The Playful Brain: The Surprising Science of How Puzzles Improve Your Mind

By Richard Restak, Scott Kim, M.D. Restak

Book Overview

This is your brain on puzzles.

Everyone knows that puzzles can improve your brain function. Now a leading neurosurgeon and a noted puzzle designer team up to reveal the fascinating science behind it. Packed with illuminating insights and dozens of puzzles, this is both a lively book of popular science and an engaging set of exercises in developing a wide array of thinking and memory skills.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1594485453
• ISBN13: 9781594485459
• Release Date: December 2011
• Publisher: Riverhead Books
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.71 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.9" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher