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Brain Power
Catherine de Lange
Extent: 256 pages
Size: 216x135mm
Publication Date: 06/01/2022
About the Book
An essential guide to living better for longer, Brain Power breaks down the science behind brain function and reveals why sleep, exercise, diet and even socializing are so important for our health.
What does it mean to have a healthy, happy brain, and why is it so important to look after our grey matter? Comprehensive and illuminating, this is an essential and up-to-date examination of how lifestyle choices impact our ability to maintain a healthy brain.
Focusing on important areas such as diet, sleep, exercise, brain training and emotions, Brain Power explains the science behind what really affects our brains, as well as providing practical tips and exercises to improve and support brain function into old age.
Extent: 256pages
Size: 198x129mm
Publication Date: 28/03/2024
About the Book
An essential guide to living better for longer, Brain Power breaks down the science behind brain function and reveals why sleep, exercise, diet and even socializing are so important for our health.
What does it mean to have a healthy, happy brain, and why is it so important to look after our grey matter? Comprehensive and illuminating, this is an essential and up-to-date examination of how lifestyle choices impact our ability to maintain a healthy brain.
Focusing on important areas such as diet, sleep, exercise, brain training and emotions, Brain Power explains the science behind what really affects our brains, as well as providing practical tips and exercises to improve and support brain function into old age.
Publication Date: 06/01/2022
Price: £5.99
ISBN: 9781789293456
Categories: Activity & Puzzles
About the Book
An essential guide to living better for longer, Brain Power breaks down the science behind brain function and reveals why sleep, exercise, diet and even socializing are so important for our health.
What does it mean to have a healthy, happy brain, and why is it so important to look after our grey matter? Comprehensive and illuminating, this is an essential and up-to-date examination of how lifestyle choices impact our ability to maintain a healthy brain.
Focusing on important areas such as diet, sleep, exercise, brain training and emotions, Brain Power explains the science behind what really affects our brains, as well as providing practical tips and exercises to improve and support brain function into old age.
About the Author
Catherine de Lange is a science journalist, editor and author of 10 Voyages Through the Human Mind: Christmas Lectures from the Royal Institution published by Michael O'Mara Books. She has written for Nature, the Guardian and the Washington Post among others, and has worked on TV programmes such as the Royal Institution Christmas Lectures, as well as radio documentaries including BBC Radio 4's Dear Professor Hawking. She is currently Editor of New Scientist.
Reviews
- 'A great book that helps you look after the most powerful computer you will ever have.', Jay Jayamohan, Consultant Paediatric Neurosurgeon, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford
- 'If you want to avoid, delay or just slow down dementia, take control of your brain health. Brain Power by Catherine de Lange shows how to improve your brain health, based on the evidence we already have about what really makes a difference. Written in a clear and authoritative style it focusses on those factors that will have the biggest impact.', Professor June Andrews, author of 'Dementia
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- 'More power to the brain! A rich and thoughtful review of the effects everyday activities – eating, sleeping, exercising – can have on our brain health. Well-researched and carefully critical, this is a thought-provoking and accessible analysis of the science behind today’s drive for healthy brains.', Professor Gina Rippon, author of 'The Gendered Brain'