Exercise your brain by typing upside down
January 27th, 2007We all know that the older we get our brain neurons lose their plasticity. This is especially true when we are in jobs that are unchallenging and don’t involve any problem solving. There are all kinds of ways that can help you maintain your edge. Things like the Nintendo DS’s Brain Age, showering with your eyes closed, crossword puzzles, and writing with your opposite hand. One other way I found that gets me thinking in a new perspective is trying to type on my computer upside down. I found this out once when I was at home and trying to type my password in when I flipped my laptop lid up and wanted to login real quick. Our brain is used to having the keys in a certain order right side up so when we look at things upside down itforces our brain to remap the key layout. Just another way to exercise that nogen. Let me clarify what I mean. I don’t mean that you type an email upside down, but enter your login to your email account, or fill out an online form. This isn’t something that you would spend your whole day or even an hour doing, but occasionally throughout the day.
February 8th, 2007 at 9:35 pm
I sometimes select the “Spanish” options for my ATM transactions.
May 27th, 2007 at 10:39 am
One can do many things to challenge our brain. Retrain yourself to push the space bar with your left thumb instead of your right thumb. Start to write with your non dominant hand. When driving go a different route to your destination. Play online games like Sudoku for visual and logic acuity or word games to keep challenging your vocabulary for example. I have challenged myself at times to read upside down. Learning a new language is another. I think trying to keep up with new technology and its’ own language is a challenge. By the way exercising and walking gets the blood moving faster to the brain and scientists are showing the relationship between that and mental acuity. Personally, I tried the Nintendo DS’s Brain Age and disliked it because it demands speed/quickness. I have brain injury and get too frustrated with those kind of “games”.