Brain Exercise

I've just read an interesting article regarding brain exercise. It mentions that not all the learning activities can be considered neurobic. "Neurobic" is a term used to describe the activity or exercise related to brain and nervous system. Although our brain is activated by senses as we have various stimuli all the time; not all the stimuli can be strong enough to exercise our brain cells. In other words, daily learning tasks or activities follows similar patterns may not be strong enough to enhance neurotrophin production. What shall we do then?

You may consider doing more engaging activities that are interesting, challenging, fun and potentially frustrating. The tasks should also make use of multi-sensory associations and doing something new that is important to you.

• Learn to write with the hand you do not normally use


• Solve new and difficult Math exercises


• play a difficult music piece


• completely rearrange your workplace


• take a completely new route to school or work


• go camping for the weekend


• invite your niece or nephew to sleep over


• recite a fun story or article

The results of any such activity means you are breaking your routine by doing something new. So, in some ways, you've changed the patterns of activity in parts of the brain activated by various stimuli that enhance neurotrophin production. Of course, such experience can open your mind and uplift your brain function to a higher level.