15 suggested activities to improve brain health and the science behind it.

1. Keeping your brain alive …activities for brain stimulation and the science behind it

3. That evening, write out a synopsis of what you saw at the museum.Science behind it Helpful because it engages in higher levels of brain operation (listening, remembering, thinking), thus stimulating a larger area of the brain.

5. Begin to copy down the lyrics.

6. Listen as many times as needed until you can sing along with the songScience behind it Attentive listening helps you to understand, think and remember better. Memorizing words requires focus, which will release a neurotransmitter which enables plasticity and enhances memory.

9. When you are done, record what you saw.Science behind it Neurotransmitter acetylcholine (essential to focus and memory) decreases with memory loss, and is nearly absent in Alzheimer’s. This type of activity allows for the slow, sustained release of acetylcholine during the memory task.

11. This sharpens neural pathway

12. Science behind itListening for distinctions in pitch and timber helps to understand speech better. Doesn’t that violin sound like Aunt Mabel?

16. List as many items as you can in that category

17. Come back tomorrow and see if you can add more.

18. Reward yourself if you have earned it!Science behind it This improves the speed and reliability of your ability to retrieve words. This may help if you sometimes lose words on the tip of your tongue. The reward will trigger the release of dopamine, which makes you feel better.

23. Challenge yourself to work faster and better

24. Science behind itClose attention and fast, effortless performance are excellent activities to control and sustain attention and alertness in the brain. The finished product is also rewarding which releases neurotransmitters into the brain and enhances brain function.

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