Making A Good Brain Great

Other by Daniel G. Amen, M.D. Read by Marc Cashman

Released 2005

Tracklist

  • CD 1
  • 1
    Intro
    3:47
  • 2
    A Few Examples of People Who Can Benefit
    3:03
  • 3
    The Brain Is Involved in Everything You Do
    4:45
  • 4
    The Promise
    3:28
  • 5
    Part 1 - 9 Brain Centered Principles to Change Your Life
    3:18
  • 6
    Lets Take 4 Common Examples of Behavior
    3:07
  • 7
    Our Species Has Many Varied Ways to Hook Up
    3:37
  • 8
    2 - When Your Brain Works Right You Work Right
    3:27
  • 9
    The Images We Use Are All 3D Brain Images
    3:30
  • 10
    Anna Had Been Married for 58 Years
    3:22
  • 11
    Back to the Difference Between Will Driven and Brain Driven Behavior
    3:11
  • 12
    Why Is This Concept of Will Driven Vs. Brain Driven Behavior So Disturbing
    3:55
  • 13
    I Was Recently Asked to Be an Expert Witness in a Criminal Case
    3:24
  • 14
    The Prosecutor Objected to My Answer
    2:07
  • 15
    3 - Your Brain Is the Most Complicated Organ in the Universe
    3:48
  • 16
    Brain Development Is a Fascinating Construction Tale
    3:31
  • 17
    The Knowledge That Brain Development Continues Into Early Adulthood Is Critical to Disseminate
    3:22
  • 18
    4 - Your Brain Is Very Soft, Housed in a Very Hard Skull. Injuries Can Change Your Life
    3:29
  • 19
    Your Brain Lives in a Closed Space
    3:16
  • 20
    I Was Riding My Motorcycle Around a Lake
    3:30
  • 21
    Older People, Who May Be Unsteady on Their Feet, Are Especially Prone to Falls
    2:29
  • CD 2
  • 1
    As a Society We Need to Seriously Rethink What We Allow Our Children to Do
    4:40
  • 2
    5 - Know and Heal the Brain Systems That Run Your Life
    3:24
  • 3
    Making a Good Brain Great Quiz Questions 1-39
    3:59
  • 4
    Making a Good Brain Great Quiz Questions 40-60 & Answer Key
    3:18
  • 5
    Pay Particular Attention to the Systems for Which You Answered 3-4
    3:16
  • 6
    The PFC Is Often Called the Executive Part of the Brain
    3:22
  • 7
    Diagnostic Problems Associated With High PFC Activity
    3:42
  • 8
    One Patient Who Had ACG Problems
    3:24
  • 9
    ACG Medications If Appropriate
    4:09
  • 10
    Diagnostic Problems Associated With Excessive DLS Activity
    3:19
  • 11
    Basal Ganglia, BG, Summary. The Anxiety Center
    3:56
  • 12
    I Remember a Taxi Ride Last Year From Manhattan to JFK Like It Was Yesterday
    3:16
  • 13
    Diagnostic Problems Associated With Poor Tl Activity
    3:08
  • 14
    The Cerebellum Has Been Found to Be Low Activity in People (with)
    3:05
  • 15
    6 - One Size Does Not Fit Everyone.
    3:44
  • 16
    Principle 6 Confuses Some of Our Critics and Infuriates Others.
    4:08
  • 17
    Compounding the Problem Is the Fact That 85% of Psychiatric Medications Are Prescribed by Non Psychiatric Physicians
    3:48
  • 18
    When Will We Learn That People Are Different and Need Individualized Treatment Programs
    3:47
  • 19
    7 - How Do You Know Unless You Look New Knowledge From Imaging.
    3:31
  • 20
    At the Amen Clinics We Have Scanned Young Children
    4:01
  • CD 3
  • 1
    It Is Time to Work Toward Using Imaging on a Daily Basis
    4:27
  • 2
    Doctors Do Not Do, What They Are Not Trained to Do
    4:14
  • 3
    8 - Yes You Can Change Your Brain
    3:37
  • 4
    The Spect Scan Showed Severe Overall Increased Activity
    3:27
  • 5
    With My Colleagues, Karen Lansing, Chris Hanks, and Lisa Rudy.
    3:32
  • 6
    When Kathy Came to See Us.
    2:37
  • 7
    9 - The Myth of the Perfect Brain.
    3:33
  • 8
    I Was Saddened by the Suffering
    3:32
  • 9
    At the End of the Second Year of the Study.
    4:28
  • 10
    Part 2 - The Amen Clinic Program for Making a Good Brain Great. 10 - Protect Your Brain
    4:14
  • 11
    When It Comes to Sports. I Often Say
    3:03
  • 12
    Scans Show That the Deep Limbic System
    3:51
  • 13
    As Soon as I Started Performing SPECT Studies
    3:42
  • 14
    The Truth About Drinking
    4:08
  • 15
    Unfortunately Caffeine Is Not Much Better.
    3:24
  • 16
    As You Might Think, Having Your Body in a Constant State of Readiness
    3:44
  • 17
    Since Many People Have Trouble Judging Portion Sizes
    2:58
  • 18
    I Have Downed My Share of Diet Drinks in My Life.
    3:54
  • 19
    Sleep Is Involved in Rejuvenating the Brain.
    3:06
  • 20
    11 - Eat Right to Think Right. Food as Brain Medicine.
    3:26
  • 21
    When the Fast Food Restaurant Says "Do You Want to Go Large?" Say No.
    1:53
  • CD 4
  • 1
    Seven Simple Brain Promoting Nutritional Tips.
    4:48
  • 2
    3 - Fish, Fish Oil, Good Fats, and Bad Fats.
    3:42
  • 3
    Five Reasons to Buy Wild Salmon.
    3:13
  • 4
    Given the Recent Data on the Healthful Effects of Eating
    3:59
  • 5
    The Polyunsaturated Fats Found in Salmon and Mackerel.
    3:17
  • 6
    Good Fats Vs Bad Fats.
    3:31
  • 7
    In Addition the Rats Receiving These Antioxidant Enriched Diets.
    3:44
  • 8
    In 2000 I Did a Study With 5 A.D.D. College Students, Including My Own Son.
    3:08
  • 9
    To Stick With a Brain Healthy Calorie Restricted Nutritional Plan
    3:40
  • 10
    15 - Red or Yellow Peppers.
    3:12
  • 11
    From the Barry Sears Website. Www.DrSears.Com You Can Create An
    3:30
  • 12
    If the Chicken or Turkey Is Not Precooked. Cook It First in a Separate Pan.
    3:12
  • 13
    Green and Wild. Three Ounces of Alaskan Wild Salmon. Lemon Pepper to Taste.
    4:15
  • 14
    Snack! Homemade Turkey Jerky. This Is My Personal Favorite
    4:41
  • 15
    12 - There Is No Constitutional Amendment That Children Have a Right to Junk Food.
    2:04
  • 16
    12 - Brain Workouts. Keeping the Brain Young Thru Mental Exercise.
    3:53
  • 17
    The Famous Nuns Study.
    4:25
  • 18
    Thirteen Practical Ways to Exercise Your Brain.
    3:21
  • 19
    Dr. R.J. Hancox and Colleagues From the Dept Of
    4:01
  • 20
    I Recently Had an Experience That Highlights How Important TV and Video Games Are
    3:54
  • CD 5
  • 1
    8 - Practice Does Not Make Perfect.
    4:10
  • 2
    Evaluating Similar Items.
    2:30
  • 3
    13 - Exercise for Your Brain.
    3:15
  • 4
    Lack of Exercise Negatively Affects Blood Supply in the Body.
    3:08
  • 5
    Reducing the Risk of Osteoporosis by Reducing Bone Loss.
    4:42
  • 6
    If You Are an American. You Still May Think That Calling Table Tennis a Sport Is Silly.
    4:58
  • 7
    14 - Coordinate Your Brain.
    3:20
  • 8
    Poor Planning Skills. Absence of Clear Goals or Forward Thinking.
    3:16
  • 9
    Juggling May Be a Particularly Good Exercise for the Brain.
    3:40
  • 10
    In the 1970's It Was Already Established That Certain Development Movements
    4:31
  • 11
    15 - Brain Sex. Making Love Is Good for Your Brain.
    4:13
  • 12
    Hormones and the Brain. How the Brain Becomes Male or Female.
    3:23
  • 13
    Balanced Testosterone for Brain Health.
    3:20
  • 14
    Sparking Attraction.
    3:28
  • 15
    Donuts, Licorice, and Cinnamon Were Also at the Top of the List.
    3:20
  • 16
    To Be Together or Not to Be Together.
    3:14
  • 17
    In Addition to Testosterone, Another Clue About Commitment Comes From
    3:29
  • 18
    Why She Cry's Out "Oh God!" When She's Having an Orgasm.
    3:56
  • 19
    Make Sure Your Brain Works Right.
    4:19
  • 20
    16 - Improving Reality. The Brain's Role in Perception.
    3:14
  • CD 6
  • 1
    Other People or Events. A. Cannot Make Us Do Anything.
    3:29
  • 2
    Just as the Brain Can Distort Reality. It Can Also Improve It.
    3:03
  • 3
    A Number of Studies Have Found That Patients With Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
    3:45
  • 4
    Every Time You Have a Thought. Your Brain Releases Chemicals.
    3:09
  • 5
    Although Placebos Are Pharmacologicaly Inert
    3:03
  • 6
    Next to Each Subheading Succinctly Write Down Whats Important to You
    4:29
  • 7
    17 - Serenade the Brain. Musical Interventions.
    3:28
  • 8
    I Have a Lebanese Heritage. But Was Born in the United States.
    3:38
  • 9
    Preschool and Kindergarten Teachers Use Singing to Enhance Learning.
    3:59
  • 10
    If You Always Wanted to Learn a Musical Instrument. Now Is the Time.
    3:38
  • 11
    Collage Age Musicians Are Emotionally Healthier Than Their Non Musician Counterparts
    4:16
  • 12
    Can Music Help in Healing?
    4:10
  • 13
    18 - Soothing the Brain.Calming the Stress That Kills Cells.
    4:09
  • 14
    Calms Immune Response in Organ Transplantations.
    3:53
  • 15
    In the Last Decade. We've Become Aware of a Clear Association
    3:26
  • 16
    3 - Get Enough Sleep.
    3:59
  • 17
    Maintaining a Regular Prayer Life
    4:07
  • 18
    Here Are Instructions on How to Put Yourself Into a Self Hypnotic Trance
    3:27
  • 19
    It Is Not Very Expensive, About $160. And Comes With Everything You Need.
    3:41
  • 20
    One Person Was Able to Do This Quite Effectively.
    2:31
  • 21
    19 - Keeping the Brain Young. Preventing the Problems of Ageing.
    1:16
  • CD 7
  • 1
    In Order to Stay Healthy, the Brain Has to Repair Itself on an Constant Basis.
    4:11
  • 2
    Know and Reduce Your Risk for the Diseases of Brain Ageing.
    3:45
  • 3
    Genetic Risk Factors.
    3:35
  • 4
    I Have Made Several Posters.
    3:44
  • 5
    Cerebral Vascular Disease. Brain Blood Vessel Disease.
    3:31
  • 6
    They Studied Them at Baseline and Again 4 Years Later
    3:52
  • 7
    A Number of Studies That Attempted to Identify Risk Factors for Dementia.
    3:54
  • 8
    6 of 10 Studies Showed That Women Who Took Estrogen Have a Lower Risk For
    3:43
  • 9
    Testosterone Deficiency in Males.
    4:52
  • 10
    Sleep Apnea. Obstructive Sleep Apnea,
    2:39
  • 11
    20 - Supercharging Neurons. Brain Specific Supplements.
    4:29
  • 12
    One of the Major Issues of Concern Regarding Natural Products.
    3:59
  • 13
    Over 30 Studies Shows That ALC Slows or Prevents Age Related Decline In
    3:32
  • 14
    Becasue of Lack of Long Term Safety Data.
    3:23
  • 15
    COQ10 Delayed the Progression of PD Symptoms by 44%
    3:40
  • 16
    14 Subjects Received 9.6 Grams Daily of Fish Oil
    3:50
  • 17
    Coromega Is a High Quality Supplement. That Gives the Right Ratio Of
    4:11
  • 18
    Phosphatidylserine. Phosphatidylserine (PS) Is a Naturally Occurring Nutrient
    4:16
  • 19
    Pregnant Women and Nursing Mothers Should Avoid
    3:29
  • 20
    Similarly Good Results Were Found in Another Double Blind
    2:37
  • CD 8
  • 1
    B Vitamins. B Vitamins Play an Integral Role in the Functioning of the Nervous System
    3:52
  • 2
    Vitamin C Is Also a Highly Effective Antioxidant.
    3:10
  • 3
    Side Effects Are Rare.
    3:28
  • 4
    A Recent Study Published in the Annuals of Internal Medicine
    3:20
  • 5
    Major Sources of Vitamin E in the American Diet Include
    3:16
  • 6
    Healthy Brain Supplement Strategies Reviewed
    3:54
  • 7
    Supplement; Multiple Vitamin., Effect, Helps Balance Our Frequently Poor Diet.
    3:52
  • 8
    There Have Been a Number of Reported Cases of SAM-e Causing Manic Or
    4:07
  • 9
    5-HTP Is a Step Closer in the Serotonin Production Pathway
    3:50
  • 10
    Valerian. Many Patients Find Valerian to Be Remarkably Helpful
    2:34
  • 11
    21 - Getting More Help. Knowing When and How to Do It.
    3:17
  • 12
    What Should I Do When a Loved One Is in Denial About Needing Help?
    3:25
  • 13
    The Issue Is Generally Not One of Being Uncaring or Uninterested.
    4:17
  • 14
    Finding a Competent Professional Who Uses This New Brain Science Thinking.
    3:23
  • 15
    I Once Got a Phone Call From a Very Close Friend
    3:06
  • 16
    Mood Disorders. Depression
    3:43
  • 17
    Learned Helplessness. The Belief That No Matter What You Do Things Won't Change
    3:33
  • 18
    Periods of Grandiose Notions Ideas or Plans.
    3:10
  • 19
    Anticipation Anxiety, Is One of the Most Difficult Symptoms for People Who Have
    4:17
  • 20
    Agoraphobia Is a Very Frightening Illness Both to the Patient and His or Her Family
    3:33
  • 21
    Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.
    3:36
  • CD 9
  • 1
    Drug and Alcohol Abuse.
    3:38
  • 2
    11 - Shabby Appearance, Poor Hygiene, and Behavior and Social Adjustment
    3:21
  • 3
    3 - Alcoholism and Drug Addictions Occur in About 15 Million Americans.
    3:50
  • 4
    There May Also Be Frequent Impulsive Job Changes and Poor Financial Management
    3:17
  • 5
    22 - 15 Days to a Better Brain. Give Your Brain 1 Hour a Day Over 15 Days.
    4:09
  • 6
    Step 5 - Next Label the Journal Pages From 1 to 10.
    3:12
  • 7
    What I Ate Today.
    3:34
  • 8
    Day 5 - Feeding the Brain.
    3:33
  • 9
    Day 8 - A New Coordination Exercise.
    3:48
  • 10
    Day 12 - Physical Affection Day.
    4:50
  • 11
    Appendex - Why SPECT?
    4:17
  • 12
    D - Targeted Areas for Treatment.
    3:40
  • 13
    9 - A SPECT Scan Can Often Identify Specific Factors Contributing to Relapse
    3:25
  • 14
    What a SPECT Scan Cannot Provide
    4:08
  • 15
    Common Concerns
    3:38
  • 16
    Conclusion - At the Amen Clinics We Feel That Our Experience With More Than 30,000
    3:55
  • 17
    How Is the SPECT Procedure Done?
    2:27
  • 18
    Glossary
    3:47
  • 19
    Glossary Continued - Homocysteine
    4:59

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