Suzuki interweaves her personal story with groundbreaking research in the neurosciences, and offers practical, short exercises--4 minute Brain Hacks--to engage your mind and improve your memory, your ability to learn new skills, and function more efficiently
Marian Diamond Book order (chronological)
Marian C. Diamond, Ph.D., was a Professor of Anatomy at the University of California at Berkeley. Her research focused on the effects of environment and hormones on the forebrain, notably investigating structural changes in the cerebral cortex induced by an enriched environment and its lateralization as influenced by sex steroid hormones. Diamond's work illuminated the brain's plasticity and its capacity for response to external stimuli.
Magic Trees of the Mind
- 480 pages
- 17 hours of reading
Cutting edge scientific research has shown that exposure to the right kind of environment during the first years of life actually affects the physical structure of a child's brain, vastly increasing the number of neuron branches—the "magic trees of the mind"—that help us to learn, think, and remember. At each stage of development, the brain's ability to gain new skills and process information is refined.As a leading researcher at the University of California at Berkeley, Marion Diamond has been a pioneer in this field of research. Now, Diamond and award-winning science writer Janet Hopson present a comprehensive enrichment program designed to help parents prepare their children for a lifetime of learning.