Author: DynamicBrain Inc.
Publication: Monthly Newsletter
Published Date: August 31, 2013

We are thrilled to announce the opening of the first Brain Gym in Ottawa at the Olde Forge Community Resource Centre! For hands-on experience, please join us at our Official Launch and Open House at 2825 Dumaurier Avenue on September 19th @ 10:00 AM. This newest Brain Gym builds on the success of our first Brain Gym running at the Oakville Ontario Public Library since May 2013!

Interested in opening a Brain Gym in your city? Email Us.

Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions.

Enjoy your training!

Kind Regards, Frieda Fanni President DynamicBrain Inc. DynamicBrain Inc. is the Canadian partner of Posit Science Corporation.

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What if you had the power to change your brain for the better? In Soft-Wired, Dr. Michael Merzenich - co-founder of Posit Science (our partner) and a world authority on brain plasticity--explains how the brain rewires itself across the lifespan, and how you can take control of that process to improve your life. In addition to fascinating descriptions of how your brain has produced your unique memories, skills, quirks, and emotions, Soft-Wired offers sound advice for evaluating your brain and gives clear, specific, scientifically proven guidance for how to rejuvenate, remodel, and reshape your brain to improve it at any age.

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