Posts Tagged ‘memory-techniques’
Brain Fitness Conversations in November: Live Q&A with Book Authors
AARP recently released a list of Top 5 Best Books for Brain Fitness. SharpBrains.com is honored to have published one of those Top 5 books and to present this Live Q&A Series for you to ask questions to the authors of 3 of those best books on brain fitness. Participants will submit written questions, moderators will…
Read MoreImproving Driving Skills and Brain Functioning- Interview with ACTIVE’s Jerri Edwards
Today we are fortunate to interview Dr. Jerri Edwards, an Associate Professor at University of South Florida’s School of Aging Studies and Co-Investigator of the influencial ACTIVE study. Dr. Edwards was trained by Dr. Karlene K. Ball, and her research is aimed toward discovering how cognitive abilities can be maintained and even enhanced with advancing age.…
Read MoreBrain Teaser for the Frontal Lobes: Tipping the Scales
Wes Carroll found this one in the Mensa publication Number Puzzles for Math Geniuses by Harold Gale.Tipping the Scales.Question:The top two scales are in perfect balance.How many diamonds will be needed to balance the bottom set?This puzzle works your executive functions in your frontal lobes by using your pattern recognition, hypothesis testing, and logic.Click here to get the Answer.
Read MoreMath Brain Teaser: Concentric Shapes or The Unkindest Cut of All, Part 2 of 2
If you missed Part 1, also written by puzzle master Wes Carroll, you can start there and then come back here to Part 2. Concentric Shapes: The Unkindest Cut of All, Part 2 of 2.Difficulty: HARDER Type: MATH (Spatial)Question:Imagine a square within a circle within a square.The circle just grazes each square at exactly four points.Find the ratio of the area of the larger square to the smaller.In this puzzle you are working out many of the same skills as in Part I: spatial visualization (occipital lobes), memory (temporal lobes), logic (frontal lobes), planning (frontal lobes), and hypothesis generation (frontal lobes).Click to read the Solution and Explanation.
Read MoreMath Brain Teaser: The Unkindest Cut of All, Part 1 of 2
Here is another mathematical puzzle from puzzle master Wes Carroll … The Unkindest Cut Of All, Part 1 of 2.Difficulty: HARD.Type: MATH (Spatial).Question:The area of a square is equal to the square of the length of one side.So, for example, a square with side length 3 has area (3^2), or 9. What is the area of a square whose diagonal is length 5?
Read MoreBrain Teaser: Dr. Nasty’s Giant Cube
Dr. Nasty’s Giant Cube. Difficulty: HARDER. Type: HYBRID (Logic/Spatial). The diabolical Dr. Nasty has turned his Growth Ray on a perfect cube that used to measure one foot on a side. The new larger cube has twice the surface area of the original. Find the volume of the larger cube.
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