KEEPING YOUR BRAIN ALIVE

According to the folks at Posit Science Corporation, based in San Francisco, which grew out of the pioneering work of one of the founders, renowned neuroscientist Dr. Michael Merzenich, here are some great ways to jazz up your mental acuity:

1) visit a museum;

2) eat dark chocolates;

3) memorise a song;

4) exercise your peripheral vision;

5) learn to play a new instrument;

6) put together a zig saw puzzle;

7) turn down your television volume;

8) reacquaint yourself with the ball;

9) step up a notch, e.g. knitting, cross-word puzzle, Scrabble, etc.

10) eat plenty of blueberries;

11) learn to use your other hand;

12) get exercise;