Category Archives: Books

The Secret Life of the Grown-up Brain

April 23, 2010 – 2:18 pm

Barbara Strauch, the Health and Science Editor for the New York Times, was a guest on NPR’s radio program Fresh Air with Terry Gross last week to discuss the topic of the aging brain and promote her new book The Secret Life of the Grown-up Brain: The Surprising Talents of the Middle-Aged Mind. During the [...]

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Your Brain after Chemo

October 23, 2009 – 2:09 pm

Chemo brain is a common term used by cancer survivors to describe thinking and memory problems that can occur after cancer treatment. Chemo brain can also be called chemo fog, cognitive changes or cognitive dysfunction. If you or someone you know has been dealing with Chemo Fog, you might refer them to a recently published [...]

By Laura Fay | Also posted in Brain Training | Tagged brain books, | Comments (0)

New Brain Exercise Book – Beef Up Your Brain

October 22, 2009 – 5:31 pm

HAPPYneuron‘s Dr. Bernard Croisile and Scientific Brain Training’s Dr. Michel Noir have published their latest brain exercise book through education book publisher McGraw-Hill.  It is sure to get your mental wheels churning while you enjoy hours of fun. Develop a six-pack brain with more than 301 games, puzzles, and exercises that provide the ultimate mind-blowing [...]

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Writing in the Stars – Answer

July 19, 2009 – 12:03 am

How did you do on the  previously posted (Friday July 17th) logical reasoning challenge called  Writing in the Stars? Here’s the answer: 1. recluse 2. amateur 3. attache 4. steeple 5. starter 6. rupture Cheers!

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Broccoli for the Brain

March 26, 2008 – 1:23 pm

Adding to the two books on the market (Dental Floss for the Mind and Get your Brain in the Fast Lane), Happy Neuron’s CEO, Michel Noir and Chief Scientist, Dr. Bernard Croisile, have brought another book to the market. This one is entitled Brocolli for the Brain. It’s published by McGrawHill and available at Borders, [...]

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