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Chicken Soup for the Soul: Boost Your Brain Power! You Can Improve and Energize Your Brain at Any Age
by Pasinski, Dr. Marie; Neporent, LizEdition: 1st
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2012-05-22
Publisher(s): Chicken Soup for the Soul
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Summary
Who doesn't want to be smarter, think faster, have a better memory? This new book, full of stories from regular people who have enhanced their brain power, will help readers do just that. Others share their inspiring stories about how they boosted their brainpower and improved their life. With stories ranging from learning a new language to exercise and diet to meditating and letting go of old ways of thinking, plus helpful medical information from Harvard Medical School neurologist Dr. Marie Pasinski, readers will be inspired to get more out of their gray matter!
Author Biography
Marie Pasinski, MD is a Harvard Medical School graduate and faculty member, and a staff neurologist at Massachusetts General Hospital. Her special interests include the brain's remarkable ability to redesign itself, dementia prevention and the effects of exercise, diet, mental stimulation and socialization on the brain.
Table of Contents
| Introduction | p. 1 |
| Invest in Your Brain | |
| Improving Through Improv, Lindy Schneider | p. 7 |
| The Word of the Day, Eve Legato | p. 12 |
| The Gift of Gab, Patricia Gordon | p. 16 |
| Ready? Set. Go! Cathy C. Hall | p. 19 |
| Introduction | p. 22 |
| Enrich Your Mind | p. 22 |
| The Miracle of Neuroplasticity | p. 24 |
| Making Friends for Your Brain's Sake | p. 25 |
| The More You Know, the More You Know | p. 27 |
| Boosting Your Brain Power | p. 29 |
| Your Amazing Memory | |
| Capital of Delaware, Shawnelle Eliasen | p. 35 |
| Picking My Brain Booster, LD. Whitaker | p. 40 |
| B My Hero, Kim Hackett | p. 45 |
| Partly Cloudy Pancakes, Stephen D. Rogers | p. 49 |
| Introduction | p. 53 |
| How Memory Works | p. 53 |
| Memory Hitches and Glitches | p. 56 |
| Legitimate Concerns about Memory | p. 58 |
| Check Up on Your Memory | p. 59 |
| Memory Tips You Won't Forget | p. 61 |
| Living Well to Age-Proof the Brain | |
| Pump Up Your Brain Power Dallas Woodburn | p. 69 |
| Staying Sharp at 95, Jacqueline Seewald | p. 73 |
| Use It or Lose It, John M. Scanlan | p. 77 |
| Don't Forget to Dance, Teresa Ambord | p. 79 |
| Introduction | p. 82 |
| The Seven Brain Aging Risk Factors | p. 83 |
| Nourish Your Neurons | p. 86 |
| The Best Brain Booster Ever | p. 89 |
| Save a Brain | p. 92 |
| Shaping Your Thoughts and Emotions | |
| The Numbers Game, Diana Savage | p. 97 |
| Slug Club, Christine Catlin | p. 102 |
| The Handkerchief Caper, Garrett Bauman | p. 107 |
| Don't Overload Your Brain, Stephanie Davenport | p. 111 |
| Introduction | p. 114 |
| The Physical Path of Thought | p. 114 |
| What Is Your Inner Voice Telling You? | p. 115 |
| Minding Your Brain | p. 117 |
| You Are What You Think | p. 119 |
| Optimize Your Inner Voice | p. 121 |
| 5-Minute Mini-Meditation | p. 123 |
| Wake Up Your Brain | |
| Nothing Beats a Good Book! Pat Williams | p. 127 |
| Get Out of That Rut! Jennie Ivey | p. 130 |
| Book Brain, Beth Cato | p. 132 |
| Practice Makes Perfect, Debbie Acklin | p. 136 |
| Lullaby and Good Night, Maria H. Thurman | p. 139 |
| Introduction | p. 143 |
| Sleep to Remember | p. 143 |
| What You Lose When You Don't Snooze | p. 145 |
| Slumber Numbers | p. 147 |
| Tips for Better Sleep | p. 150 |
| Don't Accept Labels | |
| Rise and Shine, Simon Lewis | p. 157 |
| My Traveling Brain, Anna (Betty) Brack | p. 162 |
| Just a Little Farther to Go, Jan Keller | p. 165 |
| The Power of Perseverance, Annmarie B. Tait | p. 170 |
| Ageless Occupation, Phyllis W. Zeno | p. 174 |
| Introduction | p. 178 |
| The Ordinary Is Really Extraordinary | p. 180 |
| Unusual Tradeoffs | p. 182 |
| Never Set Limits | p. 183 |
| Age Is Just a Number | p. 185 |
| Breaking Down Limits | p. 186 |
| The Multiple Intelligences | p. 188 |
| Meet Our Contributors | p. 193 |
| Meet Our Authors | p. 201 |
| Acknowledgments | p. 205 |
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