Five quick brain teasers to flex those Attention and Working Memory mental muscles

By Caroline Latham | April 27, 2020

. Look­ing for some fun cog­ni­tive stim­u­la­tion to kick­start the week? Below you’ll find a few brain teasers to chal­lenge your atten­tion and your work­ing mem­ory–the abil­ity to keep infor­ma­tion in your mind while manip­u­lat­ing mul­ti­ple units of infor­ma­tion at the same time. Give them a try … they are not as easy as they may sound :-)

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Update: Humankind’s evolving quest to enhance the brain and the mind

By SharpBrains | January 27, 2020

___ Time for the first Sharp­Brains’ e‑newsletter in the new decade, fea­tur­ing a range of inspir­ing and (most­ly) promis­ing news about humankind’s evolv­ing quest to enhance the brain and the mind, and a few fun brain teasers :-) New think­ing: The Neu­ro­Gen­er­a­tion and Humankind’s Quest to Enhance the Brain UCSF to open inno­v­a­tive neu­rol­o­gy clin­ic to address…

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12 quick brain puzzles to welcome a sharp new year

By Keith Perreur-Lloyd | January 10, 2020 |

___ 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…

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#5. Five quick brain teasers for teens and adults to flex two key mental muscles: Attention and Working Memory

By SharpBrains | December 1, 2015 |

. Look­ing for some fun, and free, cog­ni­tive stim­u­la­tion? Here you have a few quick brain teasers to exer­cise your atten­tion and your work­ing mem­ory–the abil­ity to keep infor­ma­tion in your mind while manip­u­lat­ing mul­ti­ple units of infor­ma­tion at the same time. Giv­en them a try … they are not as easy as they may seem :-)

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