I recently stumbled upon an article online titled, “Can Tetris or other games enhance your brain?” The article discussed the results of a study that was conducted by neuroscientists on two dozen adolescents in order to find out how playing the game of Tetris effected their brains. The online article reported the following results from the study;
Subsequent brain scans revealed that, in these players, certain regions of the cerebral cortex—areas with a role in planning complex movements and coordinating sensory information—had added new cells and grown a half-millimeter thicker.
Wow, I think that’s really awesome. I mean, who can’t use more brain cells? Increasing one’s ability to plan complex movements and coordinate sensory information may not get you an “A” on your next test, but it certainly will help you in life. In addition, it helps build what’s called a cognitive reserve, which has been shown to help prevent or delay the effects of alzheimers and other forms of dementia.
As a final note, you need to understand that what might be greatly beneficial for one person with respect to a particular brain game (free or commercial) might not be as beneficial to another. There is no “one size fits all”. I cover this along with how you can best choose a brain game specifically for you in a special report I send out to The Online Brain Games Blog newsletter subscribers. If you’d like to obtain this free report, fill out the request form below and it will be sent you via email immediately.
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In recent years scientists have become extremely interested in what could be called a super memory club. This club is made up of the fewer than 1 in 200 people who have lived past 90 years old without a trace of Alzheimer disease or other form of dementia. It’s a group that for the first time is large enough to provide a glimpse into the lucid brain at the furthest reach of human life. Begun by University of Southern California researchers in 1981 and called the 90+ Study, it has included more than 14,000 people aged 65 and older, and more than 1,000 aged 90 or older.
So what has the study uncovered thus far with respect to maintaining brain fitness as we age?
- Stay mentally active – Keep doing things that are mentally challenging. For instance playing brain games or other form of mentally challenging activity.
- Stay socially active – Continue to visit with others and stay engaged with other people on a regular basis. Spend time doing things together with others.
Something as simple as participating in a bridge club or playing board games or other type of group activity with others on a regular basis can fulfill both of these requirements quite well.
You can read more about the study mentioned above and the results they’ve discovered thus far by clicking here.
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I came across this great article today on how to beef up our brain without shrinking our wallets. The article gave sound and tested advice that I felt was worth sharing with you. Many of the ideas presented (like playing online brain games) have been shown to cut the risk of dementia, and some by as much as 75 percent! You can find the entire article and read more about this by clicking here..
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Below are recent link-ups to useful information I found on the web that deal with our brain.
How Big Is Your Brain? Its Size May Protect You From Memory Loss – ScienceDaily (Apr. 17, 2008) — From autopsies, researchers have long known that some people die with sharp minds and perfect memories, but their brains riddled with the plaques and tangles of Alzheimer’s disease. New research shows that those people have a larger part of the brain called the hippocampus.
The Health Dangers of Aspartame – An analysis done using MEDLINE showed that 92% of non-industry sponsored studies reported one or more problems with aspartame in terms of its effects on health. These studies reported a range of side effects including fibromyalgia, brain tumors, memory loss, lymphoma, leukemia, and peripheral nerve cancer. Headaches and migraine symptoms are one of the most common side effects of aspartame.
25 Surprising Ways You Are Harming your Brain – Taking hard drugs, not wearing a helmet during a drag race and snorting paint are of course harmful to your brain and might even be deadly in some cases. But did you know that getting too much sleep, not having any friends and not reading food labels is also harmful to your brain? Read on for 25 surprising ways you’re not protecting yourself the way you should
Tuna and Eggs Keep Your Brain Big – As if wrinkles weren’t bad enough, turns out our brains tend to shrivel as we age, too. Could eggs and tuna be the key to less shrinkage?
Do People Only Use 10 Percent Of Their Brains? – Though an alluring idea, the “10 percent myth” is so wrong it is almost laughable, says neurologist Barry Gordon at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in Baltimore.
Loneliness Affects How The Brain Operates – ScienceDaily (Feb. 17, 2009) — Social isolation affects how people behave as well as how their brains operate, a study at the University of Chicago shows.
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