英語書籍:BOOST YOUR BRAIN(簡介)ZT
In "Boost Your Brain," Majid Fotuhi, M.D., Ph.D., guides
you through the innovative brain fitness program that he
has developed for his patients at the Brain Center, an
institute dedicated to helping people quickly sharpen
their brain performance. You start the program with an
assessment of your current brain health and then are given
specific brain-fit strategies proven to promote brain
acuity and longevity, detailing the latest scientific
evidence behind each. Concrete advice is given on how to
spur new cell growth, which foods help to build new
synapses, what creates brain reserve, and more. Dr. Fotuhi
also highlights key behaviors to avoid--explaining, for
example, how one common sleep disorder can shrink your
brain's memory and attention centers by as much as 18
percent!
Dr. Fotuhi brings together the latest brain science
discoveries about neuroplasticity, which show not only
that the size of the brain can be increased within a
matter of weeks--resulting in better focus, memory, and
creativity--but that the increase can be scientifically
measured. "Boost Your Brain" is the only book that uses
groundbreaking advances in neuroscience to present a clear
explanation and prescriptive plan for how to access the
benefits of significantly enhanced brain performance--at
any age.
_________________________________________________________________
BOOST YOUR BRAIN by Majid Fotuhi, M.D., Ph.D. (ZT)
PART I
THE POWER WITHIN YOU
INTRODUCTION
YOUR BIGGER, BETTER BRAIN IS WITHIN REACH
You've just walked into a meeting and you're confronted with a
familiar face. You've met him at least a half dozen times, chatted
with him about the weather, the annual summer picnic, and your
company's latest sales figures. You're about to say hello when, with
a sinking feeling, you realize you have no idea what his name is. Or
rather, you know it. You know you know it. But as you walk toward
him with a rising sense of panic, your brain stubbornly refuses to
deliver the goods. Jeff? Jim? Jordan? You think to yourself, not for
the first time, "Why can't I just remember?"
If it were just this flub with Jeff or Jim or Jordan (whose real
name, you later discover, is Barry), you wouldn't be concerned. But
it's not. For longer than you can remember (no pun intended) you've
been feeling forgetful, a little slow on the uptake, slightly short
on creativity. It's annoying--even frightening. You joke about your
shredded memory or blame the latest lapse on the all-nighter you
pulled last week, but sometimes you wonder, "Will I always struggle
like this?"
If it offers any comfort, you should know that you are by no means
alone in your worries. Most people feel their brains aren't
functioning as well as they used to, or as well as they should. And
they're right. In part, that's thanks to a basic biological reality:
the human brain shrinks with age. Over time, brain cells known as
neurons shrink or die. The contacts--or synapses--between neurons
are lost, the communication highways that crisscross the brain
deteriorate, and blood vessels wither. This happens first at the
microscopic level and then, eventually, to such a degree that it can
be seen on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with the naked eye. Such
brain shrinkage is so commonplace that I, and most
neuroradiologists, can ballpark a person's age simply by looking at
his or her MRI.
As you can probably guess, such shrinkage comes with a cost, as
numerous experts, including myself, have outlined in a host of
scientific journals: a smaller brain means poorer cognitive
performance. Shrinkage in the front of the brain makes us less
focused and slower in solving complicated puzzles, making decisions,
or planning for the future. (Later in life, it even slows the pace
of our talking, walking, and making simple calculations.) Shrinkage
in the memory areas of the brain makes it more difficult for us to
recall names, phone numbers, or directions.
What's not so obvious is that brain shrinkage isn't just a worry for
late life. The earliest footprints of atrophy in the brain begin to
accrue as early as our forties, around the same time many people
begin to feel they're not as mentally sharp as they once were.
There's an even more striking reality: no matter what their age, the
vast majority of people aren't functioning at their full potential.
Not even close. They may be operating on six cylinders in their
midtwenties, or four cylinders in their seventies, but what they
don't realize is that, at any age, they could be functioning at a
markedly higher level--powering through life on eight cylinders.
They place too much blame for their lapses on their hectic lives or
their age and rarely even attempt to fully tap into their brains'
power. Anybody can learn a language in their fifties if they have
to, for example. But most decline to even try. "I'm too old to learn
that," they'll complain. But the fact is, they "could" learn a new
language, if they had enough of an incentive. Imagine what would
happen if they were offered a $10 million prize for learning to
speak Italian. I assure you most would be speaking fluently in mere
months.
This isn't just a matter of willpower either. The amazing truth--one
that the field of neuroscience has begun to clearly understand only
in recent years--is that parts of the human brain, especially those
parts important for memory, attention, and problem solving, have
innate plasticity: the ability to change. Just as they can shrink,
they can also "grow," getting thicker, denser, and larger. The
result is what I call "enhanced brain performance," a brain that
functions at its highest level.
The process of growing these parts of the brain is akin to upgrading
a battered six-cylinder engine to a gleaming eight-cylinder. And
here's the kicker: parts of the additional cylinders we need are
delivered to all of us every day but are ignored. Not just by some
people but by most. They know that eating certain foods or
exercising can help their six-cylinder engines run more smoothly,
but they have no idea that with a concerted effort they could
actually grow their brains. And they don't know that those two extra
cylinders hold the key to reclaiming clarity and creativity and
boosting memory--for life.
If that's news to you too, don't feel bad. This is cutting-edge
science, new to many even in the field of neurology. My own
understanding of this incredible reality has come after thirty years
of studying and publishing scientific research, teaching at Johns
Hopkins University and Harvard Medical School, and putting into
practice the latest discoveries in neuroscience.
It was, in fact, my scholarly research into the topic that inspired
me to write this book. As I pored over hundreds of scientific
studies, I was struck by an undeniable truth: not only can the brain
grow, at any age, it can do so within mere weeks or months, rather
than years or decades. Excited about what I'd learned, and eager to
share it, I began to put together the outline of this book.
In "Boost Your Brain," Majid Fotuhi, M.D., Ph.D., guides
you through the innovative brain fitness program that he
has developed for his patients at the Brain Center, an
institute dedicated to helping people quickly sharpen
their brain performance. You start the program with an
assessment of your current brain health and then are given
specific brain-fit strategies proven to promote brain
acuity and longevity, detailing the latest scientific
evidence behind each. Concrete advice is given on how to
spur new cell growth, which foods help to build new
synapses, what creates brain reserve, and more. Dr. Fotuhi
also highlights key behaviors to avoid--explaining, for
example, how one common sleep disorder can shrink your
brain's memory and attention centers by as much as 18
percent!
Dr. Fotuhi brings together the latest brain science
discoveries about neuroplasticity, which show not only
that the size of the brain can be increased within a
matter of weeks--resulting in better focus, memory, and
creativity--but that the increase can be scientifically
measured. "Boost Your Brain" is the only book that uses
groundbreaking advances in neuroscience to present a clear
explanation and prescriptive plan for how to access the
benefits of significantly enhanced brain performance--at
any age.
_________________________________________________________________
BOOST YOUR BRAIN by Majid Fotuhi, M.D., Ph.D. (ZT)
PART I
THE POWER WITHIN YOU
INTRODUCTION
YOUR BIGGER, BETTER BRAIN IS WITHIN REACH
You've just walked into a meeting and you're confronted with a
familiar face. You've met him at least a half dozen times, chatted
with him about the weather, the annual summer picnic, and your
company's latest sales figures. You're about to say hello when, with
a sinking feeling, you realize you have no idea what his name is. Or
rather, you know it. You know you know it. But as you walk toward
him with a rising sense of panic, your brain stubbornly refuses to
deliver the goods. Jeff? Jim? Jordan? You think to yourself, not for
the first time, "Why can't I just remember?"
If it were just this flub with Jeff or Jim or Jordan (whose real
name, you later discover, is Barry), you wouldn't be concerned. But
it's not. For longer than you can remember (no pun intended) you've
been feeling forgetful, a little slow on the uptake, slightly short
on creativity. It's annoying--even frightening. You joke about your
shredded memory or blame the latest lapse on the all-nighter you
pulled last week, but sometimes you wonder, "Will I always struggle
like this?"
If it offers any comfort, you should know that you are by no means
alone in your worries. Most people feel their brains aren't
functioning as well as they used to, or as well as they should. And
they're right. In part, that's thanks to a basic biological reality:
the human brain shrinks with age. Over time, brain cells known as
neurons shrink or die. The contacts--or synapses--between neurons
are lost, the communication highways that crisscross the brain
deteriorate, and blood vessels wither. This happens first at the
microscopic level and then, eventually, to such a degree that it can
be seen on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with the naked eye. Such
brain shrinkage is so commonplace that I, and most
neuroradiologists, can ballpark a person's age simply by looking at
his or her MRI.
As you can probably guess, such shrinkage comes with a cost, as
numerous experts, including myself, have outlined in a host of
scientific journals: a smaller brain means poorer cognitive
performance. Shrinkage in the front of the brain makes us less
focused and slower in solving complicated puzzles, making decisions,
or planning for the future. (Later in life, it even slows the pace
of our talking, walking, and making simple calculations.) Shrinkage
in the memory areas of the brain makes it more difficult for us to
recall names, phone numbers, or directions.
What's not so obvious is that brain shrinkage isn't just a worry for
late life. The earliest footprints of atrophy in the brain begin to
accrue as early as our forties, around the same time many people
begin to feel they're not as mentally sharp as they once were.
There's an even more striking reality: no matter what their age, the
vast majority of people aren't functioning at their full potential.
Not even close. They may be operating on six cylinders in their
midtwenties, or four cylinders in their seventies, but what they
don't realize is that, at any age, they could be functioning at a
markedly higher level--powering through life on eight cylinders.
They place too much blame for their lapses on their hectic lives or
their age and rarely even attempt to fully tap into their brains'
power. Anybody can learn a language in their fifties if they have
to, for example. But most decline to even try. "I'm too old to learn
that," they'll complain. But the fact is, they "could" learn a new
language, if they had enough of an incentive. Imagine what would
happen if they were offered a $10 million prize for learning to
speak Italian. I assure you most would be speaking fluently in mere
months.
This isn't just a matter of willpower either. The amazing truth--one
that the field of neuroscience has begun to clearly understand only
in recent years--is that parts of the human brain, especially those
parts important for memory, attention, and problem solving, have
innate plasticity: the ability to change. Just as they can shrink,
they can also "grow," getting thicker, denser, and larger. The
result is what I call "enhanced brain performance," a brain that
functions at its highest level.
The process of growing these parts of the brain is akin to upgrading
a battered six-cylinder engine to a gleaming eight-cylinder. And
here's the kicker: parts of the additional cylinders we need are
delivered to all of us every day but are ignored. Not just by some
people but by most. They know that eating certain foods or
exercising can help their six-cylinder engines run more smoothly,
but they have no idea that with a concerted effort they could
actually grow their brains. And they don't know that those two extra
cylinders hold the key to reclaiming clarity and creativity and
boosting memory--for life.
If that's news to you too, don't feel bad. This is cutting-edge
science, new to many even in the field of neurology. My own
understanding of this incredible reality has come after thirty years
of studying and publishing scientific research, teaching at Johns
Hopkins University and Harvard Medical School, and putting into
practice the latest discoveries in neuroscience.
It was, in fact, my scholarly research into the topic that inspired
me to write this book. As I pored over hundreds of scientific
studies, I was struck by an undeniable truth: not only can the brain
grow, at any age, it can do so within mere weeks or months, rather
than years or decades. Excited about what I'd learned, and eager to
share it, I began to put together the outline of this book.
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