As you may have noticed, we just changed a few things in our site, including preparing a more solid Resources section. Please take a look at the navigation bar at the top.

One of the new pages, that we will update often, is an expanded Books page. Here are the books that we are recommending now.

Fascinating books on neuroplasticity (the ability of the brain to rewire itself through experience):

Train Your Mind, Change Your Brain: How a New Science Reveals Our Extraordinary Potential to Transform Ourselves – by Sharon Begley.

 

The Brain That Changes Itself: Stories of Personal Triumph from the Frontiers of Brain Science – by Norman Doidge.

 

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There have been a number of good posts recently on the links between physical exercise and brain exercise. The Brain Code blog posted a great summary of the key points:

• Exercise improves learning through increased blood supply and growth hormones
• Exercise is an anti-depressant by reducing stress and promoting neurogenesis
• Exercise protects the brain from damage and disease, as well speeding the recovery
• Exercise benefits you the most when you start young

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