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Item Information       More Content     More by this author     Restak, Richard M., 1942-     Subjects     Brain.     Mental efficiency.     Brain -- Localization of functions.     Brain -- Metabolism.     Brain -- Physiology.     Neurophysiology.     Memory.     Cognition.     Attention -- Physiological aspects.     Senses and sensation.     Emotions and cognition.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Restak, Richard M., 1942-       by title:      Optimizing brain fit...       by call number:      DVD 612.82 R436o     Search the Web     Restak, Richard M., 1942-     Brain.     Mental efficiency.     Brain -- Localization of functions.     Brain -- Metabolism.     Brain -- Physiology.     Neurophysiology.     Memory.     Cognition.     Attention -- Physiological aspects.     Senses and sensation.     Emotions and cognition.       MARC Display

Optimizing brain fitness [videorecording (DVD)] / Richard Restak. by Restak, Richard M., 1942- Teaching Co., c2011. Call #: DVD 612.82 R436o Subjects Brain.   Mental efficiency.   Brain -- Localization of functions.   Brain -- Metabolism.   Brain -- Physiology.   Neurophysiology.   Memory.   Cognition.   Attention -- Physiological aspects.   Senses and sensation.   Emotions and cognition. Series Great courses (DVD). Better living. Health & wellness.   Great courses (DVD) ISBN:  9781598037333 (set) Alternate title:  Brain fitness [videorecording (DVD)] Great Courses. Optimizing brain fitness [videorecording (DVD)] Format:  [videorecording (DVD)] / Description:  2 videodiscs (ca. 6 hrs.) : digital sd., col. ; 12 cm. + 1 course guidebook (iv, 60 p. ; 19 cm.). Notes:  "12 lectures / 30 minutes per lecture"--Container. Book contains lecture transcripts and outlines, recipes, glossary, biographical notes, and bibliography. Home use only. Contents:  Disc 1. How your brain works -- How your brain changes -- Care and feeding of the brain -- Creativity and the playful brain -- Focusing your attention -- Enhancing your memory. Disc 2. Exercising your working memory -- Putting your senses to work -- Enlisting your emotinal memory -- Practicing for peak performance -- Taking advantage of technology -- Building your cognitive reserve. Performers:  Lecturer, Professor Richard Restak, The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences. Summary:  These 12 half-hour lectures show how you can increase the power of your brain through your own effort. In order to improve your brain, it's necessary to understand how it works. In this course you will learn how the brain is organized, how it develops, and how messages are transmitted through the brain's electrochemical pathways. Proper diet, exercise, and sleep are criticial for optimal brain functioning. By challenging your brain to learn new information throughout your life, you build up cognitive reserve. Genre:  Filmed lectures. Educational films. DVDs. Other authors:  Teaching Company. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information No Item Information

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