The neurosurgeon with designs on your brain

Dr Rahul Jandial is an international authority on the science of the brain. His new book, Life Lessons from a Brain Surgeon, provides fascinating insights into brain health, and accessible ways for healthy people to rewire their brains to work in a higher gear

Is brain training BS?

Plenty of news articles these days claim that brain training is junk science, so when the most popular commercial provider of online brain games, Lumosity, was fined $2 million by the Federal Trade Commission for making unsubstantiated claims, the media pounced.

But as a neurosurgeon and neuroscientist who has studied the scientific literature and seen the benefits of brain training on my own patients, I know that at least some ...