Let’s Keep Your Brain Healthy with Games!

Brain function is maintained by using it – a lot!  Think of Brain Games as a physical workout for your brain.  Our brains are consistently getting stronger throughout our younger age and even when we are in our adult age.  This is called Brain Reserve. Our Brain Reserve can be kept strong by keeping it to learn more, try out some new activities, and even start new skills.

Keep your brain busy

Brain Exercise

One method to ensure that your brain’s neurons are strong is to encourage neuroplasticity.  It is the method that your brain can “rewire” itself by creating new connections. One study presents that cognitive stimulations can assist your brain to make its plasticity stronger. These new hobbies you try could keep your brain active, motivated, and inspired. Don’t forget, if we don’t use our brain enough, it will get bored!

  • Hobbies – A great support to maintain your brain and focus on some great things that you love.
  • Art – While participating in many different art forms, your brain gets some work.  Producing art can help your brain make spatial calculations and helps you to focus on details.
  • Chess – This and other similar games can really help your brain to strengthen.  Think of it as brain aerobics!
  • Puzzles & Crosswords – These fun Brain Games can help move your brain in a new direction, especially if you haven’t done many in the past.  A great way to keep your brain moving.
  • What other Brain Games can you think of??

Knowledge Helps – Don’t Stop Learning!

Learn More!

If you choose one of the Brain Games you haven’t done before, you will find that it can help you to keep your brain strong. Each Brain Game may be different, depending on your brains strengths and its challenges.  Pick out a challenge, learn about it, and go try it!  The challenge will have a high value for your brain.

With these big challenges, your the brain will be less likely to obtain any neurodegenerative diseases.  These activities and skills create knowledge and support your brain.  So help keep your brain to get larger and more knowledgeable.

Here is a way to help you think about what could help your brain – think that it will help you see what would intrigue you and what would bore you.

  • Get a piece of paper
  • Divide the paper in half lengthwise
  • In the left column, list five activities that you already like and do often. This will stand for the activities that are passive. Remember, your brain knows how to do these things, so they aren’t as brain challenging as they once were.
  • In the right column, list five activities that are new and potentially complicated.  It may be things that you have tried but have not done very often.  This stands for the things your brain has not completely connected with. They may seem too challenging for you.  These things can help your brain to create new connections throughout it!

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