LIFE LESSONS FROM A BRAIN SURGEON by DR Rahul Jandial

This book will take you through many interesting insights about the function of memory, creativity and language together with some advice on how to keep your brain healthy throughout your life.
There are plenty of real life stories in this book that show how having healthy eating habits, social engagements, staying active and committing to lifelong learning will tremendously improve your cognitive abilities.

“The reason why education pays off is because of something called cognitive reserve: people with extra brain power can afford to lose more before showing obvious signs of decline. That’s why two people who have brains that look exactly alike—with the same amount of shrinkage—can nevertheless show dramatic differences in how long they remain cognitively healthy. Those who put their brains to better use can withstand greater loss of brain matter.”