• Interesting Facts About the Brain & Ways to Strengthen It

    Have you ever gone into an important task like an exam and just blank? Maybe during a speech you forgot your script. You may have chalked it up to a bad memory. But have you ever wondered if there is anything you can do to help increase your memory power? Just as you care for your physical health, there are exercises and ways to improve your memory too. Learn about the cool things your brain can do and try some of these brain exercises to make sure that you can trust your memory next time you encounter a big task. There are always solutions to improving brain health and memory.

    5 Fun Facts About the Brain 

    According to Northwestern Medicine,

    1. The average adult brain weighs about 3 pounds.
    2. The human brain can generate 23 watts of power, that's enough to light a lightbulb.
    3. 60% of the human brain is made of fat.
    4. When a neuron is stimulated, brain information can travel up to 268 miles per hour.
    5. Your brain is not fully formed until the age of 25.

    Ways To Strengthen the Brain 

    For physical health, there are different exercises you can do to target certain parts of your body. For example, crunches target your core muscles while leg press targets different muscles in your legs. The same applies for brain health. There are different activities you can do to target different areas of your brain.

    Verbal Memory

    Verbal memory is connected to how you recall words, verbally presented and language based information. This is strengthened by doing word based crossword puzzles. 

    Visual-Spatial Working Memory

    Visual spatial memory is the memory associated with retaining information about an object’s location and identity.  This is strengthened by doing tactile tasks like jigsaw puzzles and connecting the dots.

    Sensory Memory

    This is connected to how well you remember things in your environment based on how your senses experience them. This includes sound, touch, taste, smell, and feel.

    Try some of these brain games to target different parts of your cognition.

    Brain Games

    1. Jigsaw Puzzles
    2. Memory Card Games
    3. Matching Games
    4. Scrabble
    5. Rubik’s Cube
    6. Chess
    7. Crossword Puzzles
    8. Sudoku
    9. Card Games
    10. Knitting
    11. Learn a new dance 
    12. Build Model
    13. Bingo
    14. Mahjong
    15. Word Searches 

    Try downloading this template to get started trying brain games!

     

    Our Mission

    At Omega 3, our motto is “Stronger Brain, Better Health.” One way to ensure that your brain is the strongest it can be is by implementing small tasks in your daily routine to increase your brain power. It's easy to do! Try doing a crossword puzzle on lunch breaks or knitting while watching tv. You may end up discovering a new hobby.

     

    SOURCES:

    Forbes Magazine. (2022, June 23). Brain exercises that work. Forbes. Retrieved December 5, 2022, from https://www.forbes.com/health/healthy-aging/brain-exercises/  

    Northwestern Medicine. (n.d.). 11 fun facts about your brain. Northwestern Medicine. Retrieved December 5, 2022, from https://www.nm.org/healthbeat/healthy-tips/11-fun-facts-about-your-brain