuroscientist and New York Times-bestselling author of Mozart's Brain and the Fighter Pilot distills the research on the brain and serves up practical, surprising, and illuminating recommendations for warding off neurological decline, cognitive function, and encouraging smarter thinking day to day. In Think Smart, the renowned neuropsychiatrist and bestselling author Dr. Richard Restak details how each of us can improve and tone our bodyβs most powerful organ: the brain. As a renowned expert on the brain, Restak knows that in the last five years there have been exciting new scientific discoveries about the brain and its performance. So heβs asked his colleaguesβmany of them the worldβs leading brain scientists and researchersβone important question: What can I do to help my brain work more efficiently? Their surprisingβand remarkably feasibleβanswers are at the heart of Think Smart. Restak combines advice culled from cutting-edge research with brain-tuning exercises to show how individuals of any age can make their brain work more effectively. In the same accessible prose that made Mozartβs Brain and the Fighter Pilot a New York Times bestseller, Restak presents a wide array of practical recommendations about a variety of topics, including the crucial role sleep plays in boosting creativity, the importance of honing sensory memory, and the neuron- firing benefits of certain foods. In Think Smart, the βwise, witty, and ethical Restakβ (says the Smithsonian Institution) offers readers helpful suggestions for fighting neurological decline that will put every reader on the path to building a healthier, more limber brain.
 Media BuzzAll Things Considered - May 12, 2009
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