Brain fitness industry – your mind on calisthenics?
April 2, 2008 by Jean Murray
Have you heard about the “brain fitness” industry? It is a new field that encompasses computer games (like the Nintendo Wii, for example) and training, to “vision restoration therapy.” Several recent articles and blog posts have suggested this topic is a natural extension of the fitness industry. After all, our baby boomer brains (and eyesight, and hearing) aren’t getting any younger.
Brain fitness theory seems to follow the “use it or lose it” philosophy; recent studies have shown that daily brain fitness exercises can improve thinking and memory.Here are some examples of products and services:
- Cogmed, which makes a software training program designed to help restore cognitive (brain) function
- Novavision, which markets “vision restoration therapy” to help people who have had vision loss.
- PositScience has a “cognitive training program for visual processing and memory. “
So get out there and exercise your brain. (I have this great image of your brain on pushups.)
Reading the BOOK OF PROVERBS in the BIBLE is another great way to improve your mind, your thought processes and continue to gain wisdom for living and loving.
I agree. It was the original guide to living and there is much in Proverbs that still applies today.