440 Games, Puzzles - Nancy Linde

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How to Use This Book

Of course, if you simply like word games and brain puzzles, then dig right in and

start playing. But if you are also a person who wants to improve your memory and

sharpen your mind,read on.

What follows is a summary of the same good advice that neuroscientist Philip

D. Harvey, PhD, provided in my previous books (399 Games, Puzzles & Trivia

Challenges Specially Designed to Keep Your Brain Young, 417 More Games, Puzzles

& Trivia Challenges Specially Designed to Keep Your Brain Young,and 299 On-

the-Go Games & Puzzles to Keep Your Brain Young). It will help you identify

which of your own cognitive functions need a good workout and suggest some of

the games that will help.

Just keep in mind that a fitness routine for the brain works just like a fitness

routine for the body. If you want to build up your biceps, you might start lifting

weights; if you want to tighten your abs, you would probably do abdominalcrunches. Applying that same logic to the brain, if you want to improve your long-

term memory, you should choose games that stretch those cognitive “muscles.”

Or, if you’d like to process your thoughts faster and with more clarity, then you

should look for games that address processing speed.