Memory Exercises for Your Brain
July 7th 2010 00:36
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Memory Exercises for Your Brain
Exercise for the brain helps create new pathways between nerves, challenge the brain, and may help improve reasoning skills, perception and function, according to Alzheimer's Disease Research. It can also offer brain function protection benefits. Improving memory is especially beneficial to those diagnosed with brain degenerative disease processes such as Alzheimer's or other forms of dementia. Memory exercises should be fun and challenging, giving your brain a mental workout that offers a variety of long-term benefits.
Play Games
Play games, online and off, that test and challenge you to remember. Games such as the old-fashioned card game Memory are examples of such styles of memory enhancement. Or, test your short-term memory by having a friend or family member place a certain number of objects on a table and cover them with a towel. Uncover the objects for about one minute and then cover them again. Try to remember how many objects were on the table and what they were, suggests Neuroscience for Kids, a website resource for teachers and children to learn and understand the workings of the nervous system. As an alternative challenge, take one object away from the table and see if you can remember what the missing object is.
Brain Cognition Activities
Socializing
The Mayo Clinic suggests that people, especially the elderly, engage in social interaction to help relieve stress and depression, and help slow memory loss. Active engagement keeps the brain functioning to remember names, improve language and communication skills and utilize short and long-term memory in conversation. Use memorization skills to remember names, faces, events and personal facts about friends and peers.
Concentration
When trying to improve your memory, focus on your task, the Mayo Clinic says. Limit outside distractions and pay attention to what it is you want to remember. Don't try to memorize or absorb too much information at a time, but break it up into manageable chunks. Repeat information aloud and to yourself over and over again.
Physical Exercise
Physical activity and exercise help increase oxygen and nutrient-enriched blood flow to the brain, helping keep you focused and sharp, the Mayo Clinic says. Try to exercise at least 30 minutes a day for optimal benefits.
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