Brain Brawn

August, 1999

If you're like a lot of men, you do what you can to stay in decent physical shape, but feel powerless when it comes to improving your mental fitness. Either your synapses are firing, or they're not. Here's some news: Mental health experts believe you have a lot more control over your gray matter than you think. "We used to assume that the brain was hardwired, like a computer, and that over time it would deteriorate," says Dr. Robert Goldman, author of Brain Fitness: Anti-Aging Strategi...