Exercises for the Whole Brain: Neuron-Builders to Stimulate and Entertain Your Visual, Math and Executive-Planning Skills [Paperback]

Allen D. Bragdon (Author), Leonard Fellows (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 1, 1999

The most fascinating mental exercises from the New York Times internationally syndicated column "Playspace." They build brain skills in the same way physical exercise builds muscles and stamina. 60 brain-awakening exercises that strengthen connections among the mental centers that control creative-visual, executive-planning, spatial-manipulative, and logical thinking. Each exercise was developed to stimulate a different combination of brain circuits to sharpen mental skills needed to compete professionally and to retard loss of memory and other skills as the brain ages. Yet they are almost addictively fascinating. Optional hints for each exercise make every format accessible to all levels of skill.

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About the Author

Allen D. Bragdon is the founding editor of Games magazine, editor of the New York Times "Playspace" puzzle column, and co-author with David Gamon of "Building Mental Muscle" and "How Sharp is Your Pencil?"

ADDITIONAL TITLES BY THE AUTHORS
Building Mental Musle
Building Left Brain Power
Right Brain Teasers
How Sharp is Your Pencil

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Brainwaves Books (August 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 091641065X
• ISBN-13: 978-0916410650
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.4 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,145,312 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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33 of 42 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good companion to "The Sharper Mind", August 22, 2002

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This review is from: Exercises for the Whole Brain: Neuron-Builders to Stimulate and Entertain Your Visual, Math and Executive-Planning Skills (Paperback)

The "game" format makes this book very user-friendly and not threatening. The Sharper Mind had a similar approach was was more practical in its approach to everyday situations: remembering names, dates, etc.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars NOT a whole-brain book, this is a visual puzzle and logic puzzle book, January 17, 2012

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This review is from: Exercises for the Whole Brain: Neuron-Builders to Stimulate and Entertain Your Visual, Math and Executive-Planning Skills (Brain Waves Books) (Brain Waves Books) (Paperback)

Review of 1999 edition.

If you want a beautifully produced book of VISUAL PUZZLES and BRAIN TWISTERS, here it is. Could also be useful as an intro to LSAT logic puzzles. Even the very first puzzle will take anyone a while to sort thru.

If you want a book on exercises to increase your ability to use all four quadrants of your cortex, this is NOT any such book and makes no pretense to be.