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Mnemonic Dictionary - Fun and easy way to build your vocabulary! Test Yourself. 10 Best Brain Training Apps - 10 Brain Training Apps. Many people spend a great deal of time in the gym working on our bodies, but can we say the same about our minds?

10 Best Brain Training Apps - 10 Brain Training Apps

Just like a healthy physical form, a healthy mind also needs to flex its mental muscles and get some exercise. In fact, there are studies that show playing puzzle games can help increase mental agility. Brain training apps combine the latest in brain science with puzzles and mind games in order to exercise your faculties. Check out 10 of the best brain training apps on Android and iOS devices below. Elevate (Android, iOS) (Free, Premium Subscriptions) Debuting in May 2014 and winning the title of App of the Year from Apple's App Store, Elevate (Android, iOS) is a freemium brain training app that allows users to train a variety of brain faculties, such as listening, memory and comprehension. Lumosity (Android, iOS) (Free, Premium subscriptions) Fit Brains Trainer (Android, iOS) (Free, Premium subscriptions) MORE: 10 Best Sleep Apps Eidetic (iOS) (Free)

10 Best Apps to Train Your Brain. Whether it’s to focus at work, do better at school, or just stay sharp, there are various reasons for wanting to boost brainpower.

10 Best Apps to Train Your Brain

But maintaining psychological well-being is equally as important. “Stress and anxiety are among the most pressing and far-reaching public health problems we face,” says Tracy Dennis, Ph.D, professor of psychology at Hunter College. “Mental changes affect every part of our lives: physical health, sense of well-being, work, educational productivity and community involvement.” Nadine Kaslow, Ph.D., professor and vice chair at Emory University’s Department of Psychiatry and president of the American Psychological Association, says apps can help promote mental health through participation in activities designed to reduce symptoms and improve psychological functioning.

Then there are apps that don’t directly target mental health, but aim to increase cognitive functioning. Put Your Mind to the Test The Best Apps for Your Brain 1. Dr Jacek Roik. Podczas snu w mózgu powstają nowe komórki wytwarzające “materiał izolacyjny”, mielinę – informuje „Journal of Neuroscience”.

Dr Jacek Roik

Mielina to biała, tłuszczowa substancja, która tworzy osłonkę włókien nerwowych i działa jak izolator. Naukowcy z zespołu dr Chiary Cirelli (University of Wisconsin) wykazali, że w mózgach śpiących myszy powstaje dwa razy więcej niedojrzałych oligodendrocytów – komórek gleju, które wytwarzają mielinę. Wzrost wytwarzania komórek był związany z fazą snu REM (której u ludzi odpowiadają marzenia senne) i zależał od aktywności genów. Czytaj dalej. Visualization focus training. Here are the initial exercises that help you to develop visualization capabilities.

Visualization focus training

They are also good for controlling your focus and mindfulness. 1. Photograph Find a photograph, and take your time to analyze it. Memorize every detail you can. 2. For the second exercise, we’re going three-dimensional. 3. You start with a point. 25 Documentaries Everybody Should Watch. Sans Soleil This is not your average documentary.

25 Documentaries Everybody Should Watch

It is a fleeting memory, a sudden remembrance of times long past, a meditation on time and culture, a touch of an emotional diary. We follow the eyes of a world traveller who makes sharp observations and tries to convey them to his friend. We never learn who they are and where they came from, and this is perhaps a subtle point the documentary wants to make. The narrator’s voice switches from Japanese to German to English to French, thereby embodying the language of the places visited. The Corporation Corporate personhood is probably the elephant in the room when it comes politics. Watch The Corporation for FREE on Amazon Instant Video Cosmos: A Personal Voyage This list wouldn’t be complete without the documentary Cosmos.

The Union: The Business Behind Getting High This is a must watch for everyone. Watch The Union on YouTube. The Century of the Self.

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