Exercises for the Brain and Memory : 70 Neurobic Exercises & FUN Puzzles to Increase Mental Fitness & Boost Your Brain Juice Today

Jason Scotts

Description

If you are interested in learning the best ways possible to improve mental health then you need a copy of "Exercises For The Brain & Memory : 70 Neurobic Exercises & Fun Puzzles To Increase Mental Fitness & Boost Your Brain Juice Today (Special 2 In 1 Edition)." This text is written in a fashion that is easy to understand and the author himself has used quite a number of the techniques outlined in the text to his own benefit. As more and more persons seek better ways to retain and improve their memory this text is well timed. It gives the reader the solutions that they need to get started on the path to having a fantastic memory. Just as the body needs physical exercises in order to function correctly, the brain needs to be exercised as well to prevent it from becoming sluggish. In addition, you've probably heard the saying that as you get older, you starting becoming more forgetful and your brain just doesn't function as well as it used to in your prime. Well, that eventuality can be slowed down in a fun way that most people enjoy which is figuring out or solving puzzles. ""Exercises For The Brain & Memory : 70 Neurobic Exercises & Fun Puzzles To Increase Mental Fitness & Boost Your Brain Juice Today (Special 2 In 1 Edition)" will help you improve your concentration and focus your mind. The mental exercises in this book will juice up your brain and not only are they exciting to do, but the mental stimulation can make you feel energized and ready to remember anything. If you are able, do one puzzle every other day or at least several times per week so that there's a consistency in doing these fun mental exercises. Before you know it, your mind will become more focused and your concentration will improve. You don't need to complete them in order; just flip through the pages and find one that you're in the mood to do on a particular day.

Sujets

• Brain Games
• Brain fitness
• Brain teaser
• Logic puzzle

Informations

• Publié par: Speedy Publishing LLC
• Date de parution: 16 décembre 2013
• Nombre de lectures: 15
• EAN13: 9781630223441
• Langue: English

Extrait

T ABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction
Chapter 1 - An Overview of Neurobics Exercises
Chapter 2 - The Benefits of Neurobic Exercises
Chapter 3 - How the Brain Processes Information
Chapter 4 - When to do Neurobic Exercises
What are Neurobic Exercises
Physical
Mental and Emotional
Sensational
Best Time for Regular Practice
Good Instances to use Neurobic Exercises
The Golden Years
Chapter 5 - How to Decide Which Neurobic Exercises Are Best
Chapter 6 - 24 New Things You Can Try as Neurobic Exercises
Chapter 7 - 24 Ways to Engage the Senses as a Form of Neurobic Exercise
Chapter 8 - 22 Ways to Combine Sensory Experiences as a Form of Neurobic Exercise
Chapter 9 - The Importance of Brain and Memory Games
Chapter 10 - Keeping the Mind Sharp 10 Speed Exercises
Chapter 11 - Brain and Memory Games 10 Numerical Exercises
Chapter 12 - Brain and Memory Games 10 Word Puzzles
Chapter 13 - Brain and Memory Games 10 Memory Puzzles
Braid
Solitaire
Crossword Puzzles
Sudoku
Portal and Portal 2
Angry Birds
Flashcards
Rubix Cube
Simon Says
Trivial Pursuit
Chapter 14 - Brain and Memory Games 10 Brain Teaser Puzzles
Chapter 15 - How to Develop Cognitive Skills How They Help In Brain Training
Conclusion
I NTRODUCTION
The biggest thing that sets human beings apart from the majority of the animal kingdom is the ability to use Higher order thinking skills (HOTS). HOTS, is a concept of education that is based on Bloom s Taxonomy. To make it simple, humans can make their brain perform optimally to remember things, understand concepts, apply knowledge, analyze situations, create ideas, and evaluate conclusions.
Human beings are capable of doing that because they are gifted with bigger and more powerful brains. Unlike with birds or other animals, the human brain works better and offers more functionality. However, it does not mean that it is always like that.

Truth be told, people have varying IQ levels. Genetics is not only the factor that plays a huge role on determining a person s ability to think. The other factor that affects the power of the brain is how people use them.
Brains are like blades. If you do not use it, it may not perform as well as it should. If you use it often, it will become sharper. A cognitively weak person will have a hard time solving problems, while another with a sharp brain will have an easy time finding solutions.
Did you know that intelligence and longevity are correlated According to epidemiological studies performed in Scotland, the higher the intelligence of a person, the longer he might live. One of the theorized explanations for this phenomenon is that higher intelligence raises the chances of a person to know how to prevent life threatening elements. Fundamentally, a smart person s intelligence hinders him from doing something that he knows would negatively affect his survival rate, and it also improves the tendency of that person to give more attention to caring for his health.
Of course, it would help a lot if cognitively weak people would train themselves to improve their brainpower. However, it does not mean that those who have powerful brains should just maintain their brainpower by just using their brains frequently. Actually, if they do that, they miss the chance of becoming more intelligent.
In case you believe that your mental abilities could use a lot of improvement, or you just want to strengthen your brainpower further, this book can help you. This book will teach you on how you can enhance your capability to think, and how you can keep your brain functioning at optimal levels.
The main technique or methodology of brain exercise that will be showcased in this book is Neurobic exercise. Neurobic exercises are activities that can enhance your brain s performance. However, what makes these exercises unique from the traditional brain exercises introduced by experts and teachers back then is that most of them are quite unconventional. For example, traditional brain exercises require you to solve word problems. But when it comes to Neurobic exercises, you will need to wear shoes in your head and think of them as a hat. Was that weird Fortunately, the book contains more eccentric exercises than that.
Do not worry; the scientific community accepts Neurobic exercises as valid brainpower improving activities. They have conducted tests with those exercises, and significant results were obtained. Also, the results of their researches about the Neurobic routine suggest that doing them can even reduce the chances of incurring Alzheimer s disease.
And just to be sure that all bases are covered, this book also contains traditional brain and memory exercises. The exercises included in this book are especially selected just to make sure that it will improve your brain function, and at the same time, keep you entertained. Also, most of them are fairly new, and you might not recognize most of them.
The next part will also suggest some new methods of training your brain and memory. And in case you face a puzzle or problem, be careful in to check the succeeding pages. Some of the problems and puzzles in this book come with solutions. Reading those answers might spoil the fun, and defeat the purpose of improving your brain and memory.
Of course, the book has explanations on how the exercises listed here will be beneficial for you. The explanations are backed by scientific research and established facts. However, always remember that this book is made for informational purposes only. It does not offer and guarantee that any of the exercises here can cure or treat any brain or mind related conditions.
Thank you for downloading this eBook. I hope you will have a fun time reading, and performing the exercises in this book.
C HAPTER 1 - A N O VERVIEW OF N EUROBICS E XERCISES
A growing new body of knowledge called Neurobics is gaining popularity. Neurobics refers to mental exercises that enhance the brain s performance. Dr. Lawrence Katz was an early pioneer in the field and coined the term Neurobics. It covers a broad spectrum, drawing on some previously known ideas then adding supplemental activities to the core research.

This new research in brain activity is that the brain like other parts of the body produces new cells that adapt and become integrated in the brain s overall function. Previously, it was believed that brain cells were fixed, that you had a given number at birth. Then the research branched out into producing specific activities that stimulate brain activity.
The first part of this discussion covers the background activities that stimulate brain function, starting with diet and exercise then we discuss the more complex theories of mental activity. Included here will be specific brain related exercises.
Diet
Water is the key to life. A baby in the womb is 90 water. After birth it is 80 water. As an adult we are 70 water. In old age water drops to 60 , then to 50 in death. Our brains are 75 to 90 water. As you can clearly see water is critical. The oxygen in water travels to every cell in our body. Dehydration or lack of water causes fatigue and diminishes our ability to focus and concentrate.
Some foods are especially good for us. Eating fish two or three times a week provides Omega 3. Some research indicates that it lowers dementia and strokes. Most berries especially blueberries are also beneficial.
Walnuts calm inflammation of cell walls. Raw cocoa and dark chocolate are two known antioxidants. Use baking cocoa in milk. The milk has lactose that is a form of sugar and sweetens the cocoa.
Exercise
Physical movement stimulates the brain. Playing all kinds of sports activates brain activity. Your brain processes hundreds of connections for you to perform a given sport. Dance is another activity that increases brain function.
Now we examine the mind and the brain. We often confuse the mind with the brain. The mind is non physical while the brain is a physical organ inside our bodies. How the mind works is still a mystery. We do know that the mind processes hundreds to thoughts and sends them to the brain. Obviously the more times a thought is sent to the brain the more powerful the brain s activity will be; this is how habits are formed. The brain automatically sends signals for you to act in a certain way. On a much deeper level these habits become beliefs and control our behavior. What Neurobics does is change the thought that you send to your brain forcing it to expand and adapt to a different pattern. A study of jugglers showed that brain wave activity expanded when juggling.
We can draw upon some older techniques as well. Meditation is one such activity. Researchers have identified four levels of brain wave activity from highly active down to sleep. They are beta for very active, then alpha which is slower, followed by theta that is even slower then delta which is sleep. During meditation your brain wave activity slows going into alpha and even theta. Slower brain waves keep out extraneous thoughts. This allows the two halves of your brain to function as one. Most of our daily activity is in the active state of beta that is left brained. By moving into alpha and theta we allow the right half of our brain to activate. The right brain is the seat of intuition and creativity.
The activities of Neurobics are designed to stimulate the right brain. If we look at creativity for a moment we find that given an activity we can change the sequence, we can add parts to it or we can subtract parts from it. If we take puzzles for example, the writer has already scrambled the parts and we are to put them back into their proper order. Some Neurobic activities involve removing one of the senses such as taking a shower with our eyes closed, or turning off the lights and trying to move about by touch. Some involve the use of special scents. For sleeping for example, lavender is often used. Then you can