what it means to strengthen your mind

We've put together here -  the terms and concepts that will probably be important to you as you start working out your brain. Likewise, if you need extra support and assistance in working through the cognitive exercises, games here, or games at Game Central you can find support here.

Chronometrics or Cognitive Chronometrics is the study of mind reaction time.  You can read more here or also at Wikipedia (we are a contributor there). For disease states and disorders, we have specific content centers (Alzheimer's | ADD), resources like the Alzheimer's Association also are valuable. Our focus is optimizing cognitive ability through awareness: mental exercise, physical exercise, and where appropriate, nutrition and genetics."There's clearly an inverse relationship between the amount of exercise and the number of [plaque] deposits in the brain," says Sangram Sisodia, professor of neurosciences at the University of Chicago.  When Francis Crick won the Nobel prize for unraveling the structure of DNA and later, people like Craig Venter focused on the human genome, they laid clear the source code of our existence, like the gradual deciphering of heiroglyphics. Now it is becoming increasingly known that this source code, or program for life that is unique to each person, is differentiated. These variations act like a fulcrum to increase or decrease the risk of getting the severe illnesses that eventually end our lives. The Big 3 are Alzheimer's, Cancer, and Cardiopulmonary Disease. The latter two are decreasing in prevalence, while the former is increasing.    read more >>