I think everyone knows that the brain, like muscles, can and should be developed. There are a huge number of ways to 'swing' your intellectual abilities – sudoku, puzzles, logic puzzles and much more, but each exercise separately allows you to develop only one direction of brain activity – intelligence, memory or concentration. In the analogy with sports, in the development of intelligence, one must not forget about the work of all areas of mental activity, so as not to turn out to be a muscular man with thin legs, I think the analogy is clear. Therefore, proper training of the mind requires a set of exercises and, possibly, the only application of its kind that contains a well-designed training program – NeuroNation.
As the developers write, the exercises were compiled under the guidance of famous neuroscientists, and a scientific study by the Free University of Berlin proves the effectiveness of NeuroNation training, by the way, I did not find information on the Internet what kind of neuroscientists participated in the development, as well as about the study at the University of Berlin, so we will believe at their word.
Be sure to mention that the full range of exercises is paid, the prices for the courses can be seen in the picture below. The prices are far from small for an Internet service, especially given the notorious ruble exchange rate, but do not be discouraged, out of 24 exercises, 7 are absolutely free and they are quite enough for a proper brain workout.
The service is available for PC (browser version), devices on IOS and Android. The whole process is synchronized, it is enough to enter only a login and training will be available anywhere where there is Internet.
Well, now let's move on directly to the application.
To begin with, you will be asked to complete a short survey to shape a more appropriate training course.
Based on your needs, the service will form a simple diagram, which clearly shows what you have chosen as a profile direction of brain development.
After that, you will be tested for the state of “ossification” of the brain to find out in which area you have the best potential – memory, concentration or flexibility of thinking.
The memory task is called 'Route'. The point is to remember the sequence of connecting points and restore after the route is lost.
The concentration task is called 'Color Mania'. It is to carefully monitor the condition and choose a card with the appropriate content or color if the left is indicated by 'value' or 'color', respectively. The description is quite difficult to understand the essence of the exercise, but in reality everything is quite simple.
The flexibility of thinking task is called 'Shifters'. There is a card in the center of the screen and other cards rotate around it, and one of them is an inverted version of the card located in the center, and you need to find it.
After passing the test, you will receive the results of the general state of the brain and individual areas in comparison with all other participants in the training.
After all this, you will have available daily courses in three directions (if you purchase a subscription) or one comprehensive course. You can also go for a 5 minute session from different exercises or choose any one for your workout. Each task lasts exactly two minutes, each course consists of 4 tasks and lasts, respectively, 8 minutes. As the tasks are successfully completed, the complexity will gradually increase; if the application notices that you are mistaken a lot, then the complexity will decrease.
I will not describe all the exercises, they are quite varied and interesting, they really force the brain to strain. There are many opportunities to study your progress on the brain, you can compare the level of development with all users of the service or with your friends in Facebook.
Let's summarize
The application really allows you to stir your brain, but you need to do it quite regularly, at least a month, then the result will be noticeable. One workout allows you to pass the time instead of a mobile game, and there will be more benefits from it. The mobile client of the service has a pleasant interface and, most importantly, is completely Russified. The only drawback that we managed to identify is a rather expensive subscription, and 7 free tasks are also few. Otherwise, everything is fine, from idea to implementation.
Thank you for attention.
Links:
- NeuroNation website
- Google play
- iTunes
