Posts Tagged ‘Pattern-Recognition’
Brain teaser to test your pattern recognition: Fill the void
Here’s a quick brain teaser provided by puzzle master Wes Carroll. Which number should be placed in the empty triangle, and why? This brain teaser helps you work out your executive functions–supported by your frontal lobes– such as pattern recognition, hypothesis testing, and logic. Let us know below how you do and whether you have alternative answers…
Read MoreBrain teaser to challenge your frontal lobes
Here is a fun brain teaser from puzzle master Wes Carroll. Tipping the Scales Question: The top two scales in the image at the right are in perfect balance. How many diamonds will be needed to balance the bottom set? This puzzle helps you work out your executive functions –supported in the frontal lobes— by using your…
Read MoreHard brain teaser to challenge your pattern recognition
Here’s a quick but hard brain teaser to challenge your ability to find a pattern. In the table below, each row across follows the same pattern. See if you can discern the pattern and fill in the missing number in the bottom row. For added challenge, time how long it takes you to complete the puzzle. Then, pass it…
Read MoreIn the News: Brain Calisthenics, Bilingual Brains, Debunking Myths on Mental Illness
Let us highlight a couple of insightful and brief articles in the New York Times and a very powerful analysis in The New York Review of Books; they provide useful clues about Brain Calisthenics, Bilingual Brains, and Debunking Myths on Mental Illness.
Read MoreMaximize the Cognitive Value of Your Mental Workout
Physical fitness. Cognitive/ brain fitness. Both require novelty, variety and challenge. Professor Schlomo Breznitz, a scientific and business leader in the cognitive fitness field, explains why, eloquently, below. Perhaps “we want change” really means “we need change”. Enjoy! ———————— Why are everyday life challenges not sufficient to keep our brains fit? – By Prof. Shlomo…
Read MoreTravel and Engagement as Good Brain Exercise
Neuroplasticity is defined as “the ability of the brain to rewire itself through experience”. We typically summarize a lot of brain research by encouraging SharpBrains readers is to seek for novelty, variety and challenge, as guidelines for “brain exercise” that will help build new connections in the brain, force one to be mindful and pay…
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