Research on the Human Brain Indicates That You Can Exercise Your Brain For Extended Brain Health

Research on the Human Brain Indicates That You Can
Exercise Your Brain For Extended Brain Health
by Randal A. Pope

The problem for most people when considering those routine mental health concerns
is just that; routine. Most people have become creatures of habit. Routine activities
are those things that are accomplished every day on automatic pilot. You probably
do not have to think much about your morning routine or your commute to work
and home and you routine to settle back in to your abode at night. In fact the
thought processes that you exercise at work each day are routine enough that they
cannot be considered exercise for your brain.

Most of you have become accustomed to gliding through life utilizing mostly your
senses of sight and hearing. Most people under utilize their senses of touch, taste,
and feeling. Then there is one last consideration that most would not connect with
the senses, and that is emotion. Research shows that a persons emotional response
to events is a powerful agent in the retention of the details of the event.

The research on the human brain mentioned earlier indicates that your brain health
can be stimulated through brain exercise. Many will involve themselves in mind
games, and reading or friendly debate in an effort to exercise their brain. You
certainly should not give up these activities. You can, however, power up your brain
exercise program by utilizing your under utilized senses or by using sight and sound in
an environment that you are not accustomed to using these senses. Secondly, if you
can introduce emotion into your brain exercise you have powered up your potential
for brain growth.

The human brain can be stimulated by performing your routine activities using your
under utilized senses. For instance, go through your some of your routines with your
eyes closed or your ears plugged, or introduce different scents, sounds or tastes into
some of routines. By emphasizing different senses into highly emotional events you
can stimulate brain health.

Reading aloud is a great way to introduce sound into something that you do on a
routine basis. You can read romantic passages to your spouse, girlfriend or boyfriend
to add emotion to this brain exercise. Not every brain exercise needs to involve
emotion just be creative, adding different senses to daily routines. It is not necessary
to carve out time to do brain exercise. However it could be helpful if you would
eliminate TV time in order to interact with your family or friends, as social interaction
is another great way to stimulate brain health. Just one word of caution. Do not fall
into a routine of a particular brain exercise, mix it up.

About The Author

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Several studies to research the
human brain in recent years are
demonstrating that the human brain
can continue to grow even into old
age. Respected institutions like The
Salk Institute, Princeton, Vanderbilt,
Duke University Medical Center and
others have conducted studies that
indicate that the human brain need
not deteriorate as you grow older in
fact new brain cells are growing
continually. These studies suggest
that you can exercise your brain in
order to stimulate growth, and
eliminate mental health concerns.

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