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By JERRY GILL The word “calisthenics” derives from the Greek words for “good” and “strength.” As we begin another semester here at Pima Community College, I am hopeful that we will learn how to incorporate “calisthenics for the brain” into our understanding of what it means to study and learn. There was a time not too long ago when the experts agreed that the brain was simply a very complicated computer and would eventually be fully mapped and understood. That time is long gone today. We now know that the brain is an organ that adapts and grows in response to our experience. One way to focus this insight for our college learning experience is to think in terms of four major “calisthenics” we can engage in for the development of our cognitive abilities. A daily routine of these exerc...