Table of Contents BONUS MATERIAL ONLINE Title Page Dedication brain rules Introduction exercise - Rule #1 survival of the fittest will you age like jim or like frank? an exercise in road-building we can make a comeback ideas survival - Rule #2 a handy trait new rules for survival jazzin on a riff standing tall meet your brain you scratch my back... feeling it wiring - Rule #3 fried eggs and blueberries swimming laps extreme makeover some assembly required the jennifer aniston neuron on the street where you live mapping the brain ideas attention - Rule #4 can i have your attention, please? red alert ideas short-term memory - Rule #5 memory and mumbo jumbo where memories go sliced and diced automatic or stick shift? cracking the code ideas long-term memory - Rule #6 consolidation retrieval mind the gap repetition memories on the move forgetting ideas sleep - Rule #7 you call this rest? lark or owl? napping in the free world go ahead, sleep on it sleep loss = brain drain ideas stress - Rule #8 terror and titillation flooding the system from sniffles to forgetfulness the villain, the hero a genetic buffer the tipping point stress in the home stress at work marriage intervention ideas sensory integration - Rule #9 saturday night fever how the senses integrate bottoms up, tops down survival by teamwork the learning link nosing it out ideas vision - Rule #10 a hollywood horde streams of consciousness camels and cops phantom of the ocular worth a thousand words a punch in the nose ideas gender - Rule #11 the x factor is bigger better? battle of the sexes nature or nurture? ideas exploration - Rule #12 breaking stuff tongue testing testing you, too monkey see, monkey do a lifetime journey from dinosaurs to atheism ideas the sense of wonder references Acknowledgments INDEX about the author brain rules for baby Also by John Medina Copyright Page BONUS MATERIAL ONLINE br in rules 45-minute Brain Rules film featuring John Medina Take a lively tour of the 12 original Brain Rules for home, work, and school—from “Exercise boosts brain power” to “Sleep well, think well.” br in rules for Videos guide you through parenting concepts John Medina hosts fun videos on speaking in parentese, the cookie experiment, dealing with temper tantrums, and more.