"Mozart's Brain and the Fighter Pilot" by Richard Restak

Want to know why listening to Mozart could improve your brain? Check out “Mozart's Brain and the Fighter Pilot : Unleashing Your Brain's Potential” by Richard Rastak. The author, a successful neuropsychiatrist, demonstrates (among other things) an exceptional awareness of the intricacies of the human brain. Based on his knowledge and professional experience (which includes decades of successfully treating numerous patients), he’s come up with 28 suggestions that if followed can not only improve memory and mental alertness, but also expand cognition and prevent brain cell degradation (avoid dementia and Alzheimer’s disease - read the book!).

For those interested in a summary of these suggestions, take a look at the book’s ‘Table of Contents’ (this way you can pretty much get the feel of what’s examined in the work). However, the suggested mental exercises deserve a special consideration (and that’s why I advise you to check out the book). Additionally, the author presents valuable details about the capacity of the human brain and effectively links it with its evolutionary development (another reason why the book is worth exploring).

Finally, I tried a couple of the proposed exercises (they truly work!!!) and came up with some good results, which I’ve posted in my other Blog “What Is The Meaning Of Life?”. Dr. Rastak’s language is smooth and easy to comprehend, the examples are quite useful and so I highly recommend this book.

- by Simon Cleveland