Brain Builders: Easy Exercises to Sharpen Your Mind

by Frank Minirth

Publisher:

Revell

, 2018

Brain Builders helps readers tap into more of their brain's potential through the mental exercise of vocabulary building and memorization. With the exercises in this book, readers can improve test scores, increase IQ, memorize more information, communicate more effectively, and excel in work and interactions with other people. The book also reveals eight time-proven memory techniques, encourages Scripture memorization, and offers insights into language that will open new doors for any reader.

From the Back Cover

Feel better, think better, and live better than ever before

Most of us use only a fraction of our overall brain potential. Now discover how you can tap into more. Brain Builders is full of time-proven techniques and exercises that will help you

· increase your IQ
· communicate more effectively
· improve test scores
· excel in the business world
· memorize more information
· prevent cognitive decline

You can have a brilliant mind no matter what your age. All your brain needs is a little exercise!

Frank Minirth, MD (1946-2015) was president of the Minirth Clinic (now Hope Speaks) in Richardson, Texas, and the coauthor of the bestselling Happiness Is a Choice. For more information, visit www.hopespeaks.com.

Contents

Top Highlights

“Neuroplasticity simply means that the brain is capable of being molded: it can change and develop more connections between its many nerve cells so that, to a degree, it can even develop more cells. Neurogenesis is a similar term; it means that the brain is capable of growth and development.” (source)

“One key to memorizing new words is review, review, review—until the word moves from the periphery of your mind to your list of active vocabulary. Although this technique has been much maligned, it is the strongest with regard to word memorization, especially when combined with the other tips in this chapter. I suggest memorizing a set of twenty words and then reviewing that list daily for a week, and then periodically for a year.” (source)

“In the 1990s research into neuroplasticity abounded. Studies revealed that adult mice living in ‘enriched’ environments involving mental challenges produced additional cells in the brain’s hippocampus. Also, researchers with monkeys and then with humans demonstrated that ‘enriched’ environments increased brain cells. This indicated neuroplasticity. Furthermore, researchers proved that intellectual abilities are modifiable.” (source)

“When you direct the brain to do a task, it releases powerful chemicals in the direction requested.” (source)

“By correlation and extension, brain synapses and cells can be developed through word memorization; so can a photographic memory to a degree. As you memorize the following words, labor on picturing the first few words of each list in your mind. Just as muscles can be developed, so can brain connections, cells, and photographic ability.” (source)

Product Details

• Title : Brain Builders: Easy Exercises to Sharpen Your Mind
• Author: Minirth, Frank MD
• Publisher: Revell
• Publication Date: 2018
• ISBN: 9781493413850

About Frank Minirth

Frank B. Minirth, Ph. D., M. D., is a diplomat of both the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology and the American Board of Forensic Medicine. He holds doctoral degrees in both theology and medicine. Dr. Minirth has been in private practice in the Dallas area since 1975. He has degrees from Arkansas State University, Arkansas School of Medicine, and Dallas Theological Seminary. He is president of the Minirth Clinic, P.A., in Richardson, Texas, and consultant to the Minirth Christian Program at Green Oaks Behavior Healthcare Services. He is also Adjunct Professor in the Pastoral Ministries and Counseling Department at Dallas Theological Seminary. Dr. Minirth is heard nationally on radio and television, and he has authored or co-authored approximately sixty books, including the best-sellers Happiness Is a Choice, Love is a Choice, and Love Hunger.