Most of us have no idea what’s really going on inside our heads. Yet brain scientists have uncovered details every business leader, parent, and teacher should know-like the need for physical activity to get your brain working its best.

 How do we learn? What exactly do sleep and stress do to our brains? Why is multi-tasking a myth? Why is it so easy to forget-and so important to repeat new knowledge? Is it true that men and women have different brains?

 In Brain Rules, Dr. John Medina, a molecular biologist, shares his lifelong interest in how the brain sciences might influence the way we teach our children and the way we work. In each chapter, he describes a brain rule-what scientists know for sure about how our brains work-and then offers transformative ideas for our daily lives.

 Medina’s fascinating stories and infectious sense of humor breathe life into brain science. You’ll learn why Michael Jordan was no good at baseball. You’ll peer over a surgeon’s shoulder as he proves that most of us have a Jennifer Aniston neuron. You’ll meet a boy who has an amazing memory for music but can’t tie his own shoes.

 You will discover how:

 Every brain is wired differently
 Exercise improves cognition
 We are designed to never stop learning and exploring
 Memories are volatile
 Sleep is powerfully linked with the ability to learn
 Vision trumps all of the other senses
 Stress changes the way we learn
 In the end, you’ll understand how your brain really works?and how to get the most out of it.

survival
 The human brain evolved, too.
 exercise
 Exercise boosts brain power.
 sleep
 Sleep well, think well.
 stress
 Stressed brains don't learn the same way.
 wiring
 Every brain is wired differently.
 attention
 We don't pay attention to boring things.
 memory
 Repeat to remember.
 sensory integration
 Stimulate more of the senses.
 vision
 Vision trumps all other senses.
 music
 Study or listen to boost cognition.
 gender
 Male and female brains are different.
 exploration
 We are powerful and natural explorers.