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What is Brain Fitness?

Just as you would keep your body fit through exercise and nutrition, it is important to work on keeping your brain nourished and agile.

Brain research has shown that mental stimulation that offers an appropriate level of novelty, variety and challenge can strengthen connections between brain cells. It can even promote new brain cell growth and prevent cell death.

Criteria for Effective Brain Fitness Activities

The key to brain fitness is to keep on learning new things. Engaging in activities that you do well doesn't challenge the brain enough to stimulate positive brain growth.

Brain activities should:

:: Be Challenging

:: Teach You Something New

:: Progress Through Levels

:: Use Various Sensory and Information Processing Aspects of Your Brain

:: Be Rewarding

:: Be Novel and Engaging

Adapted from: Brain Fitness Channel