The game of concentration is a memory matching game that was originally played using a deck of cards.  Today, there are many online versions of this memory game.

Instead of a deck of cards, the online versions of the memory game often use an array of themed pictures. The size of the array and the many types and themes available on the web for this memory game are quite varied. Obviously, the larger the array (more cells) the more difficult the game.

Most if not all of these online memory games have timers so that you can keep track of how fast you get.

Listed below are links to the online memory game version of concentration. Check them out and have some fun giving your brain a little exercise.

History, Rules and Strategy

Wikipedia – Concentration (game)

Game Sites

Gamesgnome — 3 x 4 array

Fema – Yes, believe it or not, Fema.org has a concentration game! Two levels, beginner (4 x 3 array) and intermediate (5 x 4 array).

Usboomers — 6 x 6 array

Janbrett – 6×6 array

Brain Drain — 4 x 7 array using standard deck of cards

Aplusmath — 4 x 4 array using multiplication facts

Illuminations — 4 x 3 array using numbers, shapes, fractions, or multiplication facts

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The following was taken from their home page and gives you some additional information about the site.

Cogolog.com is a unique place to learn about the power of your brain. The tests presented here focus on memory performance. More tests are on the way… Bowles-Langley Technology, Inc. “BLT” provides a range of cognitive testing services for industry and the medical profession. The company’s alertness testing system for workers in hazardous occupations is an industry standard. BLT research is funded by the National Institutes of Health. There is no charge for the use of our tests and exercises on this site.

I definitely suggest you give the online memory games at Cogolog a try by clicking here. Your brain will thank you for it!

This online memory games site has been added to the Free Online Brain Games and Game Sites post which can be located by clicking here. There you will find numerous links to many more free online brain games.

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A recent study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences found that a particular memory game called Dual N-Back may actually improve a persons short term memory. The study indicates that by regularly playing the Dual N-Back game, it may be possible to increase almost anyone’s IQ (or more accurately, gF), which was previously thought to be unchangeable.

The Dual N-Back game involves remembering both a sequence of spoken letters AND a sequence of positions of a square at the same time, hence the term “Dual” in the game name. The “N” refers to how many sequences back you remember.

Links to sites where you can find and play Dual N-Back are listed below:

Free Game Sites:

Brainworkshop – Downloadable game.

Soakyourhead

Commercial Game Site:

Brain Fitness Pro

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