Brain Training – The Quest for Answers
Posted by Hope | Posted in brain training, improve memory | Posted on 28-04-2008
Tags: brain fitness, brain health, brain training, improve memory
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Brain Training. The quest for answers continues – does it really work?
When researching brain training games online I realized I needed to get into the habit of looking after my brain like I would any other part of me.
I have always enjoyed a good old brain work out – crosswords, brain teasers, card games etc. But as I have gotten older I just haven’t done it consistently. I don’t buy the newspaper and do crosswords any more – I’m too busy running around ferrying the kids to sport! So when I do pick up a paper and look at the crossword or Sudoko, I find that I am not quite as sharp as I used to be….. Surely that cannot be right, can it?
When one of my kids got a NDS a few years ago, I thought I would do the right thing so I bought Dr Kawashima’s Brain Training for Nintendo DS and Big Brain Academy! I know, you feel sorry for my kids! But I am doing them a favor, right! I ended up battling the evil Dr K until I got a brain age back in my 20’s! Phew – on the right track. But that was short lived, I never got to use the NDS regularly and whenever I picked it up, Dr K could only insult me for not training regularly. Worse still he would mock me for going backwards! The final straw was when I did a brain age test and came up as 78 years – humiliation and the kids would see my brain age every time they used the game too!
I needed to find something I could do at my leisure and fit into my routine. Which brings me to my research into online brain training games and programs.
I work from home and my computer is the centre of operations! I am on the internet every day, so it makes sense that I would be able to form a habit around that. I turn the computer on every morning and check my emails – why not do some brain training to get my day started?
What I realized is that there are many other factors you need to consider to help maintain a healthy brain. So I hope over the course of my search and research you will find something to help you too.
Hope W
PS – If you are wondering…… my brain age on NDS Brain Training is rather impressively back into the 20’s! I achieved that in the space of only a few daily sessions using my newly found favorite online brain training program – Lumosity! Read my review of the Lumosity brain training program.
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