Ten resources, brain teasers and illusions to celebrate Brain Awareness Week 2023

We invite you to cel­e­brate Brain Aware­ness Week (March 13–19th, 2023) by learn­ing more about that key yet often-over­looked organ and by putting it to good use via some fun brain teasers and illu­sions :-) Can you con­nect these pairs of words? Try these quick teasers to chal­lenge your work­ing mem­o­ry Three clas­sic opti­cal illu­sions, explained Test…

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A great new book and five fun brain teasers to celebrate Brain Awareness Week 2022

Brain Aware­ness Week 2022 just start­ed! Let’s cel­e­brate our human brains by learn­ing more about neu­ro­science pio­neer San­ti­a­go Ramón y Cajal via a great new book about his life and by chal­leng­ing our minds with a few fun brain teasers and illu­sions below ? First, some fas­ci­nat­ing insights into the “father of mod­ern neu­ro­science” from a superb…

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Five brain teasers to celebrate Brain Awareness Week 2021

Brain Aware­ness Week 2021 just start­ed. Let’s cel­e­brate by chal­leng­ing our minds with a few fun brain teasers and illu­sions :-) Here’s a selec­tion of five stim­u­lat­ing brain teasers that read­ers enjoyed the most so far in 2021: Where’s the baby? And a cou­ple oth­er sur­pris­ing illu­sions Please com­plete these proverbs to exer­cise your brain in familiar…

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Seven fun brain teasers to honor our unique Brains and Minds during Brain Awareness Week 2020

Let’s cel­e­brate Brain Aware­ness Week next week, March 16–22nd, by chal­leng­ing our minds safe­ly at home or at a san­i­tized office with one brain teas­er per day or, why not, try­ing them all at once :-) Here’s a selec­tion of sev­en fun brain teasers, puz­zles & games that Sharp­Brains read­ers (pri­mar­i­ly adults, but younger minds too) have…

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