Executive Brain Vitality

Executive Brain Vitality: Achieving Optimal Brain Health and Maintenance presents research on the effect of brain exercise as a preventative measure for neurodegenerative diseases and other conditions. This volume examines the neurological impact of such exercises from research to clinical application, offering up-to-date research and practical steps. The current book will be of interest to researchers in neurodegeneration and chronic disease as well as practitioners and clinicians interested in the preventative approach in medicine.

"...provides a guide on how to accomplish brain fitness by giving recommendations based on scientific findings,...[and] illustrates how sleep, exercise and diet affect our body on a molecular level using up to date sources. The purpose of this book is to provide a guide to brain health and to avoid neurodegenerative changes in the process,...meets this objective by giving clear recommendations and guidelines on how to improve brain health…. This book’s primary audience is people with a background in science,...would most benefit medical students and attendings, specifically those in the neurology and psych fields…. begins with five brain rules that provide a guide on how to improve brain health: physical exercise, sleep health, nutrition, cognitive exercises, and socialization…. The figures provided are clear and supplement the information,...[and] the appendix includes a summary checklist to help check the readers' brain health…. useful for those with a science or medical background."©Doody's Review Service, 2025, Kiran Iyer, MD (Thomas Jefferson University)