Optimizing Brain Fitness - The Great Courses - Professor Richard Rustak

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With its up to 500 trillion synaptic connections, your brain is easily the most powerful machine in the world These connections are what create your thoughts, what drive your emotions, and what control your behaviors Even more incredibly: This amazing machine is constantly changing through a process known as brain plasticity And you can take advantage of this process to improve and enhance your brain's jaw-dropping powersâ€"at any age

Brain plasticity, the secret to optimizing your brain's fitness, is one of the most revolutionary discoveries in modern neuroscience While it was traditionally thought that our brains were fully formed by adulthood, the truth is that our life experiences continually shape and mold our brains in fascinating ways In fact, optimal brain fitness is the gateway to improvement in a range of areas, including

Now, discover the secrets to increasing and expanding your brain's power to meet everyday challenges and enhance the quality of your life with Optimizing Brain Fitness, an engaging 12-lecture course that shows you how to take advantage of the basic principles of brain operation and build the brain you want to live with for the rest of your life Delivered by Dr Richard Restak, an award-winning teacher, practicing neurologist, and professor at The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, these lectures are packed with vital information and research-based exercises you can perform every day to tap into your hidden mental potential