This text is an abridged version of Change Your Brain, Change Your Life.The author of the book is Daniel J. Amen, M.D., a neuroscientist and neuropsychiatrist. He is the owner and chief physician of a network of prestigious psychiatric clinics in the United States. In 2012, The Washington Post Magazine honored Amen as "America's Most Popular Psychiatrist." Through numerous studies, he found that our thoughts affect the physiology of our brain, which, in turn, can significantly change our lives. About what mysteries our brain hides, how it affects our behavior, abilities, habits and desires, the author shares with us in his book.Daniel J. Amen, first of all, a medical practitioner, an expert a diagnostician specializing in brain imaging using single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT). This method allows you to measure cerebral circulation and the level of metabolic activity of the brain. When this activity differs from normal, we can say that there is some kind of pathology in the psyche and behavior of a person. In the same way, deviations in human behavior indicate the malfunctioning of any part of the brain.The book gives an idea of the SPECT research methodology not in the form of dry theory, replete with complex technical terminology, incomprehensible to a simple reader, but in the form of practical examples, situations from the life of specific people. In addition, it tells vividly and interestingly about how the brain works, what happens when something is disturbed in it, and how to get it working normally.The content of the book is a story about the work of the five main brain regions: deep limbic system, basal ganglia, prefrontal cortex, cingulate system, and temporal lobes. Note that this is not the entire brain, but the largest in size and significance of the brain area. They are closely related. The defeat of one system, as a rule, entails negative changes in others. Knowing how each system works allows you to optimize its performance. For this purpose, at the end of the chapter on each brain system, the author provides tests to check the functioning of the brain, gives recommendations on drugs, advice on self-treatment using aromatherapy, self-hypnosis, thought control, physical activity.We remind you that this text – summary of the book