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A User's Guide To The Brain by Dr. John J. Ratey (Paperback, 2003)

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The human brain is more complex than the world's most sophisticated computer, yet we spend half our lives cluttering it with faulty 'software' that drastically reduces its productivity. Part of the problem is that we have only just begun to understand how the brain works, and therefore how we have been abusing it.

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Bringing order and relevance to the cascade of recent brain findings, Dr John Ratey explains the brain's most important systems, the role they play in determining how we interact with the world and ways in which we can influence their operations for the better. Throughout, he illustrates his points with vivid and often surprising examples drawn from his own practice, research and everyday life. Ratey answers such compelling questions as: What does it mean to be linguistically ambidextrous How does a mother's cradling of her child on her left shoulder relate to the development of language skills Why does listening to music while doing homework improve accuracy Why do people like spicy foods He also analyses the ways in which things can go wrong, detailing causes and treatments for diseases such as autism, Parkinson's and Alzheimer's, as well as numerous neurological disorders. As Dr. Ratey demonstrates throughout the book, the brain is astonishingly flexible, able to be retrained and reprogrammed. Like a muscle, it responds to use, adapting to new demands and conditions, allowing, as the title of the book suggests, the guidance of the user.