Monthly Archives: October 2008

Splitwords Puzzle Answer

October 31, 2008 – 5:25 pm

The 15 Fruits & Vegetables from yesterday’s Splitwords puzzle are these:
beetroot – carrot – grape – kiwi – kumquat – lemon – mango – melon – mulberry – parsley – pepper – pumpkin – raspberry – rhubarb – spinach

Did you get them all?

By Laura Fay | Posted in Brain games, Language, Neurons | Comments (0)

Try this Splitwords Puzzle

October 30, 2008 – 4:38 pm

You’re searching for the name of a flower. It’s on the tip of your tongue. You know it starts with “am…” What is it?
The brain area exercised in this Splitwords game is the left temporal lobe, which gets activated when information retrieval is called upon. Splitwords helps you practice to quickly retrieve words from your [...]

By Laura Fay | Posted in Brain Fitness Websites, Brain games | Comments (9)

Alzheimer’s Myths

October 28, 2008 – 6:12 pm

November is almost here and it’s Alzheimer’s awareness month! It is definitely worth a visit to the Alzheimer Association’s website to get educated, dispel myths and to sign government action petitions to help combat this deadly disease and to provide adequate support for those that have it.
Many of the myths surrounding Alzheimer’s Disease include the [...]

By Laura Fay | Posted in Alzheimers, Brain Decline, Brain Fitness Websites, Memory | Comments (0)

Internet Boost Brain Power!

October 15, 2008 – 1:06 am

The BBC reports today that a University of California Los Angeles team found searching the web stimulates centers in the brain that control decision-making and complex reasoning in a more significant way than just reading.  Seems that  the interaction and inherent decision making that happens as we surf makes a difference. The entire article can [...]

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AOL Poll shows that more people play brian games…

October 13, 2008 – 12:49 pm

I took an AOL poll this week and discovered that when offered a choice of three things that people do to reduce their risk of getting Alzheimer’s Disease, more people were inclined to play brain games than exercise or take supplements. If you consider brain games, check out the benefits of doing with coach guidance [...]

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