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Index

Training Your Brain For Dummies

About the Authors Dedication Contents at a Glance Table of Contents Introduction

About This Book Conventions Used in This Book What You’re Not to Read Foolish Assumptions How This Book Is Organised Icons Used in This Book Where to Go from Here

Part I: Brain Training Basics

Chapter 1: Introducing Brain Training

Yes, You Can Train Your Brain! Getting to Know Your Brain The Long and Short of Memory Developing a Healthy Brain Getting Active for Life

Chapter 2: Getting to Know Your Brain

Discovering How the Brain Works Looking at the Brain’s Two Sides Separating Fact from Fiction

Chapter 3: Brain Training for Your Needs

Brain Training in Children Brain Training for Adults

Part II: Remember, Remember . . . Keeping Your Memory Sharp

Chapter 4: Honing Your Long-Term Memory

Remembering Your Past: Autobiographical Memory Using Your Everyday Knowledge: Semantic Memory Long-term Skills: Procedural Memory

Chapter 5: Improving Your Short-Term Memory

Speaking Your Brain’s Language: Verbal Memory Seeing Your Brain’s Perspective: Visual Memory Moving at Your Brain’s Pace: Spatial Memory

Chapter 6: Improving Your Language Skills

Avoiding Verbal Loss Remembering Your Shopping List and Other Important Things Measuring Your Language Skills with Verbal IQ Tests

Chapter 7: Recognising Faces and Remembering Directions

Understanding Visual-Spatial Memory Skills Banishing the ‘You Look Familiar, But I Can’t Remember You’ Phenomenon Working Your Memory Muscle Looking at Visual-Spatial IQ Tests

Part III: Fostering a Happy, Healthy Mind

Chapter 8: Improving Your Creativity

Boosting Your Brain Power with Creative Endeavours Tapping Out Tempo Drawing Isn’t Just for Picasso Comparing the Brains of Creative and Non-creative People

Chapter 9: Developing a Positive Mindset

Smiling Your Way to a Better Brain Changing Perspectives Managing Stress and Anxiety

Chapter 10: Reaping the Rewards of Peace and Quiet

Using the Power of Silence Overcoming the Daily Bustle with Meditation Changing Your Brain with Prayer

Chapter 11: Keeping Your Brain Sociable

Letting Go of Anger and Loneliness Making Friends and Losing Enemies Staying Happy and Fostering Friendships Socialising Your Brain Digitally

Part IV: Getting Physical: Looking at Brain-Friendly Diet and Lifestyle

Chapter 12: Feeding Your Brain

Eating for Life: Nutrition in the Womb Eating for Life: Nutrition in Childhood Developing Eating Habits for a Lifetime

Chapter 13: Looking at Stimulants: Drugs and Caffeine

Pepping Up Your Brain Relaxing Your Brain Medicating Your Brain

Chapter 14: Building Up Mind/Body Fitness

Moving Your Body to Keep Your Brain Healthy Getting Started On an Exercise Programme Resting Your Brain

Part V: Game On! Brain Training Games to Play at Home

Chapter 15: Verbal Brain Games

Scrambling Words Relaxing with Word Searches

Chapter 16: Numerical Brain Games

Using Logic to Solve Sudoku Puzzles Taking Target Practice with Circular Sudoku

Chapter 17: Logic Games

Logic Puzzles Riddles Cryptograms

Part VI: The Part of Tens

Chapter 18: Ten New Habits to Train Your Brain

Try Line Dancing Puzzle Over Jigsaws Learn a Language Memorise Capital Cities Walk in a Different Park Eat New Food Join a Book Club Write a Film Review Spend Five Minutes Each Morning in Contemplation List Three Things You’re Thankful for Before Bed

Chapter 19: Ten Brain Games to Play on the Move

Match That Face Spot the Objects Tip-of-the-tongue Game Number Game Memory Game Tell Me a Story Drumming for your Brain Read a Challenging Book Circling Fun Wrapping It Up. . .

Appendix: The Payoff: Checking Your Answers Index

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