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Written by Quizcan
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Research from countless sources over the past few years has verified something that we should have known all along: the brain is like a muscle. Use it or lose it. Studies have shown that challenging your mental abilities every day not only improves your mental function, but also protects you from various nerve conditions: including memory loss associated with aging and even Alzheimer's or dementia.
Mental exercises can not only make you live longer, but make sure you remain healthy throughout your old age. Doing regular mental exercise is a fun, easy way to ensure your own health.
As if you needed a new reason to play online Sudoku!
How do quiz games and other Internet games help your brain? Neurologists are still working on understanding the exact chemical mechanisms involved in this, but the basic process is clear.
Whenever the nerves of your brain fire along a particular path (whether that path is retrieving a memory or performing a math problem) it reinforces that path, making it easier to follow the same path in the future.
The more the nerve paths of your brain are used, the better you are at everything that you've been using your brain for. This raises an important question.
What are you teaching your brain to do now? If you spend your leisure time watching TV, probably not a lot.
Not that there is anything wrong with a little television from time to time, but your average entertainment program is an entirely passive process, requiring no thought on your part.
So you're basically teaching your brain to be better at watching TV.
Educational programs are an exception; learning new facts actually does form new pathways in your brain, building your brainpower. There's nothing wrong with watching your favorite sitcoms, just mix it up a little bit.
Using the internet to strengthen brain activityThe same principles hold true for web-surfing habits. If you spend all your time passively surfing and just checking stuff out, you may be learning new material occasionally, but it's basically passive.
On the other hand, if you have a set goal of what you're looking for, then you're giving your brain an active workout. And if you're enjoying a nice trivia or a quiz, you're concentrating on a focused area of mental capability.
It's like isolating a muscle group when you're lifting weights.
Challenging your brain with a quizThe Internet is full of mental challenges of all types. One of the most popular is the quiz . There is a broad variety of exercises, ranging from quizzes about the cast of the Harry Potter movies to quizzes about astrophysics.
If you have an interest in something, no matter what it is, you can find a game based around even your most trivial knowledge. And if it is interesting to you, it will keep you going long enough to give you real benefits. It doesn't really matter what it's about, just that it makes you think.
So get out there and take a few laps around the mouse pad. It's good for you!
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