Starting And Ending The Day
All of us have our morning rituals to get us quickly and mindlessly out the door. These set routines allow the brain to go on automatic pilot and be more efficient. And at bedtime, when we need to wind down from a day of mental and physical exertion, routines are similarly comforting. Because routines are so ingrained in our mornings and evenings, they're ideal times to inject a bit of novelty to awaken new brain circuits.
4 Practice Neurobics In The Supermarket
Use your senses. Close your eyes and distinguish fruits by their smell or by the feel of their rinds. Use self-serve bins to buy small amounts of grains, cereals, or spices with different tastes, textures, or odors health food stores are especially good sources . i Change your usual route through the aisles. Ask the people at the meat, fish, or deli counters to help you choose something instead ofjust picking out prepackaged foods. i Change the way you scan the shelves. Stores are designed to...
Brain Works
The brain receives, organizes, and distributes information to guide our actions and also stores important information for future use. The problems we associate with getting older forgetfulness, not feeling sharp, or having difficulty learning new things involve the cerebral cortex and the hippocampus. Motor Cortex muscle control and coordination social behavior, abstract reasoning, Motor Cortex muscle control and coordination social behavior, abstract reasoning, brain areas involved in...