This book utilizes "new" breakthroughs in neuroscience to develop training programs that can improve your mental performance. I put new in quotes because this book came out over a decade ago. While the book is not bad, it isn't exactly great either. My biggest issue is just that I have read all the research before or at least the popular treatments of the research. My other issue with the book is that it is one that you are supposed to write in. This wouldn't be bad if it were my own book, but I got this one from the library and not everyone is as considerate as I am. So someone wrote in this book and it was really quite annoying. My only solace is that they didn't circle the answers to trivia and things.

Brainfit is packed with little anecdotes and bits of trivia intended to help your brain health. There isn't really much there that I haven't already read or heard of before. If you are new to neuroscience or are getting on in years and wish to stave off dementia or some other disease, this book certainly won't hurt. ( )