Workout for a Balanced Brain

by Philip J. Carter and Kenneth A. Russell

Book Overview

A fun exercise regimen for the brain's weaker hemisphere-right or left. With quick-and-easy tests readers can discern how the brain works and where it needs improvement, and then build their own... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0762103310
• ISBN13: 9780762103317
• Release Date: October 2001
• Publisher: Reader's Digest Association
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 1.64 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 7.8" x 10.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

Great, but be prepared to put in a few hours!

This book is really good. It has explanations of the brain biases (left and right) and what they mean. Then it's divided into two sections - the first is full of tests to determine if you're left or right brained. The second is to help you strengthen the weaker side of your brain. One downside is that to work out your brain hemisphere, you have to finish all of the puzzles - and there are quite a few. If you took the maximum allocated time for each puzzle, you could be there for over 9 hours looking for patterns and the like! Once you've finally finished these tests, you may not feel like doing more of the same in the second section of the book! But then, at least it's comprehensive and thorough. I thought it was really interesting.

fantastic way to gauge your strengths and weaknesses

This book is fantastic way to gauge your mental strengths and weaknesses. The puzzles give you a very good idea of which brain hemisphere you utilize more often, then gives you puzzles designed to stimulate (and strengthen?) the hemisphere opposite the one you favor in everyday life.