Saturday, February 5, 2011

Improve your Brain

The first step to a brighter, healthier brain.





five core brain areas:

1. Memory
2. Attention
3. Speed
4. Flexibility
5. Problem Solving



1 Memory

Each of the following skills involves the use of memory. Targeted brain training can exercise and thus improve each and every one. Please pick the ones you’re interested in improving.

* Remembering names after the first introduction
* Navigating a new city using mental directions
* Performance on IQ tests
* Learning new subjects quickly and accurately
* Recalling the location of objects
* Calculating figures in your head
* Remembering visual patterns


2 Attention

Research shows our cognitive exercises improve specific abilities related to attention. Please select the ones you’d like to enhance.

* Concentrating on new challenges
* Productivity at work or at home
* Driving safely and quickly
* Accuracy in sports like golf or tennis
* Avoiding distractions
* Peripheral vision
* Focusing on important tasks throughout your day



3 Speed
Think fast.

Speed includes a variety of cognitive skills that well-designed brain training can enhance. Please pick the speed-related abilities you’d like to accelerate.

* Reaction time
* Decision-making in time-sensitive situations
* Determining the best route through busy traffic
* Sense of direction
* Speeding up other cognitive processes
* Mental visualizations
* Adapting to changing environments


4 Flexibility
Switch things up with flexible thinking.

A variety of flexibility exercises can help you work out your flexible thinking skills. Pick the flexibility skills you’d like to improve most.

* Strategic planning
* Multitasking quickly and efficiently
* Thinking outside the box
* Avoiding errors and mistakes
* Communicating clearly
* Resisting temptation and controlling impulses
* Rapidly shifting your focus of attention


5 Problem Solving
Better problem solving skills can help you make quick, accurate decisions.

Problem solving represents a diverse category of cognitive skills and abilities. Brain training can help you exercise and improve these abilities. Pick the ones you’re most interested in improving.

* Performing mental calculations
* Determining the best course of action from multiple options
* Recognizing patterns and trends
* Making quick, accurate estimations
* Comparing different values
* General aptitude with numbers
* Dissecting complex arguments


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