Author: DynamicBrain Inc.
Publication: Monthly Newsletter
Published Date: January 29, 2013

Did you know that learning to tango improves cognition, balance, and multi-tasking? The complex series of dance steps, rhythm, and coordination with a partner work many brain areas simultaneously, and the benefits translate to activities off the dance floor. So it's fun to do, good for your body and good for your brain! A great all-in-one activity to consider for 2013.

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Kind Regards, Frieda Fanni DynamicBrain Inc. President

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Book of the Month, Recommended by Dr. Michael Merzenich
Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness (2012)
Susannah Cahalan

Recent college graduate Susannah Cahalan was on the brink of starting her adult life as a reporter-until one day, she woke up in a hospital room after a month-long stay, with no memory of what had happened or why she was there. As she slid deeper into madness and catatonia, doctors failed to find a diagnosis until neurologist Souhel Najjar figured out the medical mystery and saved her life and her mind. Brain on Fire is a compelling, sometimes heart-stopping read from a promising young author.

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