Brain Exercises
You feel frustrated by these memory lapses and perhaps, even a bit concerned. Old age, you offer with a feeble chuckle to hide your embarrassment, but secretly you wonder if you're in the beginning stage of Alzheimer's disease.
Much scientific research supports the theory that memory loss is due to atrophy of the dendrites. Dendrites are the branches on the nerve cells that receive and process information from other nerve cells. Neuroscientists around the world think they've come up with a solution to help slow down dendrite atrophy--neurobics.
Neurobics is a new form of brain exercise designed to keep the brain agile and healthy. Just as a balanced diet and moderate exercise promotes physical well-being, scientists believe neurobics can be a powerful new tool in the preservation of mental powers.
Dr. Lawrence Katz is a professor of neurobiology, a researcher at Duke University Medical Center, and the co-author of a book called Keep Your Brain Alive: 83 Neurobic Exercises. Dr. Katz offers practical advice for keeping your brain alive. One such suggestion is to brush your teeth with your nondominant hand. This requires the opposite side of your brain to perform a task that it usually doesn't do. This simple exercise can result in a rapid expansion of circuits in the parts of the brain that controls and processes tactile information from the hand.
Another recommendation is to break away from your everyday routines. Take a different route to work, tie your shoes or put on pantyhose in the opposite order from what's normal for you, or dig in your purse or pocket for the car keys and identify them from your other keys by feel rather than by sight.
Interaction with others is essential for a healthy brain. Dr. Katz says it's important to socialize. He suggests inviting friends over for a wine tasting party and have everyone wear blindfolds. Hmm... I'm not quite sure where this may lead, but you get the point. Challenge your brain to think and experience things in a different way. Wake up those dormant circuits and build new ones. Neurobicise!
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Mary M. Bauer is the author of five books, including The Truth About You: Things You Don't Know You Know (VanderWyk & Burnham, 2006). Visit http://marymbauer.com
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