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Opposite Day

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Have you ever tried getting dressed with your eyes closed or brushing your teeth with your opposite hand?

Created by Lawrence C. Katz, Ph.D., professor of neurobiology at Duke University Medical Center, Neurobics^TM is a system of brain exercises that challenge people to use senses in unexpected ways and shake up normal routines to activate stagnant nerve pathways.⁶

Turn off the TV

We’ve all been there – sometimes it’s just easier to turn on the television and stare for a while.

Here’s the problem though: television allows your brain to go neutral, according to Dr. Amir Soas of Case Western Reserve University Medical School in Cleveland. Challenging the brain is crucial to building up more “cognitive reserve” that fights brain-damaging disease, according to Dr. David Bennett of Chicago's Rush University.⁷

Use It or Lose It

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Think of the brain as a muscle – use it and it remains strong and nimble, but ignore it and it atrophies.

Here are some activities to help your kids stay mentally sharp⁸:

Exercise Perception: While eating dinner, challenge your kids to use their senses of sight, smell, taste, touch and hearing. For example, what ingredients are in the food? Or perhaps ask them to describe the room around them with their eyes closed.

Brain Games Boost Test Scores

Wait a second – videogames can be good for your kids?!

A recent study conducted in Scotland⁹ found that brain games boosted students’ math performance and improved their concentration and behavior.

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