Puzzle book provides the science behind the sudoku

A psychologist from the University of Sheffield has written a new brain training book designed to give the reader a thorough mental work out, whilst also answering the scientific questions about how brain training works. The Rough Guide Book of Brain Training which is written by Dr Tom Stafford, from the University of Sheffield´s Department of Psychology, and Dr Gareth Moore, a brain training and puzzle author, contains 100 days worth of puzzles designed to exercise our brains. Brain training is the new craze to improve the mind´s performance in a multitude of ways. This book, which is the first interactive Rough Guide, allows the reader to play along, providing puzzles to exercise their mind and discussing the scientific evidence behind the brain training headlines. There are 500 puzzles with favourites such as sudoku and kakuro, alongside many entirely new puzzle types. All the solutions are included and regular test pages allow the reader to chart their progress. In addition to the puzzles, the book explains recent scientific research into training grey matter, as well as providing a plethora of weird and wonderful facts.