Suggests deceptively simple, unusual tasks designed to stimulate brain cell growth, activities that can be performed at work, at home, or while sharing a meal with friends.

Autorentext

Dr. Lawrence Katz was a professor of neurobiology and researcher at Duke University Medical Center. He lived in Durham, North Carolina.
Manning Rubin, a former Creative Director at J. Walter Thompson and Senior Creative Supervisor at K2Digital, Inc. is now at work on several new books. He lives in Pawlet, VT.
Gary Small, M.D., is director of the UCLA Longevity Center. Named one of the world’s leading innovators in science and technology by Scientific American, he appears frequently on Today, Good Morning America, PBS, and CNN. He is also author of the bestselling The Memory Bible.

Klappentext

The book of the popular Neurobics brain health regimen - with nearly 500,000 copies in print - with an energetic new cover and an irresistible new impulse format. Drawing on cutting-edge neurological research that brings help to everyone whose memory is starting to slip, here is mental cross-training that can be done anywhere, by anyone, at any time. The premise is simple: When you exercise the brain, you release natural growth factors, which in turn enhance the brain's level of fitness.