Tag Archives: executive function skills

Take the Brain Game Widget

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 [...]

Key Cognitive Skills for Sports Performance

Did you manage to match the right sports with the right skills?
Here are the answers from the prior blog post:

Sports
Skills

Hockey:
- Depth perception

- Reaction speed

Racquetball:
- Visual trajectory analysis

- Visuo-spatial exploration

- Anticipation

Rowing:
- Team coordination

- Planning/strategic skills

Hiking:
- Visuo-spatial awareness

- Depth perception

Sailing:
- Environment analysis

- Team management

Snooker/Pool:
- Visuo-spatial perception

- Planning/strategic skills

- Concentration

Basketball:
- Strategic team work

- Court sense

- Anticipation

Archery:
- Focused attention

- [...]

Test Your Sports Knowledge

Can you match which cognitive skills are needed for excellence in all sports? For example, in the game of horseshoes, hand-eye coordination and mental focus are critical to a successful game. How about swimming, rowing or tennis?

Sports

Skills

Hockey
Horseshoes
Racquetball
Tai Chi
Rowing
Hiking
Sailing
Snooker/Pool
Basketball
Archery

Anticipation

Depth perception

Concentration

Strategic team work

Visuo-spatial exploration

Focused attention

Visuo-spatial perception

Resisting interferences

Planning/strategic skills

Visual trajectory analysis

Team management

Visuo-spatial awareness

Motion control

Environment analysis

Team coordination

Reaction speed

Eye-hand coordination

Focus

Find [...]

Protein Shakes for the Brain – Content Preview

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 [...]

New Cognitive Progress Graph

The Cognitive Progress graphs have been upgraded this week, showing more of your  progressive improvements since the beginning of your cognitive training with HAPPYneuron.
There are six progress charts – one showing your overall HAPPYneuron Performance Index (HPI) progress, and one for each of your cognitive functions of Memory, Language, Attention, Visual-Spatial [...]

Be a Safe Driver

Cognitive Skills for safe driving