10 science-backed steps to train your brain and unlock its full potential
Following the success of Surprise Your Mind, neuroscientist Ana Ibáñez returns with an accessible, practical guide that translates the latest discoveries in neuroscience into simple daily habits capable of reshaping the brain. Moving beyond theory, she shows that neuroplasticity is not a concept reserved for laboratories, but a natural capacity we can all cultivate to improve the way we think, feel, and live.
Organized around ten essential pillars of brain health, the book shows that lasting change begins with understanding ourselves. By learning how the brain shapes our thoughts, emotions, and behaviour, readers discover concrete ways
to reduce stress, anxiety, and negative thought patterns,improve concentration and sleep, and find the inner calm and confidence needed to break unhelpful habits and replace them with healthier ones.
Neuroscience for Real Life offers an evidence-based framework for training the brain. It combines the latest scientific research with an actionable framework that readers can immediately apply. The result is a practical toolkit for facing life's challenges with greater calm, resilience,and mental clarity, regardless of age or circumstances.
Science becomes truly transformative not when it changes how we think about the brain,but when it changes how we use it every day.
Ana Ibáñez does something surprisingly rare:
she makes neuroscience feel immediately useful
| Technical data | Publish date: 25 march 2026 ISBN: 978-84-08-31721-0 Pages: 400 Imprint: Editorial Planeta |
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