Posts Tagged ‘brain games for adults’
12 quick brain puzzles to welcome a sharp new year
___ Q: What is by far the most outstanding and surprising of all humankind’s successes? A: Waking up in the morning. Q: Of our many tools, which is one of the most powerful, and yet the most pliable? A: Statistics. Q: Who insists that mindless obedience is a sign of intelligence? A: All of us…
Read MoreTest your cognitive flexibility with this fun brain teaser
Ready to test your cognitive flexibility and concentration powers? Try this classic brain teaser, fun for kids and adults alike. Quick! Say aloud what color you see in every word. Don’t read the word — say the color :-) Tougher than expected, right? This brain teaser is actually called the Stroop Test and is often used in…
Read More5 quick brain teasers to sharpen two key cognitive skills: attention and working memory
Looking for some fun–and free–cognitive stimulation over the weekend? Here you have a few quick brain teasers to challenge your attention and your working memory (working memory is the capacity to keep information in your mind while working on processing and integrating it) Please give them a try…they are not as easy as they may seem :-)
Read MoreBrain teasers for teens and adults to test and train cognitive skills
Mind games that can sharpen the brain (Miami Herald): “A great resource for finding “mind games,” or what’s popularly know as “brain training,” is the website of SharpBrains, a company that tracks health and wellness applications of brain science. Its founder and CEO, Alvaro Fernandez, writes in his blog that, “Anything we do involving novelty, variety…
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