Category Archives: Brain games

Challenging the Nature & BBC Brain Games Study

April 21, 2010 – 1:32 pm

As you may have read, the BBC  just published the results of a ‘brain training’ study in Nature magazine. The show “Bang goes the Theory” funded and conducted a study with 8,600 subjects using a simple set of light-weight computer games, played them for a minimal time and declared to the world that “brain games [...]

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Splitwords for Your iPhone and iPod Touch!

November 20, 2009 – 2:19 pm

Now you can play the all time favorite HAPPYneuron game on your iPhone! Splitwords is designed to help you banish that ‘tip of the tongue’ syndrome forever.

You can:
* Publish your high scores to compare yourself to the world’s best players!
* Challenge yourself in English
* Play also in Spanish, French, German or Dutch.
Two game modes are available:
* Quick challenge: [...]

By Laura Fay | Also posted in Brain on Mobile, Language | Tagged , , | Comments (0)

Take the Brain Game Widget

August 24, 2009 – 6:16 pm

The popular executive function game Tower of Hanoi has been widgetized for you!  Share it as you will. Have fun!.

Before you try to figure out how the Egyptians built the pyramids, try out your problem-solving skills with this game. In this game, you must configure colored rings on a series of pegs in order to [...]

By Laura Fay | Also posted in Brain Fitness Websites, Executive Functions, Mind Games | Tagged , , , | Comments (1)

Into Tomorrow Radio Show

July 22, 2009 – 12:35 am

At the Games for Health conference in Boston last month,  I spoke with Dave Graveline on “Into Tomorrow”, a Consumer Electronics and Technology Show.  How many time have I been asked about the origins of the name HAPPYneuron? Hundreds!
The answer is here.   Listen on.

By Laura Fay | Also posted in Baby Boomers, Brain Decline, Brain exercises, Health & Wellness, Serious Games | Tagged , , , | Comments (0)

Writing in the Stars – Answer

July 19, 2009 – 12:03 am

How did you do on the  previously posted (Friday July 17th) logical reasoning challenge called  Writing in the Stars?
Here’s the answer:
1. recluse
2. amateur
3. attache
4. steeple
5. starter
6. rupture
Cheers!

By Laura Fay | Also posted in Books, Brain exercises, Executive Functions | Tagged , , , , , | Comments (0)

Protein Shakes for the Brain – Content Preview

July 17, 2009 – 11:54 pm

We have launched the latest brain training exercise book, Protein Shakes for the Brain, developed by founders Michel  Noir, Ph.D and Bernard Croisile,  MD Neurology, Ph.D. & HAPPYneruron’s Chief Scientist. Discover 90 new games and exercises to train your brain over the summer months on the go.
Protein Shakes for the Brain, is packed full of [...]

By Laura Fay | Also posted in Alzheimers, Executive Functions, Mind Games | Tagged , , | Comments (0)

Did Someone Say Widget?

March 5, 2009 – 3:46 pm

When  I asked our developers to create a Cognitive Exercise Widget that can be shared from person to person over the web, that very afternoon it was done. When I expressed surprise, “It’s only software !”  they told me.
So, click to play and forward to your friends for the joy of sharing. And, as [...]

By Laura Fay | Also posted in Brain Fitness Websites, Brain exercises, Casual Games, Language, Serious Games | Tagged , , , , | Comments (0)

Double Puzzle

February 14, 2009 – 8:47 pm

Do you know the lingo of the Founding Fathers? This language skills puzzle will put it to the test.
Unscramble the anagrams and assemble the identified letters in sequence 1 though 12.
The results will be posted here by Monday, Feb 16th at 12 noon Pacific Time, the  day our nation observes President’s Day.
No peeking until you [...]

By Dr. Bernard Croisile | Also posted in Brain exercises, Brain teasers, Language | Tagged , | Comments (0)

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 | Also posted in 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 [...]

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