Explanation: How Brain Training Can Make You Significantly Smarter

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Vatic Note:   This below was true "before chemtrails" and its now doubley true "after chemtrails", so we must work on both detoxing,  removing the poisons from our air, soil and water, thus our food, in order to go back to where we were.  In the meantime, we must now spend time working the brain.

I use logic games, and deductive reasoning games to keep  myself alert and "seeing". Also visual recognition games like mahjonng which enhances visual acumen and speed.  I am an artist so I am more right brain then left.  But I was also a business owner for 30 years, so I was lucky to be forced to use both hemispheres.

We did a blog giving you info on how to get your water clean in your area, and also gave you a source for detoxing the heavy metals out of your brain.  Now we are giving you something that will help to reclaim whatever part of your brain may have been damaged.  If you can not see the "Obvious", then you know you need work.  If things don't look to you as they did before when you were young, then again, we need work.  So, read this and check it out to take back control of your life, body, and brain. 

Explanation: How Brain Training Can Make You Significantly Smarter
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by Admin, How Life Works
                

As many people hit middle age, they often start to notice that their memory and mental clarity are not what they used to be.

We suddenly can't remember where we put the keys just a moment ago, or an old acquaintance's name, or the name of an old band we used to love.  As the brain fades, we euphemistically refer to these occurrences as "senior moments."

While seemingly innocent, this loss of mental focus can potentially have a detrimental impact on our professional, social, and personal well-being.

It happens to most of us, but is it inevitable?
 
Neuroscientists are increasingly showing that there's actually a lot that can be done.  It turns that the brain needs exercise in much the same way our muscles do, and the right mental workouts can significantly improve our basic cognitive functions.

Thinking is essentially a process of making neural connections in the brain.  To a certain extent, our ability to excel in making the neural connections that drive intelligence is inherited.  However, because these connections are made through effort and practice, scientists believe that intelligence can expand and fluctuate according to mental effort.

Now, a new San Francisco Web-based company has taken it a step further and developed the first "brain training program" designed to actually help people improve and regain their mental sharpness.  Called Lumosity, it was designed by some of the leading experts in neuroscience and cognitive psychology from Stanford University.

Lumosity, is far more than an online place to exercise your mental skills.  That's because they have integrated these exercises into a Web-based program that allows you to systematically improve your memory and attention skills.  The program keeps track of your progress and provides detailed feedback on your performance and improvement.  Most importantly, it constantly modifies and enhances the games you play to build on the strengths you are developing--much like an effective exercise routine requires you to increase resistance and vary your muscle use.

Does it work?

Apparently it does. In randomized, controlled clinical trials, Lumosity was shown to significantly improve basic cognitive functions. One study showed students improved their scores on math tests by 34 percent after using Lumosity for six weeks, significantly greater gains than those made by other students in the same class, who were not training with the Lumosity program.

The company says its users have reported clearer and quicker thinking, improved memory for names, numbers, directions, increased alertness and awareness, elevated mood, and better concentration at work or while driving.
While many of the games at Lumosity are free, a modest subscription fee is required to use the full program over the long term.

However, Lumosity is currently offering a free trial of their program to new users so that you can see how well it works before you decide to subscribe.  The trial is completely free (no credit card required) and the company believes the results will speak for themselves.
Click here to try for yourself.

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