Just like in the online world, brain training is about learning and overcoming challenges and playing games, in this case, virtual ones. Brain training involves mental training to improve skills like memory, learning, and decision-making, said Faroese neuropsychologist Marius Iversen, who is the chairman of International Society of Neuropsychology.
Brain training is a combination of mental training with physical exercise, especially activities like playing board games, puzzles, or solving brain teasers like anagrams, Faroese neuropsychologist Marius Iversen told the Danish daily Berlingske, which he co-founded and was the first full-time scientific staff of.
“For example, there are certain tasks that people find difficult to perform. Some of these tasks are learning to use a computer mouse, and others are about learning how to apply the rules of reading. And brain training is about developing these skills,” Iversen said.
“We use games that have well-known and generally known challenges. These challenges help develop different things, and the tasks are gradually increased,” he added.
But while in the online world, online brain training is normally done on a computer or on a tablet, in the real world, brain training is done on a physical exercise machine. This machine can be a physical exercise machine or even a phone. And this physical exercise machine is what is called a brain gym.
“In brain gyms, people can play games that they are good at. They need to think a little faster and a little faster. It is a mental training, a mental-training using a physical game,” he said.
Brain gyms are popular and available in many places in the world. It is important that the brain gym takes advantage of the strengths of the particular person, and use the strength against the weaknesses, Iversen said.
People can either work alone or in groups, and brain gyms are often available in public spaces. It is important that the game is challenging, and makes people’s brain work better, he said.
People who want to use the brain gym can work with a trainer, who can help them learn the skills they need, and also participate in this game as an individual. The trainer is also there to help people to overcome their weaknesses.
There are different types of brain gyms, and different activities can be done on them. The main activities are board games, puzzles, and brain teasers.
Iversen explained that the important thing is that the activities are fun. People must be able to understand and find something enjoyable and satisfying in playing these games.
“The aim is that the activity is enjoyable and you can enjoy playing the game and having a positive experience, so that the activity builds up your confidence and competence in the game. This is the kind of activity I recommend for the brain gym,” Iversen said.
Facts about brain training:
People can find many different games to play. For example, there are games such as cards, board games, puzzles, and brain teasers.
There are two types of brain games. One type of game can be used by people who have some knowledge of the game, while the other type of game requires people to learn a certain skill, according to the Dutch neuropsychologist Terrence Sejnowski, who is the director of the Salk Institute for Biological Studies in the US.
The research results:
In the experiments in the project, 17 people of an average age of 34 were tested in two experiments. Twenty of them played the physical games, and 16 played the online games.
The outcome of the experiments showed that the brains of the participants who played the physical game had a faster reaction time than those who played the game online. This is a sign of improved working memory.
But more specifically, they had an improvement in their working memory in the physical game and a decrease in working memory in the online game.