Brain Exercise Games
Brain exercise gams are good for brain, as it good for the body. It is a simple way for people to cut down their risk for memory loss and Alzheimer’s disease, even for those who are genetically at risk for the disease because people who spent their time in physical activity had better glucose metabolism which signals a healthy brain compared to people who did less.
What type of exercises are best for brain?
Running, weight lifting and swimming appears to be best for brain health. These are aerobic exercises. Because it increases the heart rate, which means the body pumps more blood to the brain. As we know that physical exercise keeps our bodies strong and now scientific evidence suggests that mental exercise keeps our brains young.
Brain perform 5 main conginitive functions
1: memory
2: attention
3: language
4: visual-spatial skills
5: executive function
It is important to challenge, stimulate and effectively exercise all five areas to stay mentally sharp as brains age. 5 daily brain exercises are
Daily Brain exercises
Memory:
Lots of memories at work in the brain.To maintain a good memory, you need to train for it, which can be easier than you think. Music is not only enjoyable, but by choosing a song you don’t know and memorizing the lyrics, it boost the level of acetylcholine, the chemical that helps to build brain, and improve memory skills.
Attention
Improve attention by simply changing our routines. Route change to work or reorganize the desk, both will force brain to wake up from habits and pay attention again.
Language
Different activities of language will challenge our ability to recognize, remember and understand words. Exercise our fluency, grammatical skills and vocabulary. To understand the word in its context takes time, which will help in building our language skills.
Visual spatial
This cognitive function works when try walking into a room and picking out five items and their locations. Recall the items and where they were located. Take some time, try to remember those items and their locations. Notice everything you can see both in front of you and in your peripheral vision. Try to challenge yourself to recall everything and write it down. It is helpful to use your memory and train your brain to focus on your surroundings.
Executive function
Calculate the right moves to reach the solution and desired outcome in the shortest possible time are actually fun activities you do daily like social interaction and video games. It is the best strategy for brain to work.