Tom Brady uses brain exercises designed for people with brain impairments to improve his function and it blew away the scientists who created them

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  Tom Brady does brain exercises that are meant to help
  people with brain conditions.
  


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  Brady believes that he has seen an improvement in his
  brain function and that it can be treated like physical
  training.
  


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  Brady has revealed before that he does brain exercises
  to stay sharp and to relax after games.
  

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At age 40, Tom Brady looks for any competitive edge he can get.

In his book, "The TB12 Method," Brady outlined his extensive
beliefs in pliability, flexibility, and diet to prolong his
career.

According to ESPN's Tom Junod and Seth Wickersham, Brady also
uses brain exercises to improve his cognitive function to stay
sharp on and off the field.

According to ESPN, the makers of the product, Brain HQ,
were surprised when they received a call from Brady's
business partner, Alex Guerrero, who called them because Brady
wanted to meet them. They were additionally surprised because
Brady was using the product, which is meant to help people with
brain conditions, from memory loss to cognitive damage, not
people with healthy brains.

Henry Mahncke, the CEO of Posit Science, which
makes Brain HQ, recalled meeting Brady and his team:

"The first thing that was pretty wild was that they had a
personal team of neuroscientists. And we're like, 'This is the
kind of thing you can do when you're the greatest quarterback of
all time.' But what he told us was pretty striking. He said, 'I'm
at the point where I want to be the best in every possible way. I
came across the exercises in "Popular Science", and I can
already see the difference in my brain function. This kind of
brain training is like physical conditioning. It can help
anyone.'

"That's just not how we thought of brain training before. If you
have bad cognitive function, we can help you. But Tom was using
the same exercises that people in much worse condition use."

Brady
has revealed before that he does brain exercises, which were
meant to both sharpen his mind and help him relax after games. He
believed the brain exercises helped him wake up early without an
alarm and would help him recover quicker if he ever sustained a
concussion.

According to ESPN, Manchke said Brady did not even discuss
concussions with him, only that he wanted to be sharper.

In his 18th season, Brady did not show signs of slowing down, a
testament to his rigid lifestyle. While his methods have been
questioned before, clearly something is working right for him.

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