-
Latest Pins on Pinterest
-
Great gift for the new graduates on your list
-
Brain Showers - learn in the loo!
-
Elegant gift for any chess maven
-
Tag Archives: Brain exercise
Keeping the Easter Bunny’s Mind Sharp
The Easter Bunny stopped by the headquarters of Marbles The Brain Store to get some suggestions on how to improve his brain function. We know that creativity is extremely important to him, so we knew that Colorfall was a must-have. Read More
Love Your Brain! Brain Awareness Week
At Marbles: The Brain Store we pride ourselves on the brainy games and puzzles that we carry. We strive to offer fun and challenging products to help your brain. But we are not just concerned about selling products. We also Read More
Memories of Mastermind
Candyland, Life and Monopoly with my cousins. Because my cousins were older, I learned to play games that were sometimes a stretch for my 6 year old brain. We spent hours playing these games. No one talked about the brain benefits of playing games; they were simply a way to keep kids entertained. Read More
Posted in Products
Tagged Brain exercise, childhood games, cognitive stimulation, Critical Thinking, deductive reasoning, family games, planning, strategy
Senior Citizens Day
In 1988, President Ronald Reagan declared August, 21st to be National Senior Citizens Day. This day is meant to be a celebration of seniors and was created to encourage younger generations to spend time with their elders or do volunteer Read More
Posted in General
Tagged Brain exercise, Brain Fitness, continual learning, Memory, seniors, Word Skills
Ping pong – de-stress & get a brain workout
I was talking to a friend recently about what she does to stimulate creativity and relieve stress. She loves to play ping pong. She said she loses herself in the game and those nagging worries and stressful thoughts disappear for Read More
Posted in Fun, Products, Research
Tagged Attention, Brain exercise, cognitive stimulation, Critical Thinking, Memory, motor function, ping pong, Social Interaction, strategy, table tennis
New Studies Confirm Benefits of Exercising the Brain
This is fantastic news and needs to be shared: “exercising your brain is good for you and it may keep you healthier in a cognitive way much longer, even if you have early diagnosis of dementia.” In the past month there have been even more studies showing the benefits of keeping yourself cognitively stimulated by doing simple things such as playing games and staying socially engaged. Read More
Update from the Marbles Brain Workshop!
Who knew that Labyrinth had such a rich past? I wanted to find out more about where the labyrinth originated so I began reading, not realizing I was about to be taken on a historical and fantastical journey from Greek mythology to Herodotus’ Egyptian labyrinth to the hedge mazes of the Renaissance to David Bowie’s Goblin King… just kidding! Read More
Posted in Brain Workshop, Fun, Products, Research, Uncategorized
Tagged Brain exercise, Brain Fitness, Brain training, children, Coordination, Creativity, dexterity, fine motor skills, game development, Group Games, Labyrinth, Products
Playing Games May Reduce Alzheimer’s Pathology
Higher cognitive activity in young and middle-aged adults is associated with lower levels of Alzheimer’s pathology, published in Archives of Neurology , January 23, 2012,
We all need to learn to play new games and partake in cognitive activities according to the main outcome measured in this most recent study. Read More
Posted in Fun, Health, Research
Tagged Alzheimer's disease, baby boomers, Brain exercise, cognitive reserve, cognitive stimulation, continual learning, Group Games, News, Research, seniors