Summary of Wendy Suzuki & Billie Fitzpatrick's Healthy Brain, Happy Life

By IRB Media

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Book Preview:

#1 I had wanted to be a Broadway star, but I was expected to pursue a serious career. I was fascinated by the process of biological dissection, and I wanted to know what was inside a human body.

#2 I was a serious and dedicated student in high school, and I didn’t have the time or energy to be both a science geek and a Broadway fan. I was painfully shy, and never went on a date in high school.

#3 I was accepted to the University of California, Berkeley, and I was thrilled. I quickly packed my bags and was ready to start my new adventure. I fell in love with the campus and the town, and I knew that it was the right school for me.

#4 The brain is the most complex structure known to humankind. It is the structure that defines how we see, feel, taste, smell, and hear the world around us. It defines our personalities and allows us to go from crying to laughing in a blink of an eye.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: Jun 8, 2022
• ISBN: 9798822533844

IRB Media

With IRB books, you can get the key takeaways and analysis of a book in 15 minutes. We read every chapter, identify the key takeaways and analyze them for your convenience.

Book preview

Insights on Wendy Suzuki & Billie Fitzpatrick's Healthy Brain, Happy Life

Contents

Insights from Chapter 1

Insights from Chapter 2

Insights from Chapter 3

Insights from Chapter 4

Insights from Chapter 5

Insights from Chapter 6

Insights from Chapter 7

Insights from Chapter 8

Insights from Chapter 9

Insights from Chapter 10

Insights from Chapter 1

#1

I had wanted to be a Broadway star, but I was expected to pursue a serious career. I was fascinated by the process of biological dissection, and I wanted to know what was inside a human body.

#2

I was a serious and dedicated student in high school, and I didn’t have the time or energy to be both a science geek and a Broadway fan. I was painfully shy, and never went on a date in high school.

#3

I was accepted to the University of California, Berkeley, and I was thrilled. I quickly packed my bags and was ready to start my new adventure. I fell in love with the campus and the town, and I knew that it was the right school for me.

#4

The brain is the most complex structure known to humankind. It is the structure that defines how we see, feel, taste, smell, and hear the world around us. It defines our personalities and allows us to go from crying to laughing in a blink of an eye.

#5

The brain is made up of four main sections: the frontal lobe, the parietal lobe, the occipital lobe, and the temporal lobe. The prefrontal cortex is the seat of personality and integral to planning and attention, working memory, decision making, and managing social behavior.

#6

The brain has the ability to change and grow as a result of experience. Diamond explained that under certain conditions, human brains might be able to grow, adapt, or change.

#7

The brain is constantly responding to the way you interact with the world. The more diverse and complicated your interactions, the more neural connections your brain will make. The less enriched your environment and experience, the fewer neural connections your brain will make.

#8

Diamond was a professor who made anatomy interesting. She made everything personal and relevant, and she made the human body seem like a grand adventure.

#9

I learned a valuable lesson from Diamond that has served me well throughout my career: the best way to learn something deeply is to teach others about it. I use that principle to this day.

#10

There is evidence of brain plasticity in humans, and it has been studied in people who have learned a specific and extensive body of knowledge about their home turf. For example, London taxicab