Best books to train your brain

It is neither. The book is set against the backdrop of discussions with the Dalai Lama, who also provides a brief foreword. Long derided by scientists, this belief now has growing support from neuroscience research. Begley covers a lot of ground, citing a variety of animal and human research that has revolutionized the way we think about neuroplasticity and neurogenesis. In particular, she describes multiple studies that demonstrated how the brain rewires itself after a physical change, like the loss of a limb or a sense. One study by Edward Taub looked at the brain organization of string musicians, whose left hand fingertips the ones used for fingering the strings are exquisitely sensitive. These musicians showed far more cortical space devoted to the registering feelings from the fingers of their left hand than those of their right hand — clear evidence of the brain being altered by training and practice.