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Think Smart

A Neuroscientist's Prescription for Improving Your Brain's Performance

by Richard Restak
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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 body's 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 he's asked his colleagues-many of them the world's leading brain scientists and researchers-one important question: What can I do to help my brain work more efficiently? Their surprising-and remarkably feasible-answers 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 Mozart's 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 "wise, witty, and ethical Restak" (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.

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    April 30, 2009

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      • ISBN: 9781101050453

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    • English

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    • Library Journal

      April 15, 2009
      Neuroscientist Restak ("Mozart's Brain and the Fighter Pilot") offers readers an insightful, varied prescription for achieving optimal brain health. His clear, concise description of brain development and functioning and neurological processes throughout the brain's maturation process provides a fertile context for his recommendations for improving neurological performance. Restak pulls together the latest brain research, as well as information gathered in conversations with experts in a variety of related fields, and provides ways to support brain health beginning with basic nutrition and dietary choices and physical activity. He then describes mental activities, outlining specific exercises to strengthen various types of brain functionality, such as memory, mental acuity, curiosity, spatial awareness, response time, and creativity. Throughout, the importance of sleep is illustrated. The final section examines ways to overcome nonoptimal brain function, particularly that associated with aging, through tactics such as employing one's abilities, socializing, and reducing stress. His epilog outlines ways to keep your brain actively engaged and to enhance its functionality, encapsulating what he covers throughout the book while including more specifics about diet. Highly recommended for public libraries.Candice A. Kail, Columbia Univ., New York

      Copyright 2009 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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