Brain Training the Modern Way

Many people don't realize that as we age, the functions of our brain begin to decrease in the same way that our bodies lose muscle mass from decreased physical activity or age. Even if our lives are otherwise happy and healthy, our brain functions still tend to decrease with age.

Another fact that many don't realize is that by exercising or training our brains, we can help improve the functions. In the same way that exercise helps keep us trim and fit, exercising or training our brains keeps our brain in good shape. It can be done very easily the modern way with a Brain Age, a game for the Nintendo DS. Since we spend so much time having fun with the DS; why not train our brain at the same time? It only takes a few minutes each day to make a difference.

How Our Brain Works
Our brain consists of four major parts: the frontal lobe, temporal lobe, occipital lobe and parietal lobe. A large part of the frontal lobe controls our memory, creativity, self-control and communication. It also is responsible for how we story knowledge in our brain. Studies have proven that doing simple calculations in our head or reading aloud is very effective for brain training. It's most effective when done in the morning when our brain activity is the highest.

How Brain Age Helps to Train the Brain
Mental stimulation is a great way to train your brain and give it a good workout. Brain Age has many simple activities that will give you brain the much needed stimulation and they only take a few minutes to complete. They may involve drawing pictures, doing math problems, unscrambling letters, etc. You can perform these exercises on Brain Age 1 or Brain Age 2 as long as you have the Nintendo DS game system, which many families have today anyways.

The interesting thing about Brain Age is that it will test your brain and give you a score that tells you your DS brain age. It lets you know how well you're doing at all times. The purpose is to lower your brain age, which happens the more you play the game. It's exciting and a lot of fun for the entire family. If you have friends that also have a Nintendo DS, you can all compete on the speed games. Brain Age is not only a fun game but also a great way to keep your brain motivated and active. It will train your brain to always be at its best.