John Layfield Quotes

The brain is a muscle, and I'm a kind of body-builder.

People talk about the brain weakening as it ages. Mine feels stronger.

The brain is muscle. If you don't exercise it, it will get slow.

Like our physical bodies, our memory becomes out of shape. As children, we are constantly learning new experiences, but by the time we reach our 20s, we start to lead a more sedentary life both mentally and physically. Our lives become routine, and we stop challenging our brains, and our memory starts to suffer.

The brain is a wonderful organ; it starts working the moment you get up in the morning and does not stop until you get into the office.

Just as physical exercise is a well-known and well-accepted means to improve health for anyone, regardless of age or background, so can the brain be put 'into shape' for optimal learning.

If you do not use a muscle or any part of the body, it tends to become atrophic. So is the case with the brain. The more you use it, the better it becomes.

People always complain about their memories, never about their minds.

I like to remember phone numbers because it keeps your brain active. If you don't use it, you lose it.

I suspect that pleasure is mainly used to turn off parts of the brain so you can keep fresh the memories of things you're trying to learn. It protects the short-term memory buffers. That's one theory of pleasure.

My brain- the older I get, it holds even less. There's not the capacity I would wish there to be.

My memory seems to be holding on quite well. There is no reason why it shouldn't if you keep training it.

People's brains work differently. The brain is like a muscle and you have to train it, keep it active, keep active in races. I notice if I haven't raced for a while. It's hard to see things clearly so you have to relearn that.

Studies of social games, puzzle games, and brain-training games have shown they have little effect on the brain despite often being marketed as improving memory and reaction speeds.

Walking is the only way proven to stave off cognitive decline - it works.

I have an old brain but a terrific memory.

For all aspects of memory, keep yourself physically fit. My catchphrase is, 'Healthy mind, healthy body, healthy body, healthy mind.' Your memory needs oxygen as fuel, so why not feed it often?

About the only thing that I have - or had, because it's failing me lately - is my memory. I had a really good memory. I was always terribly protective of that fact.

I believe that if your brain has to get to grips with complicated words, then you won't get Alzheimer's. I'm sure it's not true, but I do believe it.

Blueberries, strawberries, raspberries and other varieties have anthocyanins that can help reverse some loss of balance and memory associated with aging.

There are a lot of times when I walk into a room and forget why I walked in there. I'm going through some studies right now, and I am going to do a brain scan.

I've always been fascinated by intelligence and how our brains work, and how they can be improved.

I don't know why my brain has kept all the words to the Gilligan's Island theme song and has deleted everything about triangles.

When scientists get old, they get interested in the brain, and I'm a little bit afraid I'm falling into that.

Old minds are like old horses; you must exercise them if you wish to keep them in working order.