One of the questions I’ve been trying to answer on the subject of ‘my brain’ has been – can a brain get ‘better’?

I’m not really sure what I mean by ‘better’, but I have in mind something akin to a mussle becoming stronger.

Steve lent me a copy of Making a Good Brain Great by Daniel Amen. The title would suggest that he believes that a brain can be improved.

Having got to chapter 8 – ‘Yes, you can change your brain and change your life’ I’m starting to get the impression that Daniel believes that change is not only possible but also advantageous . The title of the chapter pretty much summarizes what it is saying.

Chapter 8 is only part way through the book and already I’ve picked up on things that I could make my brain better and that a number of things that I am doing are not good for my brain. One change has been to increase the amount of cardio-vascular exercise that I do. I’ve also switched to decaff as my primary coffee.

I can’t say that I’ve noticed any significant difference yet apart from sleeping better.

There’s a questionnaire at the beginning of the book which I only skimmed my way through, but having got this far I think I will get a couple of people to complete it for me and do it myself.

tags: brain, amen