Keep Your Brain Alive 激活你的大脑

　　No more punch lines that just slipped away. No more names onthe tip of your tongue. No more senior moments Drawing oncutting-edge neurological research, how to keep your brain alive:83 neurobic exercises brings help to everyone whose memory isstarting to slip. Devised by Dr. Lawrence Katz, a professor ofneurobiology at Duke University Medical Center, and Manning Rubin,author of "60 Ways to Relieve Stress in 60 Seconds," here is aregimen of mental cross-training that can be done anywhere, byanyone, at any time of day. The premise is simple: When youexercise the brain, you release natural growth factors calledneurotrophins, which in turn enhance the brain's level of fitness.And nothing so easily stimulates the brain as breaking routines andusing the five senses in new and unexpected ways. So if you'reright-handed, wake up tomorrow and brush your teeth with your lefthand. Or close your eyes before you get into the car and then getthe key into the ignition. Every time you open a new circuit inyour brain, it's like doing a round of mental sit-ups, without thepain. 68,000 copies in print.